Community Council protests at omission

10/01/29
The Royal Burgh of St Andrews Community Council has added its voice to the objections to the removal of a St Andrews railway from the new St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan, branding it ‘a major omission’. Read More...

Railfuture Scotland supports rail campaign

10/01/19
Railfuture Scotland has objected to the downgrading of the public transport proposals for St Andrews in the new St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan. Read More...

Coverage of Local Plan submission

10/01/08
Both The Courier and The Scotsman featured the Starlink submission to the St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan and described the disappointment and anger felt by campaigners at the omission of the line in the proposals. Read More...

St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan - submission from Starlink

09/12/24
The Starlink campaign also made a submission to the St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan (see below) and awaits developments with interest. Incredibly, Fife Council appeared to be arguing that building a railway could not be justified because of the ’significant negative environmental impact’ its construction would cause, which it apparently considered to be as bad as that of a new road! However this did not appear to be a consideration for a new St Andrews Link Road or a Cupar Relief Road (i.e. bypass).

It is likely that there will be a Public Enquiry later this year. Read More...

St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan - Railfuture Scotland submission

09/12/23
The Starlink campaign received a welcome boost from the submission by Railfuture Scotland to the Local Plan consultation (see below). Read More...