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This is the report of the Public Local Inquiry into objections to the Moray Local
Plan 2000.
The Inquiry was convened between the 10 August 1999 and 27 August 1999 by Mr David
R Penman, DA Edin ARICS, Dip TP Edin FRTPI.
The Moray Council has considered Mr Penman’s Report at
their meeting of 1 March 2000 and agreed to accept and modify the plan to accord with all
his recommendations. modifications arising from the report are contained in modification
schedule two below.
The report is presented here in six parts as follows:-
| 1 Introduction 2
Moray-wide policies
13 policy topics including renewable energy, environmental designations,
flooding, funding, house plot sub-division and housing land allocations.
1. Renewable Energy: policy L/ED10
2. Non-Statutory Nature Conservation Areas: policy L/ENV2
3. Cairngorms National Scenic Area: policy L/ENV6
4. Areas of Great Landscape Value: policy L/ENV7
5. Settlement Boundaries: policy L/ENV9
6. Countryside Around Towns: policy L/ENV10
7. Archaeological Sites: policy L/ENV11
8. Surplus Utility Sites
9. Control of Development in Flood Risk Areas: policy L/ENV23
10. Funding Strategy and Developer Contributions: policies L/H1 & L/H2
11. House Plot Sub-Division: policy L/H5
12. Residential Caravans and Sites: policy L/H10
13. Housing Land Allocations & Strategic Reserves: policies L/H1 & L/H2 |
4 Town and Village Statements
Settlement based objections relating to Aberlour,
Burghead, Cummingston, Findhorn, Forres, Dyke, Garmouth, Keith, Lhanbryde, Mosstodloch,
Rothes and Urquhart.22. Aberlour:
Site R4 at St Margaret’s Church
23. Burghead:
23.1: Community Hall site CF1
23.2: Red Craig Hotel site ENV6, housing policy L/H1, & site R2
24. Cummingston: Site R1 and village boundary
25. Findhorn: Extension of boatyard site OPP1
26. Forres:
26.1: Waste recycling facilities
26.2: Housing land and flooding – sites R5, R8, R9 & R10
26A Dyke: Expansion for housing
27. Garmouth: Three proposed housing sites
28. Keith:
28.1: Site I6 Grain store at Dufftown Road
28.2: Westerton Road - proposed housing site
28.3: Keith shopping policy - TC Town Centre
29. Lhanbryde: Proposed additional housing site
30. Mosstodloch: Mosstodloch woodland strip ENV1 & housing site R2
31. Rothes: Housing site R1 Spey Street
32. Urquhart: Two proposed additional housing sites:
32.1 Housing site at Meft Road
32.2 Housing site at Station Road |
3 Elgin Housing Land Allocations:
A wide range of Elgin based objections covering housing land issues, community
facilities, CAT, Elgin retailing strategy and town centre issues, business and industrial
sites and Elgin by-pass. This section also includes an objection to the policy on
affordable housing.14.0: Background
to topics 14.1 to 14.5
14.1: Land east and north of R10 at Lesmurdie House
14.2: Land east of R8 at Covesea Road
14.3: Site ENV3 & CAT beside Spynie Hospital
14.4: Strategic reserve R14 at Thornhill Road/
Community and sporting facilities CF4 at
Thornhill Field
Informal parkland and woodland CF3 at Reiket
Park
14.5: CAT ground on Mayne Farm, west of Bilbohall Road1
15. Affordable Housing Provision: policy L/H7
16. Elgin Town Centre:Policy TC: Elgin Town Centre Expansion
Halcrow Fox Study
Elgin Town Hall
17. Elgin Community Facilities site CF1 – Boroughbriggs
Elgin Environment site ENV1 – The Lossie
Corridor
18. Retailing: Background
18.1 Strategy
Edgar Road Retail Park
L/ENV9 Dovecot Park
Retailing in Town Centres: policy L/R1
Retailing Outwith defined Town Centres: policy
L/R6
18.2 Proposed retail development at Mayne Farm
19 Elgin Business and Industrial Sites:
19.1 Site OPP1 – Former sawmill site at Linkwood Road
19.2 Site OPP3 – Sawmill site at Edgar Road & The Wards
20 The Wards Wetland - policy ENV4
21 Elgin bypass: southern option TSP2 |
5 Housing in the Countryside: Rural Communities
A range of objections relating to the rural communities of Brodie, Coleburn,
Drybridge, Jointurelands, Kintessack, Miltonduff North, Roseisle and Troves.33.0 Policy Background
33.1 Brodie: Community hall site
33.2 Coleburn: Proposed new community
33.3 Drybridge: Proposed housing site
33.4 Jointurelands: Proposed new community
33.5 Kintessack: Amenity land
33.6 Miltonduff North: Proposed expansion
33.7 Roseisle: Objection to site A for housing
33.8 Troves: Proposed new community
6 Appendices
One List of appearances
Two List of productions |
Local Plan
Modifications
Modification Schedule One was
published for objection in May 1999 and is available here
for information only.
Modification Schedule Two was
published for objection on 1 March 2000 and is available here for
information only.
The Moray Council considered final objections
to modification Schedule Two on 26 April 2000 and decided to make no further changes to
the plan. Details of the final objections and the Councils considerations of them is
available here.
The Council resolved to
Adopt the Moray Local Plan on 26 April 2000.
A copy of the Resolution to Adopt is available
here.
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