New plans for former Ceramic Tile Warehouse HQ get green light
A long established Kirkcaldy business is set to expand after buying up the premises that once housed Ceramic Tile Warehouse.
Yules Foods is set to demolish the warehouse and create an enlarged operational yard for its food supply business.
It bought the Park Road building late last year after the family run Ceramic Tile Warehouse went into voluntary liquidation in 2024, ending four decades in town.
Yules has now secured planning permission from Fife Council to make the changes which will benefit its operations.
It is set to create a substantially enlarged service and manoeuvring yard and add a three metre-high acoustic boundary fence surrounding the yard area.
A supporting statement, submitted as part of the application, said: “The development has been specifically designed to address existing operational constraints associated with the current restricted yard space.
“In particular, the proposals seek to reduce vehicle-related noise impacts on neighbouring residential properties and minimise loading and unloading activities currently taking place on Park Road. The enlarged yard and acoustic screening measures will deliver significant operational and environmental improvements while supporting the continued long-term operation of this established local business. “ Yulles’ current operational yard serving Yules Foods is severely constrained in size which means deliveries and vehicles having to load up, wait and move near neighbouring properties - some of them from early morning.
It added: “The restricted yard capacity means that noise associated with reversing alarms, engine idling, loading operations, and vehicle manoeuvring can be more noticeable to nearby residents. Complaints have previously been received regarding these activities. In addition, loading and unloading operations occurring partially on Park Road can create congestion, reduce road safety, and negatively affect the local environment.”
Yules has been at the forefront of food supply since the mid 19th century, and originally from premises at Kirkcaldy harbour, where imported products would arrive by ship. Its current home is a converted woollen mill.
Ceramic Tile Warehouse was one of the Lang Toun’s best known businesses.
It was created by the late Jim Miller, who was a self employed tiler, and then run by his son Lee.
The first showroom opened in 1986, and at one stage Ceramic Tile had warehouses across a number of towns - including Dundee, Perth and Dunfermline.