Approval for Tamdhu warehouses

Planning approval was given today for the construction of nine warehouses at a Speyside distillery.

The warehouses at Tamdhu Distillery at Knockando will occupy an area of heathland and woodland to the east of the distillery.

They will be built in blocks of five and four and have a total flood area of nearly 8700sq metres.

Moray Council’s planning and regulatory services committee heard that while the proposal departed from several of the council’s planning policies, there were material considerations that justified approval.

A report stated: “The site would occupy a well-defined, discrete and enclosed parcel of land enclosed by woodland, close to two distilleries that would not compromise the wider aims of the Moray Local Development Plan but would assist rural business growth.”

Agreement has been reached with the applicants, Ian MacLeod Distillers Ltd, for tree planting to be carried out elsewhere in Moray to compensate for the area of woodland which will be lost as a result of the warehouse development.

Moray Council area stretches from Tomintoul in the south to the shores of the Moray Firth, from Keith in the east to Forres in the west. The council and its 4,500 employees respond to the needs of 95,510 residents in this beautiful part of Scotland, which nestles between Aberdeenshire and the Highlands.

Famous for its colony of dolphins, fabulous beaches and more malt whisky distilleries than any where else in Scotland, Moray is a thriving area and a great place to live.

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