WORK is underway on Phase 2 of the St Andrews West development in Fife.
The plan is to deliver hundreds of sustainable new homes, around a third of which will be affordable homes, in addition to hotel, leisure, retail, and healthcare offerings.
Phase 2 comprises 16 houses, eight fishers flats, and 38 apartments, designed by Studio LBA. Key to the design has been an understanding of the ‘sensitivities’ of placing a new development on the outskirts of such an historic town.
Phase 1 launched in autumn 2022 and featured 34 houses, 27 fisher person’s apartments, and 35 flats. Over 80% of these homes have been sold.
The concept for St Andrews West was first mooted as early as 2000, with a formal agreement in place by 2002. The planning application was approved by Fife Council in 2019.
The overall vision for St Andrews West has been described by the development team as a ‘long-term commitment to the town and community, and the desire to deliver an exemplar for new urban development’.
Rettie & Co is adviser to the developers – Headon Developments and S1 Developments (via the Headon S1 St Andrews West partnership) – and the firm is sole agent.
Sarah Curtis, Rettie & Co’s head of new homes, said, “While St Andrews West alleviates the housing pressure in the local market, the collective ambition is for far more, essentially to create a new community which enhances St Andrews’s overall offering as a place to live and work, while being best-of-class in terms of the standard and sustainability of the homes themselves.”
Jane Wood, CEO of Homes for Scotland, added, “It was great to be at St Andrews West last week to see the first new homes ready for residents. We saw first hand how St Andrews West aims to be a shining example of urban development with a long-term commitment to the town and community. And through the planned mixed-use development, it is not just bringing new homes to the area, but also retail, education, and business.”
