FOI Request - New Forres Academy Traffic Impacts

Request 101003852367

Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I would be grateful if you could provide the following information regarding the proposed New Forres Academy site:
1. Have any traffic surveys been carried out in relation to the New Forres Academy site?
If so, please provide details of:
a) The dates the surveys were conducted.
b) The specific roads and junctions that were surveyed.
c) The times of day during which surveys were carried out.
2. Have any surveys or assessments been specifically undertaken on the impact of traffic along Orchard Road and Sanquhar Road?
3. What mitigation measures are planned, or under consideration, to address traffic flow, congestion, road safety, and parking pressures arising from the school’s development, particularly in relation to Orchard Road and Sanquhar Road?
4. Please provide copies (or summaries, if more practical) of any transport assessments, modelling, or reports commissioned in relation to the New Forres Academy site.
5. If available, please also provide details of any consultations with Transport Scotland, Police Scotland, or other relevant bodies regarding traffic and road safety impacts of the development.

Response 08-10-2025

1.-4. The information requested is now published and available on the Moray Council website. It is therefore exempt under section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, information otherwise accessible. For ease of reference please find a link to the web page here:

Forres Academy Planning Application Reference 25/010203/AP on Moray Planning Portal

https://publicaccess.moray.gov.uk/eplanning/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=T3122WBGK0C00&activeTab=summary

Relevant documents that can be viewed and downloaded:
Transport Statement Part 1
Transport Statement Part 2
Construction Traffic Management Plan

5. There has been no consultation with Transport Scotland or other bodies; however, the Transport Statement has been undertaken in accordance with transport and planning guidance contained within the following:
• Scottish Government National Planning Framework 4 (NPF 4)
• Planning Advice Note (PAN) 75, “Planning for Transport”
• Transport Scotland’s, “Transport Assessment Guidance” (TAG)
• Scottish Government’s “Designing Streets”
• Department of Transport Inclusive Mobility (A Guide to Best Practice)
• Moray Local Development Plan 2020 and associated Supplementary Guidance