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Consultations herald Forres & Dufftown public realm improvements

November 26 2024

Consultations herald Forres & Dufftown public realm improvements

Moray Council has invited the public to have their say on its improvement plan for Forres and Dufftown.

The local authority has shared its concept designs for Museum Square in Forres and Dufftown's main square, which will be fully funded from external sources.

Improvements will improve the heritage setting of both towns to leverage additional funding to bring vacant and underutilised buildings back into use.

Cllr Marc Macrae commented: “These Town Centre Improvement Plans are key to revitalising communities and strengthening the local area. I hope these plans can help attract investment and bring these projects to life.”

Two public drop-in sessions will be held, one on Wednesday 27 November in the Courtroom Tolbooth, Forres from 2pm - 6pm and the other on Thursday 28 November at Dufftown Library, also between 2pm and 6pm. 

The passage of time has caught up with Dufftown Clock Tower
The passage of time has caught up with Dufftown Clock Tower
Two of the three proposals will end the Clock Tower's days as a traffic island
Two of the three proposals will end the Clock Tower's days as a traffic island

3 Comments

Roddy_
#1 Posted by Roddy_ on 26 Nov 2024 at 22:19 PM
Do we know who the design consultants are UR?
UR
#2 Posted by UR on 27 Nov 2024 at 10:51 AM
Hi Roddy - Matt Benians from MBLA Design has been appointed to progress design options for both squares.
Roddy_
#3 Posted by Roddy_ on 28 Nov 2024 at 21:18 PM
Thanks UR - I thought the images looked thoughtful. Figures that it'd be someone like MBLA.
I like images 2 and 3 - but add in some of the sinewy curves of 1.

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