The Seafood Restaurant Bruce Embankment St Andrews Fife KY16 9AB Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Erection of single storey extension to restaurant Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Dec 2025
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Validated
19 Mar 2026
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Committee
19 Aug 2026
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Approved
20 Aug 2026

Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Committee - Local Developments · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Fife Planning Committee; West and Central Area Planning Committee; North East Planning Committee on 19 Aug 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the extension was acceptable in principle, design, amenity, flooding, drainage and visual impact.
  • Five objections were received, including one from the community council, concerning design, visual impact, land ownership and parking.
  • The committee approved the application subject to one condition and the stated reason.
Read how the committee decided The proposed extension, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee discussion and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Fife's committee minutes of 19 Aug 2026.

Documents 39

Consultation & comments 8

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF THE ROYAL BURGH OF ST ANDREWS COMMUNITY COUNCIL Consultee · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SCOTTISH WATER Consultee · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EMAIL FROM RBSTACC RE : STATUTORY CONSULTEE REQUEST Correspondence · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF TDM, PLANNING SERVICES Consultee · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
St Andrews conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Special area of conservation 128 m away: Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 128 m away: Eden Estuary
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
10 listed buildings within 150 m; Registered park or garden 116 m away: St Andrews Links.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Fife
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
KY16 9AB
Received
3 Dec 2025
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Ward
St. Andrews
Parish
Royal Burgh Of St Andrews
Case officer
Show
Decision
Application Permitted with Conditions
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Decision level
Committee - Local Developments
Applicant
Show
Agent
MW Consultants

How this decision compares

Decided in 154 days from validation, 105 days slower than Fife's median of 49 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 96% of commercial and major works here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
134decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Fife in the last twelve months, from validation. Fife decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100735043-001
Comments by
29 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No