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Balbirnie House Hotel Balbirnie Park Markinch Glenrothes Fife KY7 6NE

Granted Fife 25/01881/NMV1 Non-Material Variation

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

Proposal

Change of use from open space to allow for siting of 12 woodland cabins to provide additional accommodation ancillary to existing hotel (Class 7), formation of footpaths and associated works - Non-material variation for external alterations to 25/01881/FULL

As published by the council, reference 25/01881/NMV1

Application record

Reference
25/01881/NMV1
Type
Non-Material Variation
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted - no conditions
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Decided
1 Sep 2026
Ward
Glenrothes North, Leslie And Markinch
Parish
Markinch (No CC)
Decision by
Delegated - Other Consents
Postcode
KY7 6NE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Fife register

This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/01881/CND004 Awaiting decision

    Balbirnie House Hotel Balbirnie Park Markinch Glenrothes Fife KY7 6NE

    Compliance with Condition 4 of Planning Permission 25/01881/FULL - Lighting

    Submitted 14 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 25/01881/CND002 Granted

    Balbirnie House Hotel Balbirnie Park Markinch Glenrothes Fife KY7 6NE

    Compliance with Condition 02 of Planning Permission 25/01881/FULL - Bat and Bird Boxes FRM-10043482

    Decided 24 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 25/02576/LBC Granted

    Balbirnie House Hotel Balbirnie Park Markinch Glenrothes Fife KY7 6NE

    Listed building consent for internal and external alterations including installation of replacement door

    Decided 11 Nov 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 24/01698/TPO Granted

    Balbirnie House Hotel Balbirnie Park Markinch Glenrothes Fife KY7 6NE

    Pruning of tree (C0007-W1)

    Decided 8 Aug 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Aug 2026

    Received by Fife

  2. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted - no conditions

Who's behind it

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Gray Planning & Development Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

  • 01 - PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 14 Aug 2026
  • 02 - PROPOSED SITE SECTIONS Drawing · 14 Aug 2026
  • 03 - PLANTING PLAN Drawing · 14 Aug 2026
  • 04 - TREE RETENTION PLAN Drawing · 14 Aug 2026
  • 05 - TREE REMOVAL PLAN Drawing · 14 Aug 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Fife granted permission on 1 September 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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