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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 dates7,959Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,858 approved or refused records
338Refused applications
6,520 approved · 338 refused · 605 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Oct 2016 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided23/00486/APP
Revised house type and detached garage approved under ref 21/01505/APP on
Site At Copperfield Whiteinch Kinloss Moray
Received 23 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00488/APP
Erect double garage and first floor storage at
Site 200M South West Of Bardonside Birnie Elgin Moray
Received 23 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00489/APP
Revise house design approved under ref 21/01364/APP on
Site 600M South-East Of Wester Millbuies Cottage Longmorn Moray
Received 23 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00490/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Site Adjacent To Elchies Forest Archiestown Aberlour Moray
Received 23 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00494/APP
Erect 39 affordable homes at
R2 Speyview Aberlour Moray
Received 24 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00495/APP
Restoration and part demolition of redundant agricultural building to form mixed-use commercial and educational building at
Building D Former Cart Shed Blairs Forres Moray IV36 2SH
Received 24 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00496/APP
Revise house design by adding additional residential accommodation to loft space on planning consent ref: 22/01798/APP to erect house and garage
Site 400M East Of Westpark Clochan Moray
Received 24 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00497/APP
Restoration part demolition and extension of dwelling house to form mixed use commercial and educational building at
Pond Cottage Altyre Forres Moray IV36 2SH
Received 24 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00498/APP
Utility room extension at
28 Drainie Way Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SZ
Received 24 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00505/APP
Down take and rebuild 3no chimney stacks on a like for like basis minor patch replacements of missing slates to roof pitches with like for like and the reseating of skews where required
Clear Pharmacy 99 High Street Forres Moray IV36 1AA
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00506/APP
Erect domestic garage at
Chalybeate Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6YA
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00507/LBC
Down take and rebuild 3no chimney stacks on a like for like basis minor patch replacements of missing slates to roof pitches with like for like and the reseating of skews where required
Clear Pharmacy 99 High Street Forres Moray IV36 1AA
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00508/LBC
Restoration and part demolition of redundant agriculture building to form mixed use commercial and educational building.
Building D Former Cart Shed Blairs Forres Moray IV36 2SH
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00509/APP
Erect sun lounge at
2 Leggat Road Elgin Moray IV30 6AT
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00510/APP
Site static caravan for use as project/administration office for building projects at
Pluscarden Abbey Pluscarden Elgin Moray IV30 8UA
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00517/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and site temporary accommodation for duration of works on
Site At Lower Knock Wood Grange Keith Moray
Received 28 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00518/APP
Replace existing utility room extension with new utility room extension at
22 Farquhar Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5SN
Received 28 Mar 2023 - Unknown23/00519/S37
New electric line installed above ground with a voltage of 132 kV or more between Rothes III Wind Farm on-site substation, and Blackhillock substation at Keith. Two sections of underground cable (UGC) are anticipated. The first is at the western end of the connection for approximately 500 m as it would leave Rothes III Wind Farm on-site substation. The second section of UGC is on final approach to the connection point at Blackhillock substation in the east (1080m in length) - both permitted development.
Elchies (RothesIII) Wind Farm
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00527/APP
Erect machinery housing at
Johnstons Of Elgin Newmill Road Elgin Moray IV30 4AF
Received 29 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00528/APP
Renew planning consent 18/01546/APP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site A At Gean Corner Forres Moray
Received 29 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00529/APP
Change house type approved under ref 19/00144/APP on
Site B At Gean Corner Forres Moray
Received 29 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00530/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
205 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YS
Received 29 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00531/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-15 imposed on planning consent ref 22/00108/PPP to erect dwellinghouse on
Plot At Clatternbriggs Cranloch Elgin Moray
Received 29 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00540/APP
Proposed alterations and extension to convenience store
35 - 41 High Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AU
Received 30 Mar 2023
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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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