Moray Council

Proposals for a development of affordable housing in Elgin were unanimously rejected by Moray councillors last week. Springfield Properties had sought the go-ahead to build 16 houses at Stonecross Hill/Waulkmill Grove.

Changes are to be made to the way Moray Council awards additional points to housing applicants who think their current home is not suitable because of their clinical health condition and/or disability. From next month the existing medical assessment process will be replaced by a housing functional a

Councillors have approved a revised incentive scheme to encourage council tenants in Moray to downsize from under-occupied houses. Created in consultation with tenants, the scheme is entirely voluntary and offers both practical and financial assistance to help eligible tenants to move.

An eight-week consultation on a draft masterplan for the Dallas Dhu area on the outskirts of Forres has been launched by Moray Council. 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

Councillors agreed to a six-week period of public consultation on draft development briefs for five sites earmarked for residential development in Moray. The briefs set out the design standards for future development of the sites and developers will be expected to reflect these standards in any prop

A new housing development for older people in Moray which puts into practice the latest design and research to bring health care back into the community has been handed over to Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association. The new development at Varis Court, on Leask Road in Forres was developed in partne

Council house tenants in Moray are to be consulted over the level of rent increase for the next three years. In 2013 councillors agreed to raise rents by 4.5 per cent over the following two years followed by a 5 per cent increase for the eight years thereafter to help fund new house building

Moray Council has given the go-ahead for the demolition of a prominent building in Elgin High Street and its replacement with a retail unit and a series of apartments. The existing façade of 184-188 High Street – a B listed building – will be taken down and rebuilt using reclaimed materials fro

Changes are to be made to a scheme introduced by Moray Council four years ago to encourage tenants to downsize from under-occupied council houses. Tenants currently receive a basic payment of £1500 plus £400 for each surplus bedroom that they give up.

Moray Council has approved plans for Springfield Properties to build 2,500 new homes, two schools and Moray Sports Foundations’ new sports centre on the south side of Elgin in a long-term project worth half a billion pounds. The housebuilder has worked with the council over the last year to design

Moray councillors have agreed to accept tenders from Springfield Properties to provide a total of 51 new council houses. The three tenders, totalling £6.5 million, relate to sites at Ferrylea in Forres, Barhill Road in Buckie and Linkwood Steadings in Elgin.

Renovation work is underway to transform six vacant properties in Moray into high intensity rehabilitation units for older people. The £120,000 project will provide a transitional option for patients ready to leave hospital but who need extra support before returning home.

Homeless people in Moray spent a total of 51,560 days in temporary accommodation last year – an increase of more than 3000 days on the previous year. Moray Council’s communities committee were told this week that the council and its homelessness partners currently have more than 150 units of tem

(from left) Cllr Lorna Creswell, Cllr James Allan, Alison Petch, and Helen Murdoch during their visit to Glassgreen in Elgin A group of dignitaries have been shown around the site of a new £6m affordable housing development in Elgin, the construction of which has been made possible through a strong

Moray Council has contacted the owners of vacant or derelict buildings with a view to issuing compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) to those which have an adverse impact on their surroundings. Members of the council’s planning and regulatory services committee were told yesterday that 18 properties an