Moray Council

The Scottish Government has approved Moray Council’s vision for local development in the area over the next 15 years.

The Moray Growth Deal has received a firm commitment from both UK and Scottish governments.

A number of new homes could be provided across Moray with the submission of three separate planning applications.

A new policy which would allow Moray Council staff to access council tenants’ homes to make sure they meet minimum safety requirements has been released for public consultation. In response to the Grenfell Tower disaster, the Scottish Government has amended the minimum legal standard for smoke

Moray Council has set its budget for 2020/21, agreeing a council tax rate increase of 4.84%. The council also agreed further £104,000 of cuts including a reduction in funding for Moray Leisure Centre, Moray Women’s Aid, and to recharge schools for the cost of music tuition for SQA pupils

Moray Council has announced that its tenants will see a 3% rise in rents after a rent freeze last year.

Seven local authorities from the north of Scotland gathered in Aberdeen last week to discuss plans to tackle homelessness.

Collective Architecture has been appointed to develop final proposals for a housing development in Elgin.

Springfield Properties is set to deliver nearly 350 homes across two developments in Moray after planning refusals for both applications were overturned by the Scottish Government. Councillors had decided against applications for 316 homes at Ferrylea in Forres and 26 affordable homes Bain Avenue in

A cap on the amount housing developers contribute towards infrastructure improvements was scrapped by Moray councillors yesterday.

Moray Council has unanimously approved plans to build 11 new homes in Buckie.

Moray Council has agreed to reduce the target for building new council homes in the region to help fund future housing investment programmes.

A strategy and action plan to tackle poverty in Moray has been endorsed by councillors. Fairer Moray Forum is spearheaded the action on behalf of the Moray Community Planning Partnership - public and third sector organisations in the area.

Moray Council has approved the transfer of Forres Town Hall to the community. A Community Asset Transfer for the building was approved on Wednesday, as councillors praised the efforts of Forres Area Community Trust (FACT), the group which has been running the closure-threatened building on a transit

Springfield Properties has submitted a planning application for 86 new homes to the East of Elgin.