Moray Council

Councillor Claire Feaver, chair of Moray Council’s planning and regulatory services, has said the council will settle for “nothing less than the highest quality developments” for Moray after the local authority said it is working to introduce a cap on developer obligations in the region. Durin

A lack of affordable housing in Moray and the north-east is leaving local schools and hospitals struggling to fill crucial roles, according to reports. NHS Grampian has described the “buoyant” housing market as challenging as it seeks to recruit new workers while three teachers who were due to s

Resident Ada Caldwell with the First Minister in the 'sensory room' at Varis Court First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was given an official tour yesterday of one of Hanover Scotland’s brand new housing developments for older people in Moray that uses pioneering design and research to bring health care

Moray Council has approved detailed plans for the first 870 new homes, two new schools and a state-of-the-art Moray Sports Centre at the new Elgin South Village.

Moray Council is on course to complete more than 240 new affordable homes over the next three years. The previous three years have seen a total of 180 affordable homes built and allocated across the area.

Construction of the first phase of a 2,500-home development in the south of Elgin could begin later this year, subject to approval from Moray Council. The council has been working with Springfield Properties for the past two years on a three-decade masterplan for the area, which also includes two pr

Moray Council is giving local businesses the opportunity to sponsor new street names as a way of raising much needed revenue. The initiative was approved by the council’s planning and regulatory services committee as part of revised policy and procedures for the naming and numbering of streets.

Lesley Attridge (left) with Councillor Creswell outside one of the converted cottages Work has been completed on converting a row of semi-derelict cottages in Elgin to rehabilitation accommodation for patients leaving hospital.

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