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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 dates8,222Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,094 approved or refused records
354Refused applications
6,740 approved · 354 refused · 624 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00769/APP
Extend existing container stores and change of use of vacant ground to garden ground at
Land At Sandy Creek Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PS
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/00770/APP
Renovation and shopfit install two heritage skylights in extension at rear replacement of single glazed shop front windows with double glazed units and Install air conditioning unit at rear at
128 High Street Forres Moray IV36 1NP
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/00771/APP
Alterations and upgrade of dwellinghouse at
131 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SN
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/00773/APP
Change of use of ice cream shop to include hot food preparation indoor seating for consumption on premises and takeaway service including pedestrian collection point at
17 Cluny Square Buckie Moray AB56 1HA
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/00774/APP
Extend existing distillery to accommodate new plant room and associated works at
Glenburgie Distillery Forres Moray IV36 2QX
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/00775/APP
Proposed erection of maturation warehouse together with visitor car parking erection of new pedestrian footbridge and associated works (variation to planning permission 19/01567/APP) at
Aberlour Distillery Aberlour Moray AB38 9PJ
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/00776/APP
Retrospective consent to change of use from hotel to student accommodation at
Knockomie Hotel Forres Moray IV36 2SG
Received 13 May 2024 - Unknown24/00786/PNOT
Proposed forestry turning point
Rosarie Turning Point Mulben Moray
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided24/00787/APP
Replace timber garage with blockwork garage and workshop
Restwood Arradoul Buckie Moray AB56 5BB
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided24/00794/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
28 Lodge View Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5TS
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/00795/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
13 Woodside Place Fochabers Moray IV32 7HE
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/00796/PPP
Demolish existing cottage and outbuildings and form 2 house plots at
Tigh-na-mara Cummingston Elgin Moray IV30 5XY
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/00799/APP
Erect detached ancillary annexe for domestic use only at
Glendale Roseisle Elgin Moray IV30 5YD
Received 16 May 2024 - Unknown24/00800/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse and replace garage at
Bluebauds Keith Moray AB55 6YX
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/00801/APP
Demolish existing extension erect extension replace 3 No conservation rooflights alter window to form door, remove cement render pick and repoint external walls with replacement lime harl render/lime wash replacement front door paint margins and surface water soakaway
33 Castle Terrace Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SD
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/00802/LBC
Demolish existing extesion and erect new extension replace 3 no conservation rooflights alter window to form door remove cement render pick and repoint external walls with replacement lime harl render and lime wash replacement front door paint margins at
33 Castle Terrace Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SD
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/00805/APP
Amend house types approved under ref 12/00426/APP to demolish existing cottages and erect 2 replacement dwellinghouses at
Burnfield Cottages Elgin Moray
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/00807/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
203 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YS
Received 17 May 2024 - Unknown24/00813/SCN
Installation of heat pump plant water conservation plant germination vessel assocaited tanks and gantries and relocation of storage building at
Boortmalt The Maltings March Road Buckie Moray AB56 4BS
Received 17 May 2024 - Unknown24/00814/APP
Proposed office and storage yard (revised proposals to planning reference 22/00457/APP) at
Land Adjacent To No 31 Grampian Road Elgin Moray
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/00815/APP
Retrospective consent to form a decked area to the front of the public house at
Foggies Bar And Lounge Munro Place Elgin Moray IV30 4LL
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/00823/APP
Retrospective consent to erect freestanding veranda canopy and decking area at
1 Pinefield Parade Elgin Moray IV30 6AG
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/00825/APP
Erect 2no bay window extensions at
1 Doran Drive Buckie Moray AB56 1DF
Received 21 May 2024 - Unknown24/00830/PNOT
Erect general purpose storage shed at
Maryfield Farm Elgin Moray IV30 5PG
Received 22 May 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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