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Moray Council · 16 August 2022
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Planning and Regulatory Services Committee 
Tuesday, 16 August 2022 
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Meeting of the Planning and Regulatory
Services Committee is to be held at Council Chambers, Council Office, High
Street, Elgin, IV30 1BX on Tuesday, 16 August 2022 at 09:30. 
BUSINESS 
1 Sederunt 
2 Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests * 
3 Resolution
Consider, and if so decide, adopt the following resolution:
"That under Section 50A (4) and (5) of the Local Government
(Scotland) Act 1973, as amended, the public and media
representatives be excluded from the meeting for Items 14 and 15 of
business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt
information of the class described in the relevant Paragraphs of Part 1
of Schedule 7A of the Act.”   
4 Minutes 
4a) Minute of Meeting dated 31 May 2022 7 - 12
4b) Minute of Special Meeting dated 28 June 2022 13 - 66
5 Written Questions ** 
Guidance Note 67 - 68

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7 22/01057/PAN
Report by Depute Chief Executive (Economy, Environment and
Finance)  
Erection of Class 5 purposes with ancillary Class 4, the installation of
bio-refinery plant, formation of car parking and associated
infrastructure at North Street, Rothes, Aberlour, Moray  
69 - 74
8 22/00692/PAN
Report by Depute Chief Executive (Economy, Environment and
Finance)  
Phase 3 of residential development, serviced school site and
infrastructure at Elgin South, Elgin, Moray  
75 - 80
9 22/00900/PAN
Report by Depute Chief Executive (Economy, Environment and
Finance)  
New distillery process building, bio-plant, offices, warehousing, access
road and associated infrastructure at Miltonduff Distillery, Miltonduff,
Elgin, Moray, IV30 8TQ  
81 - 86
10 22/00920/PAN
Report by Depute Chief Executive (Economy, Environment and
Finance)  
Proposed primary school with nursery and ASN departments,
associated facilities, new access to facilitate off-street car parking and
drop-off, new external area for outdoor play on land to south of
Myreside Cottage, Covesea Road, Elgin  
87 - 92
11 22/00935/PAN
Report by Depute Chief Executive (Economy, Environment and
Finance)  
Proposed energy management and storage facility (with capacity of up
to 50 MW) comprising battery energy storage system, transformers,
inverters, cables, access track and boundary landscaping on land
south of Westerton Road, Keith  
93 - 98
12 Moray Council Archaeology Service 2021-22
Report by Depute Chief Executive (Economy, Environment and
Finance)  
99 -
116
13 Question Time ***
Consider any oral question on matters delegated to the Committee in
terms of the Council's Scheme of Administration.

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14 Erection of Fence Contrary to Approved Plan at
Residential Property in Elgin
• Information, which if disclosed to the public, would reveal that the
Authority proposes, for the purposes of consultation, make an
order or direction under any enactment which might allow an
individual or organisation to defeat the purpose of the notice or
order; 
15 Breach of Planning Control - Breach of Planning
Conditions at Newmill, Keith
• Information, which if disclosed to the public, would reveal that the
Authority proposes, for the purposes of consultation, make an
order or direction under any enactment which might allow an
individual or organisation to defeat the purpose of the notice or
order; 
Summary of Planning and Regulatory Services
Committee functions:
Town and Country Planning; Building Standards; Environmental
Health; Trading Standards; Weights & Measures, Tree Preservation
Orders, and Contaminated Land issues.     
Any person wishing to attend the meeting should contact customer services
on 01343 563217 prior to the meeting as the number of attendees is restricted
due to the recent Covid pandemic 
You can however watch the webcast of the meeting by going to :
http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_43661.html

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GUIDANCE NOTES 
* Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests - The Chair of the
meeting shall seek declarations from any individual or political group at the
beginning of a meeting whether any prior decision has been reached on how
the individual or members of the group will vote on any item(s) of business on
the Agenda, and if so on which item(s).  A prior decision shall be one that the
individual or the group deems to be mandatory on the individual or the group
members such that the individual or the group members will be subject to
sanctions should they not vote in accordance with the prior decision.  Any such
prior decisions will be recorded in the Minute of the meeting. 
** Written Questions - Any Member can put one written question about any
relevant and competent business within the specified remits not already on the
agenda, to the Chair provided it is received by the Proper Officer or Committee
Services by 12 noon two working days prior to the day of the meeting.  A copy
of any written answer provided by the Chair will be tabled at the start of the
relevant section of the meeting.  The Member who has put the question may,
after the answer has been given, ask one supplementary question directly
related to the subject matter, but no discussion will be allowed. 
No supplementary question can be put or answered more than 10 minutes after
the Council has started on the relevant item of business, except with the
consent of the Chair. If a Member does not have the opportunity to put a
supplementary question because no time remains, then he or she can submit it
in writing to the Proper Officer who will arrange for a written answer to be
provided within 7 working days. 
*** Question Time - At each ordinary meeting of the Committee ten minutes will be
allowed for Members questions when any Member of the Committee can put a
question to the Chair on any business within the remit of that Section of the
Committee.  The Member who has put the question may, after the answer has
been given, ask one supplementary question directly related to the subject
matter, but no discussion will be allowed. 
No supplementary question can be put or answered more than ten minutes
after the Committee has started on the relevant item of business, except with
the consent of the Chair.  If a Member does not have the opportunity to put a
supplementary question because no time remains, then he/she can submit it in
writing to the proper officer who will arrange for a written answer to be provided
within seven working days.

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THE MORAY COUNCIL 
Planning and Regulatory Services Committee 
SEDERUNT 
Councillor David Gordon  (Chair)
Councillor Marc Macrae  (Depute Chair)  
Councillor Neil Cameron  (Member)
Councillor John Cowe  (Member)
Councillor John Divers  (Member)
Councillor Amber Dunbar  (Member)
Councillor Donald Gatt  (Member)
Councillor Sandy Keith  (Member)
Councillor Scott Lawrence  (Member)
Councillor Graham Leadbitter  (Member)
Councillor Paul McBain  (Member)
Councillor Sonya Warren  (Member)  
Clerk Name: Lissa Rowan
Clerk Telephone: 07765 741754
Clerk Email: committee.services@moray.gov.uk