Here we take a look at some of the latest standout planning applications considered by Moray Council.
A historic house at Craigellachie will receive a new look harking back to its heyday.
Arndilly House once had a glasshouse sitting proudly on a raised rotunda to the side of the building.
Today there is only open space on the rotunda. But now Michael Burns has been granted planning permission for an open steel framed pavilion.
The house was built in 1770 on the site of an old church for the Grant family.
A glasshouse once sat on the rotunda
Later, in 1850, a re-modelling of the three-storey home in the Scots Baronial style began.
The circular terrace with its glasshouse was added. It could be accessed directly from the first floor drawing room or a curved staircase along the outside wall.
Early photographs show Arndilly with an elegant, domed glasshouse on the rotunda.
It was later demolished in 1907-08. Photos from 1937 show the property without the glasshouse.
Current architect Neil Mcallister writes in his design statement: “Ardnilly House is significant as an example of a Baronial remodelling of an 18th century country house as the house was expanded and modernised to meet the requirements and fashions of the age.
The developing technology of the time
“Part of this was the construction of the unusual raised platform and domed glasshouse, utilising the developing glasshouse technology of the time, as seen in the grand structures in many public parks and private gardens.
“The subsequent loss of the glasshouse has left the composition looking incomplete.
“The house was listed in 1972 and upgraded to Category A in 1988.”
With a copper roof, the new dome will be a lightweight structure. New stone paving will be laid over the existing asphalt, which is worn. Climbing plants will grow up the structure.
Dog grooming in Elgin
In Elgin, office space is to be converted into a dog grooming parlour.
Alison Tewnion has been granted planning consent for the change of use at Moycroft House in Moycroft Industrial Estate.
Planners state that there will be no changes to the outside of the building.
Rooms will be redesigned, with the installation of a washing area. Plumbing and drainage is to be connected to existing facilities.
Power storage at Keith
Meanwhile, Renewable Energy Storage Systems Ltd has been given the go-ahead for a project to store energy on land at Drum Farm, Keith.
The facility includes battery enclosures, power conversion units, transformer substations and grid connection infrastructure. It will be accessed to the west of Drum Farm.
The compound will be enclosed by a 10ft high timber fence which will secure the site and keep the sound in.
It is located to the south east of a substation on Westerton Road, Keith.
Further planning applications can be viewed using Moray Council’s portal.
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