Starbucks gets go-ahead for Kirkcaldy development

Fife Council has approved an application from Starbucks to move into the premises at Fife Retail Park - and add a drive-thru facility.

The development will also include an outdoor seating area.

The Italian-American eatery closed its doors last summer after owners, The Restaurant Group, announced cutbacks linked to the coronavirus pandemic.

Burton and Speke Ltd, a Starbucks franchisee covering the east of Scotland, will now move in.

Its planning application showed more than 20 indoor tables and six outdoor settings for the cafe.

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The alfresco tables would not be fixed, and would provide seasonal exterior seating.

There will also be a drive-thru lane which is away from the existing entrances to fast food restaurants McDonald’s and KFC, and accessed by a completely different junction.

The north elevation will be opened up to create an open, welcoming face to the main road through the retail park.

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