Planning application
Westfield O C C S Fife
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.
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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)
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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)
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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
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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)
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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)
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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.
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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)
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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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Fife
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24 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 May 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted with Conditions
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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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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.
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