Hillside Farm Masterplan (In Development)
The Dufftown and District Community Association (DDCA), supported by the Communities Housing Trust (CHT), and Moray Council have formed a partnership to deliver affordable housing on the Hillside Farm development site in Dufftown. This will include a mix of DDCA community-led homes and Council social rented housing, with the remainder of the site likely to be private owner-occupancy housing.
As part of the Moray Growth Deal's £7.5m Housing Mix Delivery project, which is funded by Moray Council and the Scottish Government, the first phase of the Hillside Farm project is to develop a concept masterplan for the site that will create a framework to deliver a development reflective of the character, history and built heritage of Dufftown. Collective Architecture, with Narro Engineers, have been awarded the contract to develop the masterplan, which in now in development.
Community Drop-in Event and Consultation
A drop-in event was held at the Royal British Legion, Dufftown on Wednesday 9 August 2023 with locals invited to have their say on the design process and find out more about the project. The exhibition boards from the event are available to view here: Exhibition Boards (pdf). A feedback newsletter has been produced to summarise the feedback submitted at, and following, the event. The newsletter can be viewed here: Feedback Newsletter - Consultation 01 (pdf).
A second drop-in event was held at the same venue on Wednesday 6 December 2023 to discuss progress on the design and site layout concept.The exhibition boards can be viewed here: Exhibition Boards 2 (pdf).and the feedback newsletter can be viewed here: Feedback Newsletter - Consultation 02 (pdf).
Next Steps
The draft masterplan is currently being completed by the Collective Architecture and is scheduled to be reported to the Planning & Regulatory Services Committee on 12 March 2024. A formal consultation period will follow before the masterplan and comments received are reported to a future meeting of the Planning & Regulatory Services Committee for approval.