Affordable housing and increased space for business development have been pinpointed as ways to breathe new life into a derelict part of Kirkcaldy.
The Kirkcaldy charrette focused on redeveloping the run-down Victoria Road corridor near the town centre.
During four days of workshops in Pathhead Hall, communities, business people, landowners and groups worked with a design team to come up with ideas to transform the area in the short, medium and long term.
Project leader for Fife Council, Michael Westwater, said the charrette, which has attracted 50% funding from the Scottish Government, was seeking to try to address the increasing dereliction in the area.
He said: “It’s likely that parts of the area will be identified for housing development, some of that for affordable housing.
“We are looking to identify who would be the appropriate bodies to take that forward, whether it be part of Fife Council’s council housing project, or whether it comes in through private sector developers.
“We are also keen to see more employers move into the locality. Some of the existing employers in the area noted that they are looking for expansion opportunities in the near future.”
He continued: “We will be considering whether there is a requirement to reserve land to allow that to take place.
“We would also be looking at opportunities for green networks, such as reconnecting broken footpath links between the Fife Coastal Path and Ravenscraig Park up towards Dunnikier Park.
“These would take advantage of the watercourses that run through the area.”
Mr Westwater said a predominant theme that ran through the event was a greater desire for leisure and entertainment.
He added: “There may be more opportunities on the sport leisure side than on the commercial leisure side where there is a lot of demand for a cinema and bowling alley in Kirkcaldy.
“The message we were receiving clearly was that there seems to be a general consensus that Kirkcaldy needs these but the location is likely to be the town centre.”