A CLOSING date has been set in the sale of Scottish comprehensive secondary school Madras College’s 15.5-acre Kilrymont Campus in St Andrews, described as a “significant development site”.
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors said the site, which is currently still in use as a school and is being sold by Fife Council, had “generated much interest”.
It declared that the site, about one mile south of St Andrews town centre in an established residential area, “represents a rare opportunity for a developer to acquire a significant development site within St Andrews”.
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The site includes the B-listed Madras College buildings, including a 109,764 sq ft school building and 15,672 sq ft sports hall, as well as car parking, playing fields and “amenity space”.
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has set a closing date of December 3, encouraging interested parties to make “pre-application enquiries” to Fife Council’s planning department.
It said the site was expected to be available for development in August next year.
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors noted a replacement school was being built at Langlands in St Andrews. The new school is due to open in August next year.
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Jonathan Reid, a commercial partner at Shepherd Chartered Surveyors, said: “This site has generated much interest and, consequently, we have set a closing date on its sale. “All interested parties are encouraged to make pre-application enquiries to Fife Council planning services and as such we have set the closing date to allow all interested parties the time to conduct this part of their due diligence.”
A spokesman for Shepherd Chartered Surveyors noted, when the site was listed initially for sale, Fife Council produced a guidance document for developers which recommended that the site be used for housing.
He added that members of the council’s north-east Fife area committee then examined the area and identified the need for affordable housing.
Mr Reid said no asking price had been set. He noted the price would depend on the proposed use and planning permission achieved.
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