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New offices at Tamdhu Distillery, more Dufftown caber storage and floodlights for Gordonstoun tennis courts

By Sean McAngus

August 21 2022, 5:00 pm

Plans have been submitted to demolish existing building and build new office building at Tamdhu Distillery.

Welcome to our regular look at the latest planning applications passing before Moray Council.

The region’s planners have approved plans to build an extension to a Highland Games storage facility at Mortlach.

Elsewhere, there are plans to demolish the existing building and build new offices at Tamdhu Distillery.

And there are plans afoot for a sawmill site at Mosstodloch.

Read on for more details.

APPROVED: Dufftown games storage

An extension will be built for a storage facility at the Mortlach School playing fields.

John Wink Design represented the Dufftown Highland Games in the application for the extension.

The facility is used to store equipment for the popular annual event – and they need more space.

Dufftown Highland Games. Picture by Jason Hedges

The Dufftown Highland Games have been held on the last Saturday in July since 1892.

There is a full programme of light and heavy events, massed pipe bands, Highland dancing and hill races.

What a fantastic day we had at Dufftown Highland Games, the sun was shining and the atmosphere was fantastic! Here’s a video clip of the massed pipeband’s being led by our Chieftain Alex Grant and his clan making their way to the Games Park!

Posted by Dufftown Highland Games on Monday, 1 August 2022

APPROVED: Elgin home gets done up

A semi-detached Elgin home will be refurbished.

Plans for 1 Upper Bogside Cottages include a snug room, master bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, laundry room and a bigger living room.

Meanwhile, a semi-detached garden office will be erected.

C M Design represented Miss Elizabeth Brooks in the application.

SUBMITTED: New flood lights for Gordonstoun tennis courts

An application has been submitted to install new floodlighting at tennis courts.

The plans are for courts at Gordonstoun School.

CM Design represented the school in the application.

SUBMITTED: Redevelopment of sawmill site

An application has been submitted for the expansion and re-development of the existing sawmill at Mosstodloch.

Ryan Carson is representing James Jones & Sons Limited in the application.

The proposals include the creation of a new log storage yard along with log processing machinery.

As well as a new sawmill, there are plans for more work, including an office and car park.

This expansion and re-development will provide a bigger area for log sorting and storage.

The proposed development would be located on land to the north of the existing James
Jones & Sons sawmill site.

SUBMITTED: New office at Tamdhu

Plans to demolish the existing office building to make way for new offices at Tamdhu Distillery has been submitted.

Tamdhu distillery is a single malt Scotch Speyside whisky distillery, located in the village of Knockando.

The distillery has been operating for 125 years.

Ken Mathieson Architectural Design Limited is representing Ian MacLeod Distillers Limited in the planning application.

Drawing impression of proposed new offices.

Have a look at the layout:

Proposed ground floor for a new office building at Tamdhu Distillery.

Further planning applications can be viewed using Moray Council’s portal.

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