New plans for housing at former Fife maternity hospital
New plans have been lodged to turn Kirkcaldy’s former maternity hospital into a housing development.
The company planning to transform the site of Forth Park Hospital have submitted an updated application which relates to the historic Mansion House.
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Councillors gave the go-ahead last August after plans were put on show to the community.
The company’s amended application seeks listed building consent for internal and external alterations to the rear of the Mansion House.
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Hide AdIt notes that “substantial parts” of the former Fife Health Board property had been altered or removed, resulting in the updated planning request.
Once complete, the hospital site will have five bungalows, 20 semi-detached houses, 11 detached houses with views across the Forth and nine apartments in the B-listed mansion house.
There will also be four apartments in the stable block, which is also being converted.
Forth Park was the town’s main maternity hospital from 1932 until its closure in 2012 when it was moved into the new wing at Victoria Hospital.