• An enabling brownfield redevelopment
• The 40,000 sq ft existing footprint of old brick sheds is to be replaced with just 17,500 sq ft of new family housing
• A compact scheme it uses just 0.7 hectares for 15 houses plus the steading conversion, inclusive of roads and open space
• The affordable housing element of 6 houses exceeds Council’s proposed standard
• Contemporary design and styling with high quality materials - lime render, bleached timber cladding, metal and tile roofs
• Procurement will be through a single housebuilder appointed by selective tendering
• The selected housebuilder will have track record for quality and demonstrate the right approach to design and delivery
• All housing will be in private ownership and shared equity
• Home zone pedestrian friendly design will feature, with quality landscaping
• All private parking will be in-curtilage
• A design brief will be prepared in conjunction with Fife Council and Kingdom Housing Association
   

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

• The existing woodland setting is to be retained and improved with new high quality planting and hard landscaping
• Linked and clustered housing groups will make for more efficient use of space, reduce visual impact, enhance thermal performance and microclimate and encourage a sense of community
• The affordable housing will be well integrated and undifferentiated in materials and form
• Mainstream housing will offer exceptional space standards and large gardens, with double garages and high quality specifications
• Hedging, timber gates and fences will enhance privacy and give clear definition to private and public spaces
• Play areas to be designed and specified with input from the local community
• Communal parking is to be off-street in small landscaped areas with controlled lighting
• A site is allocated for a ‘pavilion’ providing all-weather community and recreation space for residents and holiday visitors

•  Design and specification will seek to minimise  waste and pollution, maximise adaptability through the whole life of the development
• Predominant use of white lime render, enriched by the wooded setting is intended to give an attractive crisp, uplifting appearance
• Thick timber framed walls will incorporate extra high levels of insulation
• Lime render provides a natural, flexible, vapour-permeable, low maintenance finish
• Double glazed timber windows with low-emissivity glass and argon filled cavities will reduce heat loss
• All housing will be barrier free and conform to the Scottish Executive’s Secure by Design accreditation scheme
• Prefabricated SIPS insulated panel construction will significantly reduce site construction time and construction impacts
• District heating and CHP fuelled by on-site generated renewables will supply 100% carbon free heating, hot water and electricity with solar water heating as a supplement
• Orientation and fenestration will help maximise solar gain where possible
• Low toxic emission finishes and coatings and low water-use fittings will be used throughout
• Road and building bases will re-use aggregate from demolition of  existing brick sheds
• Foulwater will be treated on-site with an adoptable sewage treatment system with reedbeds