Updates for Moray’s conservation areas agreed
Proposed changes to four local conservation areas were agreed by Moray Councils Planning and Regulatory Services Committee.
LDN Architects were commissioned to carry out conservation area assessments in Cullen, Archiestown, Portknockie, and Findochty. A12-week public consultation launched in November 2023 to gather feedback on the proposed changes.
Under the agreed changes, Portknockie conservation area will be unaltered.
Archiestown will have some of its modern housing stock removed from the conservation area designation, as will some of Cullen’s homes on Victoria Street.
Cullen’s boundary of the Planned Town Conservation area will be extended to take in the southeast side of Seafield Street and York Place.
The existing large conservation area (the Seatown conservation area) will be split in two to create the Seatown conservation area and the Planned Town conservation area. The Planned Town conservation area will be extended to link with the existing Victoria Street conservation area.
In Findochty, Castle Street, Seafield Street, Mid Street, and Burnside Street will be removed from the conservation area. This section will be detached from the rest of the conservation area by Strathlene Road.
Chair of Moray Council’s Planning and Regulatory Services Committee, Cllr David Gordon, said: “There’s a legislative requirement to review Conservation Area boundaries periodically to ensure characteristics of an area, including their architectural and historic interests are protected.
“I would like to thank all the residents who got involved and shared their views through the consultation, your feedback helps to ensure conservation areas are being properly safeguarded and considered.”
The Conservation Area Review documents can be found on the Moray Council website.