Burger firm coming to Elgin car park, controversial plans to breathe new life into Millie Bothy and low-cost accommodation in Keith

Time for our weekly planning round-up.

By Sean McAngus

June 4 2023, 5:00 pm

Burger mobile unit coming to Elgin. Image: Clarke Cooper/ Design team

Welcome to our weekly update of planning applications in the Moray Council area.

Proposals to breathe new life into a bothy have been rejected.

Plans have been lodged to turn an office into accommodation in the Keith town centre.

Let’s start with approved plans for a burger firm to set up a mobile unit in the B&Q car park in Elgin.

Learn more about each of these applications below.

APPROVED: Burgers coming to Elgin car park

Sound Burgers will set up a mobile catering unit in the B&Q car park in Elgin.

The unit will sell hot and cold food and drinks to the store’s staff and customers.

B&Q car park in Elgin. Image: Google Maps

This change of use will take place over three car parking spaces in the Springfield retail park on Edgar Road.

The firm was represented by John Johnson.

Opening hours will be from 9am until 5.30pm, seven days a week.

REFUSED: Controversial plans to transform historic fishing bothy into holiday home

Earlier this week, controversial plans to transform a derelict fishing bothy in Roseisle into a holiday home were thrown out for a second time following hundreds of objections.

Proposals to restore the Millie Bothy, which stands in a clearing in Roseisle forest, received a total of 264 objections – and only 37 supporting comments.

Planned development at the Millie Bothy has been refused. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

On Tuesday, members of the Moray Council planning and regulatory services committee unanimously refused the application for a change of use for the building.

The conversion included a kitchen, two bedrooms, a shower room and gallery sitting space with a floor area of 56 square meters.

A report before members said the development would have “adverse effects on the integrity of the area”.

Drawing impression of the transformation that was refused.

SUBMITTED: Keith office to flat

Innes Property Management wants to turn an office into a studio flat in the Keith town centre.

It is proposed for 44 Regent Street.

Colin Thompson Chartered Architect is representing the applicant in the change of use bid.

Keith office which could be transformed into a flat.

Why is this happening?

The office has been used by C.A. Innes Plumbing for a number of decades as their base.

However over the last few years, the business has had to adapt and evolve to suit the current climate.

The business no longer needs the office base and is looking to convert the space to provide much needed low-cost residential accommodation.

The internal layout is straightforward and clean providing access at the rear to a vestibule, leading onto the lounge, kitchen, sleeping area and shower room.