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Land for sale
Preston Crescent, Inverkeithing KY111,937,504 sq. ft
Local area information
Property location
Nearby amenities
- Inverkeithing High School 0.5 miles
- Carnegie Primary School 0.5 miles
- Inverkeithing 0.6 miles
- North Queensferry 1 mile
These distances are calculated in a straight line. The actual route and distance may vary.
Features and description
- 18-hectare (44-acre) dormant brownfield waterfront site with quarry history
- Scenic location overlooking Firth of Forth and Forth Bridges, near Inverkeithing
- Excellent transport links: M90 (1.4mi), rail (0.8mi), park & ride (1.3mi)
- Deepwater pond with rocky cliffs; adjacent to Fife Coastal Path (116-mile trail)
- Strong redevelopment potential
Overlooking the Firth of Forth and the iconic Forth Bridges to the south; Prestonhill Quarry is a dormant brownfield waterfront site extending to approximately 18 hectares (44 acres) (Title Number: FFE40197).
The former hard rock quarry and foreshore is situated on the northern bank of the Firth of Forth estuary located on the south-eastern periphery of the Fife town of Inverkeithing, approximately 10 miles to the north-west of Edinburgh. Quarrying and associated operations at the site extended from 1896 to the 1980s when the excavated hillside quarry void was water-filled to create the current deepwater pond bound by rocky cliffs.
Location & Connectivity
Inverkeithing along with Dunfermline, Rosyth and Dalgety Bay collectively comprise of the Forth Bridgehead area in Fife, an increasingly popular location for suburban housing and industry as a result of accessibility to major transport infrastructure.
Prestonhill Quarry benefits from excellent connectively via the M90 motorway (1.4 miles), Inverkeithing Rail Station (0.8 miles), Ferrytoll Park & Ride bus park (1.3 miles) and Edinburgh Internation Airport (11.6 miles). The Fife Coastal Path, a long-distance coastal footway extending 116 miles and linking the Forth and Tay Estuaries, runs along the southern boundary of the site.
Planning
An application for Planning Permission in Principle for Prestonhill Quarry (Fife Council Ref. 22/04086/ppp) was refused at Committee in May-2025 (vote of 6 to 5) going against officer recommendation for approval. The application comprised comprehensive re-development proposals incorporating a mixed-use scheme of 180 residential units (including affordable housing units), café/bistro, associated access, open space, landscaping & other infrastructure. The quarry void would be infilled as part of these proposals. The application also included two adjoining land parcels (outlined blue and purple in the Location Plan) which are under separate ownership are not being offered as part of this sale.
Offers are invited.
Further Information
Interested Parties are invited to contact: Jim Brydie at Pall Mall Estates
All offers in writing for the attn of:
Robin Currie, MacArthur Legal Solicitors, Boswell House, Argyll Square Oban PA34 4BD
The former hard rock quarry and foreshore is situated on the northern bank of the Firth of Forth estuary located on the south-eastern periphery of the Fife town of Inverkeithing, approximately 10 miles to the north-west of Edinburgh. Quarrying and associated operations at the site extended from 1896 to the 1980s when the excavated hillside quarry void was water-filled to create the current deepwater pond bound by rocky cliffs.
Location & Connectivity
Inverkeithing along with Dunfermline, Rosyth and Dalgety Bay collectively comprise of the Forth Bridgehead area in Fife, an increasingly popular location for suburban housing and industry as a result of accessibility to major transport infrastructure.
Prestonhill Quarry benefits from excellent connectively via the M90 motorway (1.4 miles), Inverkeithing Rail Station (0.8 miles), Ferrytoll Park & Ride bus park (1.3 miles) and Edinburgh Internation Airport (11.6 miles). The Fife Coastal Path, a long-distance coastal footway extending 116 miles and linking the Forth and Tay Estuaries, runs along the southern boundary of the site.
Planning
An application for Planning Permission in Principle for Prestonhill Quarry (Fife Council Ref. 22/04086/ppp) was refused at Committee in May-2025 (vote of 6 to 5) going against officer recommendation for approval. The application comprised comprehensive re-development proposals incorporating a mixed-use scheme of 180 residential units (including affordable housing units), café/bistro, associated access, open space, landscaping & other infrastructure. The quarry void would be infilled as part of these proposals. The application also included two adjoining land parcels (outlined blue and purple in the Location Plan) which are under separate ownership are not being offered as part of this sale.
Offers are invited.
Further Information
Interested Parties are invited to contact: Jim Brydie at Pall Mall Estates
All offers in writing for the attn of:
Robin Currie, MacArthur Legal Solicitors, Boswell House, Argyll Square Oban PA34 4BD
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