Eden Campus Main Street Guardbridge St Andrews Fife KY16 0UU Data via plota.co.uk

25/02926/FULL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erection of new-build facility for research and development (Class 4) (decarbonising the production of energy, fuels and chemicals) including labs, offices, plant, service yard and associated works (amendment to for re-configuration of site layout, revision of envelope design, increase to plant compound scale, and installation of flues and gantry) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Oct 2025
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Validated
28 Jan 2026
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Approved
20 Mar 2026

Approved on 20 Mar 2026 · Delegated - Local Developments · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 4

Grade B listed: Boiler House (Mill Building 49) And Stalk, Paper Mill (Former), Guardbridge
List entry LB51397 · 5 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade B)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
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 ↗
Special area of conservation 37 m away: 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 42 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.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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 0UU
Received
22 Oct 2025
Validated
28 Jan 2026
Ward
Tay Bridgehead
Parish
Guardbridge And District
Case officer
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Decision
Application Permitted with Conditions
Decision date
20 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated - Local Developments
Applicant
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Agent
Montagu Evans

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 49 days. Approved, as 97% of commercial and major works here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
135decided 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
100652913-007
Comments by
2 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No