To be located on land south of Main Steet, 15 of the homes will be affordable.

The submission follows three public events held on October 25 and November 9 last year, and February 14 earlier this year. These events allowed residents to learn more about the proposed plans and ask questions to the project team. The feedback received via the project’s dedicated website and from the events has helped Kirkwood Homes further refine the plans in accordance with the perspectives of local residents.

As a result of the overwhelming feedback from the local community, a key change from the original proposals results in the public access road onto Mayfield Terrace being amended to cyclist and pedestrian-only to remove potential safety risk to residents, including local children, who use this road to access to the local park. The final plans also include a central shared parking courtyard which will have two points of access which in turn will reduce the sites traffic congestion and improve its parking facilities.

Commenting on planning application submission Allan Rae, land director at Kirkwood Homes Ltd, said: “I would like to thank all of those who attended our three consultation events. The feedback gathered throughout the pre-application consultation period and has helped shape our final proposal that we have now submitted to Fife Council.

“We were delighted with the level of interest and overwhelming support our proposal received when we began consulting last year and we are pleased to have altered the final proposals in accordance with the views of the local community. We will continue to engage with the local community groups and interested stakeholders as we progress our plans.

“The development will generate a significant multimillion pound investment in the area as well as much needed new family homes which will help sustain Colinsburgh for years to come.”

It is anticipated that the application could be determined by Fife Council in late 2023 with construction beginning in early-mid-2024.