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Change of use of ground floor offices (Class 4) to self-contained hostel accommodation (Class 7) (3 units + 1 staff accommodation unit), alterations to the existing building including new windows, render, cladding, rainwater goods, installation of air source heat pumps/solar panels, erection of three storey extension to rear and the erection of a single storey extension to the side (including partial demolition), formation of hardstanding, boundary treatments and associated landscaping.�

James Bank James Street Dunfermline Fife KY12 7QE

DecidedReference: 25/02943/FULLFife

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James Bank James Street Dunfermline Fife KY12 7QE

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Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Received
24 Oct 2025
Validated
4 Nov 2025
Determination deadline
Not published
Local authority
Fife

Application overview

Change of use of ground floor offices (Class 4) to self-contained hostel accommodation (Class 7) (3 units + 1 staff accommodation unit), alterations to the existing building including new windows, render, cladding, rainwater goods, installation of air source heat pumps/solar panels, erection of three storey extension to rear and the erection of a single storey extension to the side (including partial demolition), formation of hardstanding, boundary treatments and associated landscaping.�

Proposal details

Reference
25/02943/FULL
Alternative references
100727835-001
Ward
Dunfermline Central
Agent
Sinclair Watt Architects Ltd

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DocumentPublishedAction
Report of HandlingReport of Handling · PDF12 Jan 2026View
APPROVEDDecision · PDF12 Jan 2026View
14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 1Approved · PDF8 Dec 2025View
14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 10Approved · PDF8 Dec 2025View
14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 11Approved · PDF8 Dec 2025View
14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 12Approved · PDF8 Dec 2025View
14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 13Approved · PDF8 Dec 2025View
14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 2Approved · PDF8 Dec 2025View
14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 3Approved · PDF8 Dec 2025View
14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 4Approved · PDF8 Dec 2025View
14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 5Approved · PDF8 Dec 2025View
14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 6Approved · PDF8 Dec 2025View
14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 7Approved · PDF8 Dec 2025View
14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 8Approved · PDF8 Dec 2025View
14 - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 9Approved · PDF8 Dec 2025View
PSADApplication Form · PDF8 Dec 2025View
PSADApplication Form · PDF10 Nov 2025View
Case Detail and NN ListCase Detail and NN List · PDF5 Nov 2025View
12 - LOW CARBON CHECKLISTOther · PDF4 Nov 2025View
PSADApplication Form · PDF4 Nov 2025View
05 - PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANApproved · PDF28 Oct 2025View
09 - PROPOSED NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATIONSApproved · PDF28 Oct 2025View
03 - PROPOSED SITE PLANApproved · PDF28 Oct 2025View
PSADApplication Form · PDF28 Oct 2025View
02 - EXISTING SITE PLANApproved · PDF24 Oct 2025View
04 - NORTH BLOCK: EXISTING FLOOR PLANS, AND ELEVATIONSApproved · PDF24 Oct 2025View
06 - PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANApproved · PDF24 Oct 2025View
07 - PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANApproved · PDF24 Oct 2025View
10 - PROPOSED EAST AND WEST ELEVATION, AND SECTIONSApproved · PDF24 Oct 2025View
08 - PROPOSED ROOF PLANApproved · PDF24 Oct 2025View
01 - LOCATION PLANApproved · PDF24 Oct 2025View
Application FormApplication Form · PDF24 Oct 2025View
11 - SUPPORTING STATEMENTOther · PDF24 Oct 2025View

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