Moray Town Centre Capital Grant Scheme 2024 - 2025

Moray Town Centre Capital Grant Scheme 2024 - 2025

Application Forms and Guidance Notes

What Town Centres are eligible?
Aberlour, Buckie, Dufftown, Elgin, Keith and Lossiemouth.

Town Centres Maps with Boundaries:
Aberlour | Buckie | Dufftown | Elgin | Keith | Fife Keith | Lossiemouth.

What funding is available?
The scheme offers grants of up to 50% of the eligible costs so the grant awarded would be up to a maximum of £50,000 or 50% of the eligible costs, whichever is the lesser amount, therefore match-funding of at least 50% will be required from the property owner or tenant.

What can the funding be spent on?
The purpose of the funding is to support existing and new businesses, encourage the redevelopment and reuse of vacant properties to support town centre living and improve the attractiveness of the town centres.

Moray Council is welcoming grant applications that meet the criteria in any of the following 5 categories:

1. Transforming Empty Space (eg converting empty property into residential* or business space within a Town Centre)
2. Support businesses to relocate to an alternative vacant property (increasing or decreasing capacity) within a Town Centre
3. To support sub-division or expansion of existing buildings within a Town Centre (eg split one large shop into two smaller shops or expansion of current premises)
4. To support new business start-up within a Town Centre
5. To support businesses to make improvements to shopfronts, properties, signage (eg heritage signage on walls and lanes) and external lighting (eg decorative and security lighting) within a Town Centre to improve the attractiveness of the business and encourage people to shop local and to create greater footfall

* In some town centres converting to residential on a ground floor will not be acceptable.

Application Forms and Guidance Notes

How can I apply for funding?
To apply, please complete the application form above once completed please make sure you save this form onto your computer) and send it to localdevelopmentplan@moray.gov.uk or post it to Strategic Planning and Development, Room 207A, Moray Council HQ, High St, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1BX by Friday 11 October 2024.

Please contact Anna Rogers with any queries or any help required with your application