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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 dates8,333Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,196 approved or refused records
362Refused applications
6,834 approved · 362 refused · 632 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown25/00256/S36
Consultation request for the erection of 26 wind turbines with ground to blade tip height of 200 metres and associated infrastructure, including a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at
Clune Wind Farm Tomatin Highland Council Area
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00261/APP
Construction of new storage space to store vehicles used at the distillery such as tractors forklifts and trailers, the proposal also includes proposed landscaping for the surrounding area at
Benromach Distillery Invererne Road Forres Moray IV36 3EB
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Unknown25/00262/APP
Change of use of amenity land to garden ground and erect new boundary fence at
66 Pinewood Road Mosstodloch Fochabers Moray IV32 7JU
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00263/APP
Proposed erection of new domestic garage at
Lonach Lodge Deveronside Road Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7LT
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00265/APP
Change of use of agricultural land to temporary compound 1 at
Newtack Keith Moray AB55 5PH
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00269/APP
Revise house design and relocate passing place on planning consent ref: 23/00032/AMC to erect dwellinghouse on
Site 120M North-East Of Wester Herricks Keith Moray
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00270/APP
Revise house design and relocate passing place on planning consent ref: 23/00031/AMC to erect dwellinghouse on
Site 130M Southeast Of Wester Herricks Keith Moray
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00271/APP
Revise house design on planning consent ref: 23/00030/AMC to erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Herrockside Keith Moray
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00272/APP
Reinstate basement and external stairs form community space on ground floor and form one bedroom short term let apartment on first second and third floors and general repairs to building at
The Clock Tower The Square Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AD
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00273/LBC
Reinstate basement and external stairs form community space on ground floor and form one bedroom short term let apartment on first second and third floors and general repairs to building at
The Clock Tower The Square Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AD
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00274/APP
Alterations and extension to rear of
4 Pinewood Road Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5XN
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Unknown25/00277/MARLIC
Consultation on marine licence for maintenance activities at
Buckie Lifeboat Station Commercial Road Buckie Moray AB56 1TX
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00279/APP
Residential development of 5 homes and associated road, landscaping, infrastructure and drainage, and temporary caravans for use during construction only at
R6 Dallas Dhu Mannachie Road Forres Moray
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Unknown25/00280/APP
Upgrade existing 20m Lattice Tower to extend by 17.5m and associated works at
Telecommunications Mast Balloch Hill Keith Moray
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00287/APP
Alterations and extension including roof terrace air source heat pump decking replacement windows and doors at
8 Quarry Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6ND
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00288/APP
Formation of footpath/cycleway at
Macallan Brae Craigellachie AB38 9RT
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00291/APP
Install replacement septic tank at
Parkview Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SL
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Unknown25/00292/SCO
Consultation on scoping opinion for Long Term Forest Plan at
Burgie Estate Forres Moray
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00303/APP
Erect 2 detached dwellings on previously approved sites (plots 3 & 4) at
Chapelton Farm St Leonards Road Forres Moray
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00305/APP
Change of use from pottery shop back to previous use as a chip shop takeaway at
The Bunty Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YE
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00312/APP
Install 4no glamping pods and tent pitches for overnight guest use associated decking infrastructure parking secure bicycle storage and recycling/refuse storage at
Knockriach Glenlatterach Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8RR
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00326/APP
Retrospective application for static caravan for storage to be sited at
The Old Monastery Drybridge Buckie Moray AB56 5JB
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00327/APP
Erect detached single garage and replace existing boundary fence with boundary wall at
Station House 5 Station Road Buckie Moray AB56 1SX
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00330/APP
Siting of a movable shepherd hut in rear garden at
Stynie House Fochabers Moray IV32 7LE
Received 19 Mar 2025
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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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