Plans for a major new golf resort near St Andrews in Scotland have been approved by local councillors following years of wrangling.
For more than two decades, various developers have attempted to transform the site at Feddinch Mains – which is located just two miles outside of St Andrews and adjacent to the Duke’s Course – without ever getting properly off the ground.
However, following a multi-million-pound sale earlier this year, global professional services company Alvarez and Marsal Golf brought forward a new site-wide masterplan which has now been fully approved.
The plan will see the site turned into an 18-hole golf course, a short par-three course, a practice range, a clubhouse and hotel, six detached guest cottages, a greenkeepers service yard and a half-way house.
There was a separate planning and listed building consent application to turn a farmhouse on the site into a usable mixed-use events space.
According to developers, Feddinch Mains has “remained derelict” for more than two decades despite a long history of proposals for the site. Although currently incomplete, substantial works are already ongoing to create the golf course development.
Tyler J Kirsch, managing director of Alvarez and Marsal Golf, said: “We are delighted Fife Council’s North East Planning Committee has approved our application for a new golf course on the outskirts of St Andrews. Following extensive consultation with Fife Council, the local community and other key stakeholders, this approval is a major milestone in regenerating a site that has remained undeveloped for 20 years.
“We are confident our project will bring lasting benefits to the local community, and we remain committed to ongoing engagement as it progresses.”
Alvarez and Marshal Golf purchased the Feddinch Mains site from Dundee United FC owner Mark Ogren for £7 million in 2022.
