Kingsbarns, near St Andrews, Scotland - Background to issues of concern - Potential development site - EFLP 04 KIN 003

Planning Info - Draft Local Plan - Potential Development Site

KIN003 - Fife Council Site Assessment

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March 2005 'Site Appraisal' - conducted since publication of the consultative draft EFLP

EFLP 04 KIN 003 - Barns Law
	SITE POTENTIAL AND IMPACT ON COMMUNITY/SETTLEMENT
	CONCLUSION: Could be put forward as possible development site for housing
	ASSESSMENT SCORE (total from table below) = 49
Present Use: Garden Ground - grass and trees around existing dwellings.

Condition and Setting Assessment Score 1 - 5 (1 unacceptable, 3 neutral, 5 acceptable)
Slope and Shape	score not recorded
Sloping up from road. Roughly triangular.
Altitude and Exposure	4
Above and slightly exposed.
Un-neighbourly uses	5
Existing dwellings/cars/caravans etc. in garden.
Relationship to Townscape Garden Form	4
Relates to existing dwellings but not Kingsbarns settlement.
Landscape Fit for Landform / Topography	3
Acceptable with careful site/ground modelling.
Landscape Fit - Intervisibility	4
Acceptable with good siting/design.
Landscape Fit - Skyline	4
Acceptable.
Defined Boundary	5
Post/wire fence/track.
On Site Constraints	4
Trees - though poor willows etc. are quite large. Triangular shape of ground.
Ground Conditions / Natural Features	5
None.
Trees	3
Along boundaries to N and W.
Green Space	3
Garden to existing properties.
Access	5
Off existing track.
Other	-

NOTE: Above information was extracted from official EFLP 'site appraisal' for site (dated 3/3/05)

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