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Leslie Conservation Area Appraisal and Management PlanStreet lamps along High Street are detrimental to the characterAdditionally, patched road and pavement surfaces have a poor visual impact on theappearance of the Conservation Area. Setts should be retained wherever possible andany new or replacement surfaces must be sympathetic to the traditional materials usedalongside them. A more appropriate design of street lighting should be considered forthe Green and the High Street.Re-use of Redundant Historic BuildingsThe Glenrothes Local Plan 2003 and its successor, the Kirkcaldy and Mid Fife LocalPlan recognise the need to seek the rehabilitation or repair of buildings at risk in theConservation Area. The rehabilitation or repair of buildings at risk will be sought, throughnegotiation, financial assistance or direct intervention using the powers available to it,including that of serving Repairs Notices. The best means of ensuring the maintenanceof historic buildings is through an appropriate and sustainable use. Imaginative andsympathetic re-use of redundant buildings should be encouraged, most notably in thecase of the vulnerable historic buildings on the Scottish Civic Trust Buildings at RiskRegister, as identified in section 4.1. In accordance with national planning policy,demolition should only be considered once all other options have been fully investigated.5.2 Planning Action Opportunities: Boundary RefinementThe original Conservation Area was designated in 1987. As a part of this currentappraisal recommendations are made to extend the boundary to include the followingareas (see map below on p.33):-1. The New Town31