The masterplan – which shows an indicative capacity of 172 houses – covers an area to the south of the town and incorporates sites R6 Mannachie, R10 Dallas Dhu and Forres LONG 2.

The vision is to create a new edge to Forres with an attractive high quality transition from urban to rural.

A landscape-led approach has been used to make the most of the natural features on site, half of which will remain undeveloped.

The masterplan includes the following key elements:

As part of the consultation a drop-in exhibition will be held at Forres House Community Centre on Wednesday, March 8 from 4.30pm to 7pm.

Comments on the draft masterplan must be submitted by 5pm on Monday, March 27 by e-mail to localdevelopmentplan@moray.gov.uk or in writing to Local Development Plan, Development Services, Moray Council, PO Box 6760, Elgin IV32 9BX.