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Westfield O C C S Fife

Granted Fife 26/00450/FULL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Planning permission in principle for restoration and development of former opencast site including power generation/storage; waste recovery/recycling; employment uses (Class 4 (light industry only) with ancillary office space, Class 5 and 6); rail off-loading facility, glass houses and other associated infrastructure (Section 42 application to vary condition 28 of 16/03661/EIA)

As published by the council, reference 26/00450/FULL

Application record

Reference
26/00450/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted with Conditions
Received
13 Feb 2026
Validated
24 Feb 2026
Decided
5 May 2026
Ward
Glenrothes West And Kinglassie
Parish
Kinglassie
Decision by
Delegated - Major Developments

Site history

Applications at this address on the Fife register

This site has had 9 applications since 2022: 8 approved, 0 refused.

  • 18/02342/NMV8 Granted

    Westfield O C C S Fife

    Application for the approval of Matters Specified in Conditions - Condition 2 plus the discharge of Conditions 10 (Datum Point), 13 (Landscaping) and 18 (Noise Assessment), solely in relation to the Energy Recovery Facility (and associated Auxiliary Energy Centre) component of the Westfield Restoration and Regeneration Project, as approved in principle under permission reference: 16/03661/EIA (Non-Material Variation to Incorporate design changes to the consented elevation drawings to planning permission 18/02342/ARC) (Payment Reference FRM-10016869)

    Decided 23 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00449/FULL Granted

    Westfield O C C S Fife

    Application for the approval of Matters Specified in Conditions - Condition 2 plus the discharge of Conditions 10 (Datum Point), 13 (Landscaping) and 18 (Noise Assessment), solely in relation to the Energy Recovery Facility (and associated Auxiliary Energy Centre) component of the Westfield Restoration and Regeneration Project, as approved in principle under permission reference: 16/03661/EIA. (Section 42 application to vary condition 13 of 18/02342/ARC)

    Decided 5 May 2026 Full applications
  • 25/03430/SCR Decided

    Westfield O C C S Fife

    EIA Screening Opinion for proposed amendment to delivery days and times for waste feedstock into existing Westfield Energy Recovery Facility at the Former Westfield Opencast Coal Site

    Decided 15 Jan 2026 Outline
  • 25/02363/FULL Granted

    Westfield O C C S Fife

    Construction of a Terrestrial Solar Farm and Associated Development (Section 42 application to vary condition 10 (landscaping) of 22/02880/FULL)

    Decided 27 Nov 2025 Full applications
  • 18/02342/NMV6 Granted

    Westfield O C C S Fife

    Application for the approval of Matters Specified in Conditions - Condition 2 plus the discharge of Conditions 10 (Datum Point), 13 (Landscaping) and 18 (Noise Assessment), solely in relation to the Energy Recovery Facility (and associated Auxiliary Energy Centre) component of the Westfield Restoration and Regeneration Project, as approved in principle under permission reference: 16/03661/EIA (Non-Material Variation to 18/02342/ARC for design amendments)

    Decided 5 Apr 2024 Conditions
  • 16/03661/CND018 Granted

    Westfield O C C S Fife

    Compliance with Condition 18 of Planning Permission 16/03661/EIA - Prior to any work commencing on each phase of the development, as set out in the approved Phasing Plan, a suitable Noise Assessment Report including appropriate mitigation where required shall be submitted to and approved in writing by this Planning Authority. Thereafter the agreed plan and mitigation shall be implemented in full and retained as such in perpetuity.

    Decided 7 Dec 2022 Conditions
  • 22/02880/FULL Granted

    Westfield O C C S Fife

    Construction of a Terrestrial Solar Farm and Associated Development (Section 42 application to vary condition 10 (landscaping) of 20/02221/ARC)

    Decided 7 Dec 2022 Full applications
  • 18/02342/NMV5 Granted

    Westfield O C C S Fife

    Application for the approval of Matters Specified in Conditions - Condition 2 plus the discharge of Conditions 10 (Datum Point), 13 (Landscaping) and 18 (Noise Assessment), solely in relation to the Energy Recovery Facility (and associated Auxiliary Energy Centre) component of the Westfield Restoration and Regeneration Project, as approved in principle under permission reference: 16/03661/EIA (Non Material Variation for design changes to the elevations and layout to 18/02342/ARC)

    Decided 27 Oct 2022 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Feb 2026

    Received by Fife

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 May 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted with Conditions

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Fife granted permission on 5 May 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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