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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 dates8,274Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,140 approved or refused records
354Refused applications
6,786 approved · 354 refused · 629 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/01548/APP
Garage extension with internal alterations
Linksfield Farm Cottage Lesmurdie Road Elgin Moray IV30 5NY
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01553/APP
Demolish derelict cottage and erect replacement dwellinghouse and detached garage with accommodation above at
13 Beaufighter Road Nether Dallachy Fochabers Moray IV32 7QX
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01554/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
29 St Peter's Road Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5QL
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01557/APP
Retrospective consent to alter 21/00866/APP to erect shepherds hut and cabin and erect kitchen and shower room block to serve short term let accomodation at
The Willow Field Marcassie Farm Rafford Forres IV36 2RH
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01560/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse and retrospective consent to erect summer house at
1 Doocot Lane Elgin Moray IV30 6GF
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01561/LBC
Improvements to insulation fabric, replace wall with timber fence and addition of en-suite bathroom at
Seamhor Spey Bay Fochabers Moray IV32 7PJ
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01562/APP
Alterations and change of use from shop to hot food takeaway at
35 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EE
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01572/SCN
Extension to
Elgin High School Edgar Road Elgin Moray IV30 6UD
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01575/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Woodend Orton Fochabers Moray IV32 7QH
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01576/S75
Modify section 75 legal agreement attached to 20/00905/APP to incorporate application 24/00705/APP which revises the layout of part of the originally consented site and increases the number of units by 22 at
R2 Bilbohall Elgin Moray
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01578/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
6 Malin Place Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6TQ
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01585/PPP
Renewal of planning consent 21/00939/PPP for demolition of house and erect replacement house on
Plot 1 Muirton Of Dalvey Dyke Kintessack Forres Moray IV36 2TL
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01589/SCN
Erect poultry shed for the purpose of egg production at
Netherton Farm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RA
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01590/APP
Form proposed new ground floor bedroom
16 East Back Street Elgin Moray IV30 4EQ
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01591/APP
Retrospective change of use from residential flat to short term let premises at
Flat 1 80 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BJ
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01592/APP
Retrospective change of use from residential flat to short term let premises at
Flat 2 80 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BJ
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01593/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Esquibuie Aberlour Moray
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01594/APP
Alterations and change of use from residential property to commercial office space at
Balvenie Gardens Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4BD
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01596/APP
Change of house type at
Plot 42 (formerly Plot 44) Phase 2 Inchbroom Development Inchbroom Road Lossiemouth Moray
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01604/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Wester Gauldwell House Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9QX
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01605/APP
To vary condition 1 of planning consent 18/00409/APP (which restricts opening hours to 12noon - 10pm daily) to allow opening hours of 10am - 11pm daily at
25 Batchen Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BH
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01606/APP
Alterations and change of use at cottages from residential cottages used for storage to commercial offices and archive storage at Glenfiddich Distillery
1 And 2 Balvenie Distillery Cottages Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4BB
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01607/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
4 Hutcheon Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5SQ
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01608/APP
Erect porch at
Ruach 45 Academy Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LR
Received 18 Oct 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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