Plans lodged to transform Burgh Chambers into holiday home

An application to turn one of Cupar’s most iconic buildings into holiday accommodation has been lodged with Fife Council.

The B-listed Burgh Chambers in Crossgate was once the civic heart of the town but has been empty for years.

Councillors hope opening the council-owned building to holidaymakers will make money for community projects.

The new accommodation would include two en-suite bedrooms, a living area and a kitchen.

The proposal by Fife Historic Buildings Trust won the backing of members of north-east Fife area committee in December after they heard profits from the venture would go to the Cupar Common Good Fund.

Details of the plans to give the 200-year-old pink building an extensive facelift have now been submitted.

The plans have been drawn up by Cupar-based Acr Architects, who say the chambers are in need of significant work to make them watertight and structurally safe.

The historic character of the building will be maintained where possible, while the clock faces, bell, windows and weather vane will be refurbished.

If approved, it is thought the work will take place over the next two years, thanks to £1 million grant from Fife Historic Buildings Trust and £550,000 of Lottery funding.

Meanwhile, separate plans have been lodged for a second well-known Cupar building.

The former Second World War Ministry of Defence listening station at Hawklaw has been mooted as a family home.

The listening station has been deserted since the 1980s.