Fife Council is part of two City Deal programmes – one to the South of Scotland and one to the North of Scotland.
Some regional partners include local authorities, universities and national agencies like Scottish Enterprise and Skills Development Scotland. Additionally, private and third sectors are also involved in delivering City Region Deal projects and programmes.
The Scottish and UK Governments have committed to investing £600 million in the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal. This, alongside partner contributions and private sector investment, creates a package of investment in the City Region worth £1.3 billion.
Tay Cities Region Deal investment has the potential to secure over 6,000 jobs and lever in over £400 million in investment over the next 10-15 years, decisively reducing the economic inequality gap as part of the drive to boost productivity.
The Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region Deal comprises six local authority areas – The City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Fife (excluding North East Fife), Midlothian, Scottish Borders and West Lothian Councils.
This City Region Deals will deliver inclusive growth across the region through housing, innovation, transport, skills and culture. Here are some of the Key Achievements up to 2022/23 –
Read more about the Edinburgh & South East Scotland City Region Deal
The Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal has published its latest annual report, highlighting progress across a diverse range of projects, from robotics and data skills, to housing and intensive family support. The full report can be seen here – City Region Deal Annual Report 2022/23
The Tay Cities Deal region comprises Angus, Dundee City, Perth & Kinross and the North East area of Fife. Together with regional partners’ contributions, this deal has the potential to secure more than 6,000 jobs and attract £400 million investment over the next 10 – 15 years, decisively reducing the economic inequality gap as part of the drive to boost productivity.
The critical project in Fife is the Eden Campus of St Andrews University at Guardbridge. With the City region investment, this will see some 75% of the 32.5-acre site host a mix of new science and technology-based industry and commercial activity underpinned by skills training services and mentoring programmes, access to the high-speed network for research, and reliable research upgraded power and renewable heating.
The Fife Industrial Innovation Investment Programme is a £58m ten-year programme delivered by Fife Council as part of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal.
The investment programme will provide buildings of the future and a major economic boost that will enable more joint working between the region’s universities and Fife businesses to drive productivity and deliver higher value, skilled permanent jobs. It will support the growth of innovative businesses in Fife and help improve the region’s economy for everyone.
The new industrial and commercial stock will ensure that Fife’s technology parks and industrial estates have cutting-edge digital capability, flexible space for innovative manufacturing industries that are energy compliant.
Over the next three years new office and industrial premises built/refurbished across four sites in Levenmouth, Kirkcaldy, Cowdenbeath and Glenrothes will be developed. Five hectares of new serviced employment land in Dunfermline and Lochgelly will be available for immediate investment by new or existing businesses.
The Fife Industrial Estates Regeneration Programme was approved Joint Committee on 1 March 2019. The project is being delivered in 3 tranches and the first Tranche was completed in March 2022 with Tranche 2 underway. The Tranche 3 Business Case was approved in 2014, commencing in April 2025.
Over the last six years new office and industrial premises have been built in Levenmouth, Dalgety Bay, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes. Over 6 hectares employment land is now available for immediate investment by new or existing businesses. Available vacancies can be found on our Business Units page.
Site servicing has taken place at Fife Interchange North, Dunfermline and construction is now underway for new industrial units with completion estimated in Spring 2025.