1 bed bungalow for sale

Balmashie Site, St. Andrews, Fife KY16

1.2 acre development site with existing cottage / office . Planning permission for variety of different uses

Description
Lot 1. Balmashie Site with existing office / cottage. 1.22 acres. Offers over £450,000.

The Balmashie Site is an area of flat ground extending to 1.22 acres. On the corner of the site is an existing building which comprises a cottage and former office.

The site has potential for a variety of different uses. The following planning permissions have been obtained:

Renewal of planning permission in principle for the erection of holiday cottages. Fife Council Ref. 22/04249/ppp
Conditional Approval 29 August 2023. Expires 28 August 2028

Approval of matters specified in conditions relating to the erection of 11 holiday cottages and managers accommodation. Fife Council Ref. 23/00848/arc Conditional Approval 29 August 2023. Expires 28 August 2026

Detailed planning permission for the drainage outfall pipe and formation of parking (associated with 23/00848/arc). Fife Council Ref. 23/00849/full Conditional Approval 29 August 2023. Expires 28 August 2026

Change of use of office to dwellinghouse, including extension and erection of rear boundary fence (renewal of planning permission 22/02340/full). Fife Council Ref. 25/02560/full
Conditional Approval 31 October 2025. Expires 30 October 2028

Lot 2. Green Shed Site. 0.15 acres. Offers over £160,000.

On the opposite side of the drive is a modern steel clad storage / facility building on a site of 0.15 acres.
Planning permission in principle for two dwellinghouses. Fife Council Ref. 22/02341/ppp Conditional Approval 7 October 2022. Expires 6 October 2027

Location
The Balmashie Site has a wonderful setting next to Fairmont Golf Resort. It looks out over the golf course and farmland to the Fife coastline. The site adjoins a complex of nine holiday cottages and is surrounded by farmland. The neighbouring Fairmont St Andrews resort has two world-class courses, The Torrance and The Kittocks.

Balmashie is about three miles from St Andrews. The town is renowned worldwide as the Home of Golf. There are now eight golf courses managed by The Links Trust in St Andrews. The Old Course is arguably the most famous golf course in the world and next host the Open Championship in 2027. Other golf courses in the area including traditional links courses at Kingsbarns, Elie and Crail and a new course at Dumbarnie.

St Andrews is also well known for its university which is one of the oldest in Britain, founded in 1413. The historic town has a good range of shops, hotels, restaurants and recreational and cultural facilities which include a cinema and The Byre Theatre. Beyond St Andrews is the East Neuk of Fife, with a spectacular coastline which boasts fishing villages built around picturesque harbours and sandy, unspoilt beaches.

Access to St Andrews by rail, road and air is good. Leuchars railway station (8 miles) is on the main Aberdeen to London line and provides a fast link to Dundee and Edinburgh. Edinburgh Airport, with a wide range of domestic and international flights, is 50 miles away and Dundee Airport is 15 miles.

Square Footage: 1,077 sq ft

Acreage:
1.22 Acres

Directions
From the roundabout at the east end of South Street in the centre of St Andrews drive south on Abbey Street (A917). Continue along St Mary Street and out of town, keeping left at the mini-roundabouts onto the A917 signposted to Crail.

Pass the entrance for Fairmont St Andrews on the left hand side of the road. The drive to Balmashie is the next road on the left. Follow the drive to the corner. The cottage / office and site is immediately on the left.

Additional Info
Viewings: Strictly by appointment with Savills .

Solicitor: Graham Wilson, Thorntons, Whitehall House, 33 Yeaman Shore, Dundee, DD1 4BJ
Email: Tel: Architect: Darren o’Hare, Montgomery Forgan, Eden Park House, Cupar, Fife, KY15 4HS. Email: Tel: Services: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage.

Balmashie Site is in Fife Council. A Council Tax band will be allocated.

The Office has a Rateable Value of £2,850. The Green Shed has a Rateable Value of £3,550.

Drive and Car Park. A servitude right of access will be granted over the driveway. The car park will be shared with the owners of the houses nearby.

Photographs: 2024 and 2025. Brochure Code: 260219