Moray

Moray Council has agreed a series of decisions affecting Elgin and the wider area, from redirecting regeneration funding to launching a public consultation on Cooper Park. The council has reallocated £500,000 from the Sawmill project, which will not proceed as originally proposed, to the forme

A total of £3.9 million has been invested by Moray Council in improvements at Cullen Primary School, which forms part of its decade-long Learning Estate Programme, aiming to make schools safer, more comfortable, energy-efficient and sustainable. 

James Jones & Sons Limited (JJSL), a Moray-based timber processing company, has started a £21 million project that aims to enhance production and facilitate a more modern working environment, which will see the expansion of a Mosstodloch site.

Springfield Properties has signed its first main works agreement under its build-to-lease housing partnership with SSEN Transmission in the North of Scotland. The furnished and serviced homes will accommodate workers involved in the energy infrastructure provider’s upgrade projects.

A milestone has been met for the Forres Academy project on 15 September as pupils cut the turf at the site of their future school.

The Inner House of the Court of Session has upheld Moray Council’s decision to refuse planning permission to a large-scale bioenergy plant, despite apparent climate benefits, on the basis of its potential to contribute to development sprawl. The appellants sought planning permission to constru

Two offshore wind farms are set to be developed in the Moray Firth.

Construction works are set to commence for the Forres Academy development on June 22nd, indicating new progress on the £88.6 million project. In Autumn 2028, the new school campus is expected to open and will facilitate up to 1,120 pupils within its modern learning facilities. This includes 40

Full construction has now begun on the South Street regeneration project following completion of preparatory works, marking a significant milestone in one of Elgin’s most important town-centre regeneration projects.

Following planning approval for the Hillside Farm masterplan in Dufftown, a public consultation has now launched on the proposals to help shape the future of the area.

Balfour Beatty has been awarded an £83 million contract by Hub North Scotland to construct the new Forres Academy school on behalf of Moray Council.

Following planning approval and listed building consent for the refurbishment and new extensions at Grant Lodge, the historic Elgin landmark moves one step closer to the next chapter in its story. 

The delivery of the new Forres Academy has taken two major steps forward, with Moray Council confirming plans for early mobilisation works and receiving Court of Session approval to use part of Roysvale Park to support construction.

The UK government has approved Elgin’s 10-year Pride in Place plan following selection for £20 million of funding in 2023.  

The ground has officially been broken on the first phase of the Bilbohall affordable housing development in Elgin.