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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 dates8,256Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,122 approved or refused records
354Refused applications
6,768 approved · 354 refused · 629 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/02183/APP
Proposed dwellinghouse and garage at
Plot 2 Spey Valley Drive Aberlour Moray
Received 14 Dec 2023 - Decided24/01220/APP
Demolish existing shed and erect new shed for storage of agricultural machinery and domestic workshop at
Muirton Of Dalvey Dyke Kintessack Forres Moray IV36 2TL
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01226/APP
Installation of basement annexe for family use only, window alterations, change in finish of balustrade in house under construction under previous approved application ref 16/00537/APP on
Sites At Lower Blairnaha Birnie Moray
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01230/APP
Alterations and extension to dwelling house
Ghilliebog 18 Burnside Road Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8PA
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01234/S75
Update section 75 agreement against planning permission 19/00260/PPP to incorporate application 23/01408/APP (S42 application) on
Site R4 Damhead Kinloss Forres Moray
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01235/APP
Revised site area and amended house design approved under ref 14/01516/APP and erect large detached domestic garage at
Upper Rochomie Side Drybridge Buckie Moray
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01236/APP
Proposed extension to rear at
6 Alnath Place Buckie Moray AB56 1EA
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01237/APP
Change of use from dwellinghouse to self catering short term let accommodation at
Wester Unthank Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RN
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01252/ADV
Erect a fascia sign at
71 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JZ
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01253/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
53 Fife Street Keith Moray AB55 5EG
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01254/APP
Erect dwellinghouse attached to an existing holiday cottage at
Wagtail Lodge Whiteinch Small Holdings Forres Moray IV36 3TS
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01260/APP
Revise house design and site boundaries including addition of agricultural storage shed on planning consent 22/00442/APP on
Site 200M West Of Torehead Pluscarden Elgin Moray
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01261/APP
Alterations to the 16th hole construct a new green and tee thereby extending the hole and converting it from a par 4 into a par 5 on land adjoining the North West part of
Hopeman Golf Club Lodge Road Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5YA
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01262/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
48 Bishops Court Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6TL
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01263/LBC
Erect a fascia sign at
71 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JZ
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01267/LBC
Install the fibre optic connection at
1 The Leas School Brae Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6EB
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Unknown24/01268/APP
Revise house design approved reference 21/01276/APP to erect a dwellinghouse utilising existing preformed structure on
Site Opposite Kishmul Alves Moray
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01278/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness for confirmation of commencement of works ref 20/01721/APP/ for demolition of existing cottage and erection of new dwellinghouse at
Tigh Na Bruaich Aberlour Moray AB38 9LS
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01279/APP
Erection of hut and associated composting toilet for recreational purposes
Land Within Darnaway Forest 2000 Metres East Of Conicavel Forres Moray
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01280/CLP
Excavation of ground to form lochan on
Land 600M South West Of Berryley Steading Forres Moray
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01286/APP
Re-paint exterior of dwelling and boundary walls at
Stewart Place South Road Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LX
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01291/APP
Alterations and conversion of former distillery managers house to distillery offices at
Speyburn House Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AG
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01292/APP
Erect 2No holiday pods with associated landscaping and alterations to access on
Land To North East Of 20 Great Western Road Buckie Moray
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01293/LBC
Replace damaged urns that are atop the porte-cochere at
Arndilly House Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9QS
Received 19 Aug 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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