Findrassie Masterplan

Draft Updated Findrassie Masterplan- Consultation

Moray Council is currently consulting on a draft updated Findrassie Masterplan. The masterplan has been updated by Moray Council to reflect the policies and designations within the Moray Local Development Plan 2020. The draft masterplan was approved for consultation on 15th August 2023 by the Planning and Regulatory Services Committee.

Draft Updated Findrassie Masterplan

Comments on the draft masterplan must be received by Wednesday 8th November and can be emailed to localdevelopmentplan@moray.gov.uk. Online 1-2-1 meetings to discuss the draft masterplan can be arranged for the week commencing 11th September by contacting Rowena.macdougall@moray.gov.uk.

Following the consultation all responses received will be reported back to the Planning and Regulatory Services Committee to consider along with a final Masterplan. If approved the masterplan will be a material consideration for development management purposes.

Findrassie is a major land release in the north of Elgin which is allocated in the Moray Local Development Plan 2020 for housing and employment uses as sites R11 Findrassie/Myreside, I8 Newfield and R12/MU2 Lossiemouth Road North East. The total land area is approximately 135 hectares which comprises 116 hectares of housing land with an indicative capacity of 1650 houses and 19 hectares of employment land for business uses. The site extends from Lossiemouth Road in the east to Duffus Road in the west and creates three new gateways into Elgin from the north. Findrassie has a 20-25 year timeframe for development.

Findrassie Masterplan 2015

The masterplan for Findrassie was prepared by the landowner, Pitgaveny, in partnership with Moray Council. The Findrassie masterplan was approved as Supplementary Guidance to the MLDP by the Planning & Regulatory Services Committee on 1 December 2015. The masterplan will carry significant weight in the determination of planning applications pertaining to LDP sites R11 Findrassie/Myreside and I8 Newfield.  

Volume 1: The Vision/Masterplan
Volume 2: Design Code
Volume 3: Background Info