Open Space New
Trees and Development Consultation New
The Council produces supplementary guidance to that contained in the Development Plan on a number of policy matters. The guidance has been through public consultation and therefore constitutes a material consideration in the planning application process.
The Council is currently in the process of developing an Open Space Strategy.
Thank you to all who participated in the stakeholder consultation in June/July 2008, regarding the terms of reference/priorities
for the Audit and Strategy. A Discussion Paper will shortly be available on this website, incorporating the findings of the
consultation.
Contact: Amanda Howard (Planning Officer) email: amanda.howard@moray.gov.uk Telephone: 01343 563265
Trees and Development Supplementary Planning Guidance
The Council's Planning and Regulatory Services Committee approved the Finalised Trees and Development Supplementary Planning Guidance (with some modifications based on public consultation) on 12th August 2008.
Thank you to all who participated in the consultation. A copy of the Committee Report containing a summary of the consultation
and Council responses/modifications can be accessed via the following links:
Committee Report - http://www.moray.gov.uk/minutes/data/RR20080812/Item%206.pdf
Consultation Summary (appendix to Committee Report) http://www.moray.gov.uk/minutes/data/RR20080812/Item%206%20(Appendix).pdf
The revised version of the guidance will be published and made available on this website, as soon as possible.
Amanda Howard, Planning Officer, Planning & Development, The Moray Council, Council Office, High Street, Elgin, IV30 1BX or email: amanda.howard@moray.gov.uk
Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report (PDF format, 20 pages, 152 KB)(This link opens in a new window)
The Council are currently preparing a Renewable Energy Strategy for Moray. The Strategy is subject to the requirements of Strategic Environmental Assessment.
The Council's Environmental Services and Community Services Departments have produced this Supplementary Planning Guidance. It sets out the Council's procedures for providing affordable housing and the mechanisms for securing such housing. Affordable Housing (PDF format, 16 pages, 382 KB) (This link opens in a new window)
The Moray Council has published Forestry Guidance (PDF format, 23 pages, 212 KB) (This link opens in a new window) in accordance with National Planning Policy Guidance. The Guidance identifies preferred search areas within which forestry may be suitable subject to the detailed consideration.
In 1996 The Moray Council adopted an Environmental Charter following on from a round of public consultation. The adoption of the charter was identified as one of the Local Agenda 21 objectives.
Local Agenda 21
The Local Agenda 21 process in Moray has been progressed through the Moray Council's LA21 Team which has looked at a number of In House actions and externally through the Moray Sustainability Forum. The Council adopted an 8 point strategy in 1996 to promote sustainable development which was reviewed in 2001 and developed into a vision and series of actions which was finalised and published in early 2002. The Council has placed sustainable development at the heart of the Council's decision-making through the introduction in some sections of a committee report sustainability checklist.
For further information on any of these items please phone Hazel Lyons on 01343 553302.