A BID to create a car park and a soil storage space next to a Cairneyhill housing development has been rejected by Fife Council.

Ogilvie Homes had applied for temporary planning permission for a soil storage bund and an area of hardstanding for a car park with nine spaces off Station Road.

A planning statement explained any arising dust would be "dealt with appropriately by damping down the workplace" while dust monitoring was also planned.

However planners deemed that the proposals at the development where 70 new homes are being built were unacceptable.

A council report said the rationale behind the proposal was to avoid having to move soil more frequently which could generate traffic and dust.

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They stated: "Whilst it is accepted that it may logistically be easier for the applicant to store soil within the land which they own to the south of Main Street/A994 as opposed to within CNH002, this itself is not adequate justification for the proposal.

"The proposed development would constitute unjustified and inappropriate development within the countryside as well as being inconsistent with the development plan policies for the site."

Planners explained that no form of screening or planting was proposed so the development would be "extremely" visible upon entering and leaving the village.

"It is considered that the proposal would result in a significant detrimental impact on the visual amenity of the site and the surrounding area, both within the Cairneyhill settlement and the countryside," it added.

"The development is contrary to the provisions of policy and guidance relating to the principle of development and design/visual impact but accords with those provisions relating to flooding/drainage, road safety, residential amenity, natural heritage and low carbon."

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