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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 dates8,264Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,130 approved or refused records
354Refused applications
6,776 approved · 354 refused · 629 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/01356/APP
Split plot 13 to accommodate 2 bungalows at
Plot 13A And 13B Firthside Development Hopeman Elgin Moray
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01357/APP
Change of use from dwellinghouse to guest house and retrospective consent for use of ground floor workshop/meeting room at
Cullerne House Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YY
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01358/APP
Replacement roof to existing warehouse and erection of solar array at
28 Harbour Head Buckie Moray AB56 1XR
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01360/APP
Change of use from former garage to cafe at
Bauds Garage Buckie Moray AB56 4DY
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01368/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
1 Ben Aigan Way Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AX
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01369/APP
Refurbishment and extension to form a new foyer flexible performance space two new practice rooms and a rehearsal room inclusive of upgrades to the existing facilities at
Town Hall 1 Trinity Place Elgin Moray IV30 1UL
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01371/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse to form garage with habitable space above at
2 The Old Mart Cragganmore Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AB
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01372/LBC
Refurbishment and extension to form a new foyer flexible performance space two new practice rooms and a rehearsal room inclusive of upgrades to the existing facilities at
Town Hall 1 Trinity Place Elgin Moray IV30 1UL
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01373/APP
Install small scale ground mounted solar panel farm at
Shempston House Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RJ
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01374/APP
Replace conservatory extension connecting to existing garage and convert garage to living space at
Tora Darklass Road Dyke Forres Moray IV36 2LP
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01376/APP
Erect maturation warehousing development and ancillary buildings/structure (sprinkler tanks/pump house/shed/charging shed/welfare building) land engineering (cut and fill) bridging of Core Burn and associated engineering and infrastructure works including formation of access and sub-station on
Land To South Of Crisp Maltings Portgordon Buckie Moray
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01379/APP
Vary condition 1 of planning approval ref 21/00910/APP to change the time limit for when this condition is to be discharged to allow sufficient time for the legal process to be concluded at
Site Of Beach Bar Commerce Street Lossiemouth Moray
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01380/LBC
Repairs are required to maintain the structure at
Daltulich Bridge Dunphail Forres Moray
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01388/APP
Alterations and attic conversion at
Morven Hill Fogwatt Elgin Moray IV30 8SL
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01389/APP
Change of use of flat to short term let accommodation at
8 Batchen Lane Elgin Moray IV30 1LY
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01390/APP
Retrospective consent for revision of house type on
Site A Lhanmorgund Fogwatt Elgin
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01398/APP
Part retrospective temporary consent for 3 years for a carbon capture test facility at
Tigh Manas Upper Hempriggs Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 2UB
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01399/APP
Demolish existing steading and rebuild to provide serviced accommodation at
Urlamore Steading Kirkmichael Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9HD
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01400/CLE
Certifite of lawfulness for use of former mill as dwellinghouse at
Urlamore Steading Kirkmichael Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9HD
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01410/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
5 St Aethans Road Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5YR
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01411/APP
Replacement door at
16 Harrow Inn Close Elgin Moray IV30 1BP
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01412/LBC
Replacement door at
16 Harrow Inn Close Elgin Moray IV30 1BP
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01413/APP
Change of use of land to barrel storage area on
Land At Isla Bank Mill Station Road Keith Moray
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01414/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing residential use - the modular bungalow was built in 2011 and has been used as a residential dwelling since at
206 Pineridge Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3TB
Received 9 Sept 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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