
In signing the CSGN Local Authority Concordat, Fife Council is committed to:
- Audit all vacant and derelict land within the Fife CSGN area and examine the feasibility of improving biodiversity and recreation
- Use the Integrated Habitat Network tool for the delivery of CSGN priorities in planning
- Promote and support community growing initiatives and encourage the development of rural skills training in partnership with local communities and other agencies
- Continue to develop and manage routes for public access, including the Core Path Network, Fife Coastal Path, cycleways and the proposed Pilgrim’s Route
- Finalise new Green Infrastructure Supplementary Planning Guidance for open space and new development planning processes
- Improve access to life-enhancing green spaces through the implementation of Fife’s Green Space Strategy
- Maintain and improve access to Fife’s beaches and demonstrate the quality of these facilities through an ongoing commitment to securing Seaside Awards and Blue Flags
- Deliver duties under the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 to further the conservation of biodiversity and adopt the goals of the UN Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
- Integrate the Government’s ‘ecosystem approach’ to decisions affecting land use
- Manage, conserve and enhance the biodiversity and countryside of Fife in partnership with the Fife Coast & Countryside Trust, LFGNP and other partners
- Identify and protect green networks in key settlements in Fife and identify opportunities for their enhancement through the relevant Local Development Plan.
Download Fife Council's full CSGN Local Authority Concordat