Peckish pastry lovers could soon be able to satisfy their hunger from the comfort of their cars if plans for Scotland’s first ever drive-thru bakery are not deemed pie in the sky.
Fife firm Stephens Bakery, founded in Dunfermline 141 years ago, has applied for planning permission to create a single-storey drive-through store and 20 parking spaces on the site of a former petrol station at Rumblingwell in Dunfermline.
If granted, hungry motorists will be able to buy snacks without getting out of their vehicles.
The Courier understands no baking would take place at the site, as this will be carried out at Stephens’ factory in Rosyth, with food delivered by van outside opening hours.
A design statement by Oliver and Robb Architects and submitted to Fife Council’s planning department said: “An existing discarded petrol station is present on the proposed site to the south side of Baldridgeburn, most recently used as a car wash.
“The site has lain empty for a number of years, creating an eyesore on a prominent site, on the busy thoroughfare linking Dunfermline to the west. The client’s brief for the project requested a purpose-built property that can accommodate a conventional bakery shop.
“Additionally, the proposal uniquely integrates a drive-through facility, creating the first of its type in Scotland.”
A Stephens Bakery spokeswoman said the company did not wish to comment on the plans at present due to them being at “such an early stage”.
The firm was first established by the Terris family from Townhill in 1873.