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’.
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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
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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
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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...
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
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