Plans reveal new homes and new look for site of demolished Glenwood Centre

Kingdom Housing Association is looking to build 44 flats in a major project which will transform a once run-down area.

It comes after Fife Council bought up and demolished the original flats and shops which many in the community felt had been neglected for years and were in a poor state of repair.

The site was cleared last year, pacing way for the redevelopment plans, which could see Fife Council have 20 two-bedroom council flats available to over 60s. Kingdom will have 24 two-bedroom social rent and mid-market rented flats for over 55s.

The association’s proposals won the backing of the council’s cabinet committee in January, and its plans will now go before councillors.

The masterplan includes a community hub, and a landscaped space with a community garden. It would completely change the site which was once home to a single block, high-rise development constructed in 1970 with commercial units at ground level and residential flats above.

A statement, submitted as part of the planning application, said: “The concrete construction buildings had fallen into a state of significant decline and dilapidation in recent years with vacant commercial units and poor quality residential accommodation. The existing buildings have now been demolished.”

It is proposed to put the community hub in a central position within the development to act as a marker and be accessible to the local community.

It will also have a community garden within the overall landscape space, with the building allowing access to, and overlooking, this external space from the main community rooms. A community kitchen facility is also contained within the proposals for use by local groups.

Vehicle access is proposed via existing accesses on Minto Crescent and the Glenwood Centre access road that were formed as part of the original centre. This avoids the need for forming any new access to the development from the adjacent adopted roads.

Councillors will consider the application in due course.