Moffat is a small town of approximately 2,500 residents located in the district of Annandale within the Scottish Borders, roughly twenty-one miles north of Dumfries. The town’s development primarily took place during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries as a spa resort. During this period, Moffat experienced significant redevelopment, with a number of hotels and inns constructed in the town centre to accommodate a growing influx of visitors.

The Moffat Conservation Area encompasses the town centre and extends northeast to include parkland along the Annan Water. To the west, it covers predominantly nineteenth-century residential areas. GRAS was first appointed by the Moffat Community Council in late 2018 to prepare a Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan. This document provided the basis for an application to the Scottish Government’s Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS), which successfully secured funding for the area.

Following this, GRAS received several further commissions, including the development of proposals to refurbish and adapt Archbald Moffat House, a Category B listed building dating from the late eighteenth century. These works aim to support the sustainable use and preservation of this important historic asset within the town’s evolving heritage framework.