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Land To The North Of Abbey Cottage Abbey Walk St Andrews Fife

Granted Fife 23/02628/NMV4 Non-Material Variation

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Erection of 5 dwellinghouses (Non-Material Variation to Unit 1 - terrace extended into larger garden area, pergola structure added, external store extended to form outdoor kitchen area. Units 1-5 - external store moved closer to houses to accommodate access to ASHP & battery with retaining wall added to preserve slope to Precinct Wall to planning permission 23/02628/FULL) Site: Former Gas Holder Site, Balfour Place, St Andrews

As published by the council, reference 23/02628/NMV4

Application record

Reference
23/02628/NMV4
Type
Non-Material Variation
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted - no conditions
Received
4 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Decided
23 Feb 2026
Ward
St. Andrews
Parish
Royal Burgh Of St Andrews
Decision by
Delegated - Other Consents

Site history

Applications at this address on the Fife register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01364/FULL Granted

    Land To The North Of Abbey Cottage Abbey Walk St Andrews Fife

    Alterations to gate and bollards (amendment to 23/02628/FULL)

    Decided 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 23/02628/NMV5 Withdrawn

    Land To The North Of Abbey Cottage Abbey Walk St Andrews Fife

    Erection of 5 dwellinghouses (Non-Material Variation for alterations to archway (access) to omit rising bollard and replace with electrical sliding gate to 23/02628/FULL) Site: Former Gas Holder Site, Balfour Place, St Andrews (Address :- 1 to 5 The Archway, Balfour Place, St Andrews, KY16 9FH)

    Decided 1 May 2026 Conditions
  • 23/02628/FULL Granted

    Land To The North Of Abbey Cottage Abbey Walk St Andrews Fife

    Erection of 5 dwellinghouses Site: Former Gas Holder Site, Balfour Place, St Andrews

    Decided 24 Sep 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Feb 2026

    Received by Fife

  2. 23 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted - no conditions

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 23/02628/FULL (Decided)

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

  • APPROVED Decision · 23 Feb 2026
  • 08A - HOUSES 2-5: PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Approved · 19 Feb 2026
  • 04A - PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Approved · 11 Feb 2026
  • 01 - BLOCK PLAN Approved · 04 Feb 2026
  • 02 - PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Approved · 04 Feb 2026
  • 03 - PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Approved · 04 Feb 2026
  • 04 - SUPERSEDED PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 04 Feb 2026
  • 05 - PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION, AND SECTION AA Approved · 04 Feb 2026
  • 06 - PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION, AND SECTION BB Approved · 04 Feb 2026
  • 07 - HOUSE 1: PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Approved · 04 Feb 2026
  • 08 - SUPERSEDED HOUSES 2-4: PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 04 Feb 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Fife granted permission on 23 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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