Advice

Conservation Areas

Find out more about what you can and cannot do in a conservation area

Dunfermline Abbey

Dunfermline Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme

Find out more about the £1.8 million regeneration initiative in Dunfermline

Dysart Tolbooth

Dysart Townscape Heritage Initiative

Find out more about Dysart Townscape Heritage Initiative and Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme.

Grants for historic buildings, streets and spaces

Three streams of grant funding are available to assist property owners in preserving the external fabric and traditional appearance of their historic buildings. These are detailed in this advice topic.

Kirkcaldy High Street

Kirkcaldy Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme

Find out more about £1 million regeneration initiative

Listed Buildings

Listed buildings are buildings of special architectural or historic interest. The list is compiled by Historic Scotland.

Rights of Way

We are responsible for protecting public rights of way to keep them open and free from obstruction. We work closely with Scotways (the Scottish Rights of Way and Access Society) who promote outdoor...

Tree Protection

Tree protection Some trees are protected by law because of their quality or value to the surrounding area. This may be through (1) a Tree Preservation Order (2) planning conditions or...

Urban Design

Urban design What is urban design and why is it important? The form of buildings and spaces and how they relate to each other is known as urban design. It plays an important part in the...

Wildlife, habitats and landscape

We have a duty to promote the protection and management of Fife's natural heritage - that is the wildlife, habitats and the landscape

 
© www.fifedirect.org.uk 2010 www.direct.gov.uk