The employment zone extending to approximately 12 Hectares (30 Acres) has been designated to be developed for business uses falling within Use Class 4 (Business). The employment zone will benefit from direct access from Lossiemouth Road, scenic boulevard tree planting, a network of foot and cycle paths, parking and service yards. Buildings will be to a maximum of 2- storeys in height and will be constructed to modern/contemporary design and materials. Buildings will have frontage to the road and parking and service yards to the rear. Development of offices, research and development facilities and light industrial uses such as workshops, warehouses and business units falling under Class 4 use will be supported
Location
Elgin is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray located approximately 65 miles north-west of Aberdeen and 40 miles north-east of Inverness via the A96 trunk road. Elgin benefits from good road, rail and bus services. Inverness Airport is approximately 30 miles to the south west.
The subject site comprises approximately 12 Hectares (30 Acres) of employment land forming part of a larger Masterplan mixed use development located at Findrassie approximately 1 mile to the north of Elgin town centre. The area zoned as employment land is located to the east of Lossiemouth Road on the eastern edge of the new neighbourhood scheme.
Accommodation
FINDRASSIE MASTERPLAN
Findrassie is a major land release allocated in the Moray Local Development Plan (MLDP) 2015 for housing and employment uses as sites R11 Findrassie/Myreside and I8 Newfield. The Masterplan covers a total area of approx. 112 Hectares which will comprise 100 Hectares of housing land and 12 Hectares of employment land. The Masterplan area will extend from Lossiemouth Road (A941) in the east to Duffus Road (B9012) in the west and will be bounded by Frindrassie Woods and agricultural land to the north. It is projected that construction of the development will commence within the next 12 months and will be phased over a 20-25 year timeframe creating a new neighbourhood for Elgin north.
EMPLOYMENT LAND
The employment zone extending to approximately 12 Hectares (30 Acres) has been designated to be developed for business uses falling within Use Class 4 (Business). The employment zone will benefit from direct access from Lossiemouth Road, scenic boulevard tree planting, a network of foot and cycle paths, parking and service yards. Buildings will be to a maximum of 2- storeys in height and will be constructed to modern/contemporary design and materials. Buildings will have frontage to the road and parking and service yards to the rear. Development of offices, research and development facilities and light industrial uses such as workshops, warehouses and business units falling under Class 4 use will be supported.
Terms
THE OPPORTUNITY
Expressions of interest are sought from potential owner and occupier requirements for the new business units on the employment land. The employment zone will provide opportunities for people to live and work within the new neighbourhood. For further details please contact the marketing agents.
PLANNING INFORMATION
The finalised Findrassie Masterplan was approved as Supplementary Guidance to the MLDP by the Planning & Regulatory Services Committee on 1 December 2015. The site I8 Newfield extending to some 12 Hectares (30 Acres) of land is considered suitable for Class 4 (Business) Uses in terms of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order (Scotland) 1997.
Specification
• MIXED USE EMPLOYMENT LAND
• PART OF LARGER MASTERPLAN MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT
• EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST SOUGHT FROM POTENTIAL TENANTS/PURCHASERS
• OFFICES/BUSINESS UNITS
• LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES – WORKSHOPS/WAREHOUSES
• EASY CONNECTION TO MAIN A96 TRUNK ROAD