Walter Bower House Eden Campus Main Street Guardbridge St Andrews Fife KY16 0US Data via plota.co.uk

26/01443/FULL - Full Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Erection of laboratory facility, and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
22 May 2026
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Validated
25 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 106.

The consultation period closed on 4 Aug 2026.

Documents 21

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Special area of conservation 146 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 147 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
1 listed building within 150 m.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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 0US
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Tay Bridgehead
Parish
Guardbridge And District
Applicant
Show
Agent
Keith Peterson

Decision outlook

Day 106, past the statutory target. 88% of commercial and major works in Fife are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Oct 2026.

Day 10650 days past the 56-day target
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
100755520-001
Comments by
4 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No