Moray Local Development Plan 2020
Formally adopted on 27 July 2020, the Moray Local Development Plan (MLDP) 2020 sets how the Council sees the MLDP area developing over the next 10 years and beyond and covers the administrative area of Moray Council, minus the southern part which falls within the Cairngorm National Park which prepares its own LDP.Alongside National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4), the MLDP forms the Development Plan for Moray.
The Plan provides guidance to residents, developers and investors as to how much and where growth is proposed for land uses, such as housing and employment, and sets out a wide range of policies which are used to determine planning applications. It consists of 5 Volumes:-
Vol 1 - Policies Additional Guidance on Vol 1 Policies available here
Vol 4 - Delivery Programme/Action Plan
Vol 5 - Supplementary Guidance - Flood Risk and Drainage Impact Assessment for New Developments (Adopted on 05 August 2020)
Developer Obligations (Adopted on 30 September 2020)
Development Plan Scheme 2023 The scheme sets our proposed timetable for the review and preparation of the development plan and explains how we will engage with community, business and other interested parties. It will set out the key milestones for the preparation of the Moray Local Development Plan 2027.
Information on the background and development stages leading to the final plan are available to review. The previous MLDP 2015 can be viewed here.