West Fife projects awarded share in Scottish Power and Fife Council funding
Residents of Kincardine, Culross, Low Valleyfield, High Valleyfield, Newmills and Torryburn had their say on how to spend £170,000.
About South and West Fife
The South and West Fife area covers 199km2 (14.5% of Fife). It has a population of 49,802 (13.6% of our total). The population in this area is predicted to decrease 6% by 2036 however, in the same period, the number of older people is set to increase by 50%.
There is a perceived divide between communities in coastal towns and the villages. There is concern about lack of facilities in villages, commercial land-use and derelict areas. Transportation and community links are perceived as poor, despite villages being close together.
People particularly want to see improvements in: work and local economy; public transport.
Read the South & West Fife Local Community Plan 2022 - 2025.
Neighbourhood Plans*
A number of areas were identified throughout Fife using the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD), local knowledge and existing or planned work to identify areas where additional Neighbourhood Plans would be produced. These included a Plan for Inverkeithing.
*Locality Plans as per the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015
Community Led Action Plans
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust have worked with communities and the Community Development Team to develop and implement local plans through their coalfields-community-futures programme. To find out more about these please check out the plan for your area and get further information on how to get involved.
Know South West Fife Area
Key research reports about the area:
- Fuel poverty focus on South West Fife
- Fife Local Area Economic Profiles 2023-24
- South and West Fife Area Profile
- Our Place Fife 2023
- Local Strategic Assessment 2025 South West Fife Area
- Fife Strategic Assessment 2024
Find out more at know.fife.scot
