New Elgin neighbourhood receives planning consent as Barratt secures land to create first phase

The first planning application for over 500 homes in the new masterplanned neighbourhood of Findrassie has received consent from Moray Council, enabling the sale of its first phase to Barratt Homes to complete this week.Work will commence on site later this year, with the first houses due to be released for sale in 2020.With an emphasis on high quality landscaping and design, Findrassie will ultimately provide 1500 new homes, 12 hectares of commercial land, a new primary school and community facilities creating an exciting new neighbourhood to the north of Elgin. The plan has already been acknowledged with a Scottish Award for Quality in Planning as well as a shortlisting for an RTPI Award for Planning Excellence. The development, which will ultimately include 375 affordable homes, represents an investment of over £10 million by Pitgaveny Farms in Elgin towards site masterplanning, extensive community engagement, a site for the new Findrassie Primary school and funding for the school itself, as well as greenspaces, a new sports pitch and changing facilities.Barratt will deliver the first phase of much needed affordable and private homes, new drainage infrastructure and road improvements. The design provides for safe routes to school and connections to the Elgin cycle routes.