Link road plan vision revealed

DETAILS have emerged of the proposed new link road for St Andrews.

Planning consent has been sought by the St Andrews West LLP consortium for the road and a roundabout on the A91 to provide access to the Langlands site and allow construction of the new Madras College secondary school.

It is proposed the road would run from a roundabout by Station Park through the North Haugh, to Langlands. In a report with its application, a statement from the consortium’s ag ent, Wardrop Strategic Planning, said: “The vision is for a public open space to form one of the principal parks for St Andrews West. We aim to enhance what is there, replace what gets lost, provide features which will offer increased enjoyment and enhance the biodiversity with more planting.”

Six trees listed as champions on the National Tree Register and two of special merit would be removed to make way for the road.