Next KCC Meeting - Monday 6 November 2006, 7.00pm in Village Hall - all welcome

Kingsbarns History Project - regular meetings in Village Hall - all welcome

Agenda - see notice in Post Office

Minutes of earlier meetings - most recent minutes also available in Post Office

Members - J Taylor(C), C Kirby(VC), G Lang(S), P Erskine(T), C Cobb, R Hair, D Peddie, C Wright

General Information

• Local Government Boundaries - provisional proposals for Fife Council Area - East Neuk Ward
• Village survey - responses - proposals for future of village, suggestions regarding facilities
• Potential development sites - map, 'promoter' details, Fife Council 'site assessments'
• Kingsbarns Settlement Statement - draft local plan development proposals for Kingsbarns
• KCC official response to Local Plan - rejecting proposals for 110 houses
• Future of Kingsbarns - have your say about development proposals for Kingsbarns
• Future of Kingsbarns - Sub-committee notes - to support KCC response to the Local Plan
• Future of Kingsbarns - University Report - two alternative scenarios for Kingsbarns’ future
• Your place your plan - East Fife Community Consultations - process explained - results

• Fife Council Consultation (Spring 2005) - have your say on the following draft publications:
  • St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan (Consultative Draft)- official version - external link
  • Fife Structure Plan (Consultative Draft) - Fife Matters - 55 page pdf file (513 KB)
  • Creating a better Fife - Draft Design Guide - 28 page pdf file (770 KB)
  • Supplementary Guidance on Affordable Housing - 14 page pdf file (188 KB)
  • Local Transport Strategy - available on this site soon
  • Area Transport Plans - available on this site soon
• Fife Development Plan - Fife Council 'portal' to the above documents - for up to date info
• Development Plan Customer Charter - explains consultation process - pdf file (273 KB)
• Draft Local Plan Representation Form - also available from Fife Council - pdf file (40 KB)

• Affordable housing - Fife Council reports
• Optimum range of size of primary schools - Fife Council report

• Access to information - within 20 days - new rights - more at itspublicknowledge.info

• Role and effectiveness of CCs - with regard to community consultation - SECRU report

According to the Scheme for the establishment of Community Councils in Fife:

The general purpose of a Community Council shall be to ascertain, co-ordinate and express to the local authorities for its area, and to public authorities, the views of the community which it represents, in relation to matters for which those authorities are responsible, and to take such action in the interests of that community as appears to it to be expedient and practicable. Community Councils are encouraged to promote community participation and a sense of community spirit within their community.

In addition to the general purpose of a Community Council, a Community Council may carry out such other functions as approved where appropriate by Fife Council or any other body who may provide resources to carry out the function, including the safeguarding and improvement of the amenities and environment in their area.

The constitution is governed by the Scheme for the establishment of Community Councils in Fife.

'Future of Kingsbarns' Sub Committee

According to minutes of 8 March 2004 CC meeting, "the sub committee would have a broad remit to find the opinions of the village on any future development in the village and to explore where and what development there might be, if any. The sub committee will compose and distribute a questionnaire to every house in the village to try and find out what are the housing needs in the village, if any......"

Results of this survey can be obtained from the Village Post Office.

Kingsbarns Community Council hope to start their own website soon

This is not an official KCC site. If you wish to raise issues with KCC, please contact an elected member