More than 400 people of Elgin have spoken about how they want their town to look in the future.
It comes after the Scottish Government selected Elgin for a major design charrette – an intensive round of consultation where residents feed their vision for their hometown straight to designers.
Moray Council hosted the central Elgin charrette on behalf of the Moray Economic Partnership (MEP), and the planning workshops were held in St Giles Church over four days.
Investment in the town centre, redefining Cooper Park, re-imagining Lossie Green, and connecting the main areas around the town centre were the most popular ideas.
A healthier Elgin was listed as a priority too, with calls for greater community sports facilities and a more walking and cycling-friendly centre.
Better management of parking was also raised as an issue with a wish to see vacant and underused properties, such as St Giles, the town hall and Grant Lodge, brought back to life.
A team of urban designers and architects, economic regeneration specialists and transport planners led the process, which gives the public a stake in the regeneration masterplan for central Elgin.
More than 400 local residents, business and students were involved, working “hands on” with the design team to prepare a vision, development framework and action plan.
Plans and drawings formulated after the charrette were showcased in final presentations on Thursday.
Councillor John Cowe, chairman of the Moray Economic Partnership said: ‘The vision, development framework and action plan that has emerged from the charrette will help establish the priorities for regeneration investment and the character and form of development in Central Elgin over the next ten years.
“The impressive community wide involvement during the process will help to ensure the future support of local residents, businesses and other key stakeholders as proposals progress.’
A final report will be presented to Moray Council/Moray Economic Partnership in May.”