National Lottery support helps move Grant Lodge redevelopment forward

Moray Council has been awarded £212,427 to develop detailed proposals for the building. The funding will allow the council and partners to progress designs, carry out specialist surveys, consult with the community, and prepare a full business case for its future.

Once this development phase is complete, the council will submit an application to The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the capital funding required to restore and reopen the building.

Councillor Marc Macrae, Chair of Moray Council’s Economic Development and Infrastructure Services Committee, said: “Securing this support for Grant Lodge marks a significant milestone in our ambition to protect and celebrate Moray’s heritage. Grant Lodge is an iconic building with a remarkable history, and for too long it has stood unused.

“This funding allows us to take an important step toward transforming it into a vibrant gateway to Moray, one that tells our story, supports tourism and creates a space the whole community can be proud of. I’m delighted to see this progress and grateful to The National Lottery Heritage Fund for recognising the potential of this project within the wider Moray Growth Deal.”

Caroline Clark The National Lottery Heritage Fund Director for Scotland said, as part of a wider funding announcement: “To date the Heritage Fund has invested more than £60 million in projects across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray and we are delighted to add to that total with our support for these three projects.

“The Heritage Fund’s investment in the region has benefitted communities, tourism and the wider local economy. Creating opportunities for people of all ages to volunteer, to learn and train, and to get involved in heritage.

“Our investment will not only support new uses for these buildings it will help deliver the care they need to have a bright future as assets for the whole community.”

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The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest funder for the UK’s heritage. Using money raised by National Lottery players we support projects that connect people and communities to heritage. Our vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. From historic buildings, our industrial legacy and the natural environment, to collections, traditions, stories and more. Heritage can be anything from the past that people value and want to pass on to future generations. We believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to the past.