The Seafield Consortium Limited wants to develop land just yards from the shore below Long Craig Walk in Kirkcaldy.

The single-storey homes will comprise of four or five bedrooms and will offer extensive views of the estuary.

Developers have said that the project would bring waste ground into good use, saying the site is blighted by illegal dumping and other “unsocial” activities.

A statement from Davidson Baxter Partnership, architects acting on behalf of the developers, said the land should not have been left empty in the previous development.

He said: “Given the site is now run down and unkept there is an opportunity to improve the area which has become an eyesore over the past few years. The setting of the existing houses will be vastly improved as a result of development, and our clients take the view the proposals will enhance the locality and the site.”