Cafe proposal is lodged for former tackle shop

Welcome to our weekly update of planning applications reviewed by Moray Council. Kintrae Bed and Breakfast owner Jackie Shearer is seeking retrospective consent to operate a guest house.

The Victorian property on 39 East Church Street in Buckie has four bedrooms. There are three en-suite bedrooms and a triple bedroom.

According to documents, she and her husband Mike didn’t realise any planning was required. The discovery was made after preparing an application for the new Scottish Government short-term lease licence.

She explained: “The house was run as a bed and breakfast when we bought it on 19 February in 2016 and we have continued to run it as such, not realising any planning was required. No physical work is needed.

“It has been running as a registered business for seven years and the house has been a guest house since at least 2011.”

The existing porch at a B-listed building near Pluscarden Abbey is to be removed and rebuilt with a like-for-like replacement.

Listed building consent has been approved for the repairs at the Priory Lodge.

The porch has become unstable and inspections over the past five years have led to fears it could collapse.

Gleeson Historic Building Consultants represented the Pluscarden Monastic Community in the application.

Glenfarclas Distillery is to build a treatment shed.

In 1973, the business in Ballindalloch was one of the first distilleries in Scotland to open a dedicated visitor centre.

The firm was represented by Colin Thompson Chartered Architect in the application.

A former tackle shop could be turned into a childfriendly cafe.

The Forres Tackle Shop closed its doors last year after owner Peter Boulton retired.

Now Anna Kanafek wants to breathe new life into the building at 97D High Street.

She wants to create a place where parents can enjoy a cup of tea and cake while their children play in a safe environment.

The proposals include the office space being converted into a small kitchen. The cafe will serve items like soup, cake, hot drinks and sandwiches.

Further planning applications can be viewed using Moray Council’s portal.

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B-listed Priory Lodge is to have a new porch.

Glenfarclas Distillery is building a new shed.