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<strong>St</strong>rategic Context1. The National <strong>Plan</strong>ning Framework (NPF), which is a strategy for thelong-term development of Scotland’s towns, cities and countryside,identifies key strategic infrastructure needs to ensure that each part ofthe country can develop to its full potential. The <strong>Fife</strong> <strong>St</strong>ructure <strong>Plan</strong>takes account of the NPF, provides a 20 year vision for <strong>Fife</strong> and setsthe strategic land use policy context for <strong>St</strong> <strong>Andrews</strong> and <strong>East</strong> <strong>Fife</strong>. Thefollowing paragraphs list what this means for the whole <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>area.2. Sustainable development:• Developing and maintaining sustainable communities by deliveringaffordable housing as part of new development. This includespromoting <strong>St</strong>rategic Land Allocations in Cupar, <strong>St</strong> <strong>Andrews</strong>,Tayport/Newport/Wormit and in the <strong>East</strong> Neuk settlements• Accommodating projected growth in <strong>Fife</strong>’s population• Supporting and strengthening the rural economy by encouraging itsdiversification• Further developing <strong>St</strong> <strong>Andrews</strong> as a high quality tourist destination andbuilding on the tourism industry throughout <strong>Fife</strong>• Providing a choice of quality housing as well as a choice of differentlocations, prices and tenures3. Developing the economy:• Attracting inward investment, and supporting and strengthening therural economy. In this context, <strong>St</strong> <strong>Andrews</strong> will be promoted as one of<strong>Fife</strong>’s key town centres and will be developed as an internationaldestination with the potential to build on its international profile as acultural, sporting, leisure, visitor destination and centre of academicexcellence• Identifying strategic employment sites together with a seven-yearsupply of employment land in towns with a population greater than5,000 and in clusters in rural areas. This includes promoting class 4business use in town centre locations• Increasing job opportunities and directing new employment-creatingdevelopment to <strong>St</strong> <strong>Andrews</strong>• Supporting <strong>St</strong> <strong>Andrews</strong>’ development as an asset for the knowledgebasedeconomy. This includes support to realise the commercialpotential of the higher education sector and working with the Universityto explore development of the campus• Focussing retail growth in <strong>St</strong> <strong>Andrews</strong> and in Cupar as district shoppingcentres, enhancing the service role of Cupar Town Centre andconsolidating growth in other town centres
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