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Fife Ethylene Plant Mossmorran Fife

Awaiting decision Fife 26/02113/PPP Planning Permission in Principle

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Proposal

Outline planning permission for erection of Ethylene Plant and associated facilities, pipelines and marine terminal on land at Mossmorran and Braefoot Bay (Section 42 application to vary condition 14 of planning permission reference 800250 to allow for the retention of site roads, security fencing and drainage infrastructure)

As published by the council, reference 26/02113/PPP

Application record

Reference
26/02113/PPP
Type
Planning Permission in Principle
Status
Registered
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
4 Sep 2026
Ward
Burntisland, Kinghorn And West Kirkcaldy
Parish
Cowdenbeath

Site history

Applications at this address on the Fife register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026.

  • 26/02646/SCR Decided

    Fife Ethylene Plant Mossmorran Fife

    EIA screening opinion for alterations to and reuse of offices and warehouses, and erection of an energetics manufacturing facility comprising process buildings, earth-covered storage magazines with associated earthworks, ancillary buildings, access, parking, landscaping,drainage and associated infrastructure

    Decided 25 Sep 2026 Outline
  • 26/02645/PAS Decided

    Fife Ethylene Plant Mossmorran Fife

    Pre-application screening opinion (Section 35A) for alterations to and reuse of existing offices and warehouses, and erection of an energetics manufacturing facility comprising process buildings, earth-covered storage magazines with associated earthworks, ancillary buildings, access, parking, landscaping, drainage and associated infrastructure

    Decided 26 Sep 2026 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Jul 2026

    Received by Fife

  2. 4 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Fife took a median of 46 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

WSP Ltd Agent, registered in Cobham

Active · incorporated 2001 · Cobham

733 applications on PlanIndex · across 136 councils · 96% granted

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Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Fife for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Fife decided outline applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Received 8 Sep, published by the council 4 Oct 2026 Outline
  • 26/02646/SCR Decided

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    EIA screening opinion for alterations to and reuse of offices and warehouses, and erection of an energetics manufacturing facility comprising process buildings, earth-covered storage magazines with associated earthworks, ancillary buildings, access, parking, landscaping,drainage and associated infrastructure

    Received 8 Sep, published by the council 4 Oct 2026 Outline
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