Shaping the Future of Moray

Moray Council is preparing a Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) and a new Local Development Plan (LDP). This will set out the long term vision for Moray. The first step in this work is to invite people to share their ideas, thoughts and views about how Moray should develop over the next 10 years and beyond. The RSS and LDP will shape how land and buildings are used which impacts on people's lives e.g. work, travel, access to open space, play and health.

The Call for Ideas is looking for your input to help shape Moray as a whole (i.e. spatially) and your place (locally). This could include the following:

• Your big ideas for Moray – do you have a vision of Moray in 10-20 years or an idea for a big innovative project
• Your ideas on how to make your neighbourhood or community better
• Your ideas on how we can tackle the climate and nature crisis
• Your ideas on what landscapes and open spaces should be safeguarded from building
• Your ideas to help support town centres and regenerate previously used land or buildings
• Your ideas to encourage and facilitate employment, business and industry
• Your ideas to support rural areas
• Suggestions of what land should be developed over the next 10-20 years

How and when to submit your ideas?

Ideas must be submitted by 30th June 2023
Please use this online response form to submit your ideas. Additional information, plans, photos etc can be uploaded at the end of the form.

Who should respond?

Anyone who has an idea or view on shaping Moray. This could include:

• Individuals
• Businesses
• Landowners, Developers or builders
• A community group or body

Community Bodies could also prepare a Local Place Plan setting out the community’s proposal for the development and use of land. For more information on Local Place Plan visit www.moray.gov.uk/localplaceplans

Over the coming months there will also be other opportunities to share your thoughts including community mapping events and drop in’s that will be held across Moray. Details of events will be published shortly.

What should you submit?

To help us understand your idea it is important to give us a statement with particular focus on the “what, where and why” of your idea. The statement can be accompanied by photos, plans or illustrations that help support and justify your idea.

Ideas for areas to be safeguarded must also be accompanied by a plan showing a boundary of the area with a statement detailing why the area should be safeguarded.

Ideas for new sites for development must be accompanied by a plan showing a boundary of the area with a clear statement of the intended use of the site and any information on site infrastructure.