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Moray
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Moray. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates8,192Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,066 approved or refused records
351Refused applications
6,715 approved · 351 refused · 622 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Apr 2016 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Climate Change & BiodiversityContact planning Contact DetailsLocal plan Moray Local Development Plan 2020Conservation areas Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas & Archaeology
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries03001234561Council source
- Planning enquiriesdevelopment.control@moray.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas18 mapped area records
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- Unknown24/00491/APP
Install 3no glamping pods for overnight guest use associated decking footpaths permeable track parking & turning area reception unit secure bicycle storage recycling/refuse storage and ground-mounted solar panels and landscaping at
Land Adjacent To Hillside House Rothes Moray
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00492/APP
S42 application to vary conditions 2 4 5 and 10 of planning permission 23/01156/APP associated with the re-configuration of the foul pumping stations
Kinloss Barracks Burghead Road Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3UH
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decided23/00203/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse remove oil tank and new air source heat pump at
200 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YS
Received 7 Feb 2023 - Decided24/00496/S75
Variation to section 75 agreement against planning permission 19/01080/APP to incorporate application 23/02157/APP
R1 St Andrews Terrace Lhanbryde Moray
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Unknown24/00497/MARLIC
Undertake outfall maintenance and repair a location below the level of Mean High Water Springs at
East Portgordon Moray
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00499/APP
Retrospective consent to form driveway at
2 Craighead Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6XR
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00500/APP
Revise house design and site boundary on planning consent 18/01134/APP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Newton Elgin Moray
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00501/APP
Change of use of former joiners workshop to office and storage facility at
Workshop Fisherton High Street Aberlour Moray AB38 9LB
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00504/APP
Alterations and change of use from shop to hot food restaurant and takeaway at
71 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JZ
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00505/APP
Installation of new concrete base for the erection of a radio mast and access track at
Macallan Distillery Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RX
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Awaiting decision24/00506/APP
Erect 4no dwellings on site of derelict traditional farm steading and other farm buildings
Greenfold Farm Bridge Of Marnoch Huntly Moray AB54 7UE
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00511/APP
Remove existing external access stairs form new gable window and internal alterations to convert 2 flats into single dwelling at
2 Campbell Street Buckie Moray AB56 1TJ
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00512/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Site Adjacent To Jointurelands Cottage Elgin Moray
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00513/APP
Convert self contained extension to short term holiday letting accommodation at
2 Burnside Road Fochabers Moray IV32 7EU
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00514/APP
Renovation and extension of dwellinghouse at
East Lodge Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6XL
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Unknown24/00515/PNOT
Form agricultural track at
Birkenburn Farm Keith Moray AB55 5PD
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00525/APP
Replacement of existing dwellinghouse at
Hauanui 30 Granary Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UJ
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00526/APP
Amend planning consent reference 17/01284/APP to allow for revised house and garage design including home office and two static caravans to form one residence for temporary accommodation during construction at
Site At Coille Bheag Birnie Elgin Moray
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00527/LBC
Proposed alterations including installation of flue to rear at
71 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JZ
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00528/APP
Erect 12no affordable dwellings including a new access road on
Site Adjacent To Rafford Hall Rafford Forres Moray
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00530/APP
Replacement domestic shed at
Middlemoor Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3UA
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00531/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Inver 7 Lemanfield Crescent Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LS
Received 1 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00532/APP
Installation and operation of 1x wind turbine (up to 200m to blade tip) with associated infrastructure for a period of 35 years in association with ref 23/01165/APP (PPA-300-2066) at
Garbet Windfarm Site 5.5km Southeast Of Dufftown Moray
Received 1 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00533/APP
Proposed rear extension at
147 Morriston Road Elgin Moray IV30 4NB
Received 1 Apr 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Moray, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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