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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates8,414Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,265 approved or refused records
366Refused applications
6,899 approved · 366 refused · 640 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/01062/APP
Demolish steading erect new estate shed and commercial workshops at
Ardoch Dunphail Forres Moray IV36 2QQ
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01063/APP
Extension to dwellinghouse at
Burnside Cottage Linkwood Road Elgin Moray IV30 8RD
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01064/APP
Retrospective consent to site and operate a mobile sauna for 4 days a week on
Dunes 100 Metres East Of Last Beach Hut Hopeman East Beach Moray
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01068/APP
Erect a domestic garage at
Duthil Cottage Back Street Cummingston Elgin Moray IV30 5XY
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01069/APP
Erect detached ancillary annexe for domestic use only at
Glendale Roseisle Elgin Moray IV30 5YD
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01076/APP
Proposed new water abstraction for Miltonduff Distillery including abstraction in River Lossie together with control building underground pipeline and associated infrastructure on
Land To The East Of Miltonduff Distillery To The River Lossie Miltonduff Moray
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01077/APP
Revised house and workshop position approved under ref 23/02174/APP revised east boundary and alteration of site levels on
Site 400M South Of Westpark Clochan Moray
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Unknown25/01078/APP
Demolish estate larder and erect a single storey steel portal framed replacement larder with general purpose area at
Kylnadrochit Lodge Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9HJ
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01080/APP
Extend planning consent 24/01398/APP for temporary carbon capture facility for 5 years erect acoustic fence form hardstanding and site associated infrastructure at
Tigh Manas Upper Hempriggs Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 2UB
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01086/APP
Vary condition 8 attached to 23/00983/APP to allow removal of trees T004 and T005 adjacent to plot 54 on safety grounds at
Phase 2 Inchbroom Inchbroom Road Lossiemouth Moray
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01087/LBC
Internal alterations to church to form dwelling house at
Speymouth Parish Church Fochabers Moray IV32 7LE
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01088/APP
Proposed extension to existing dwellinghouse and new barn providing accommodation ancillary to the house at
Chapeltonmoss Forres Moray IV36 2RH
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01091/APP
Attic conversion at
43 Macduff Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6EP
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01092/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Balranaich Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9HP
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Unknown25/01093/LBC
Replacement roof fit new lead to dormer sides and fit new ridge clean and restore downpipes at
Rockhouse Hotel Clifton Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6DP
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01098/APP
Remove existing slate roofing and replace with metal sheeting at
Glenrothes Distillery Burnside Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AA
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01099/APP
Installation of 3no uPVC flood door and 5no smart airbricks at
Bank Lane House Bank Lane Forres Moray IV36 1NU
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01100/APP
Installation of 2no replacement uPVC flood door and 7no Smart Airbricks at
Frasers Cottage Bank Lane Forres Moray IV36 1NU
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01101/APP
Installation of 1no Smart Airbrick at
Fern Villa Tolbooth Street Forres Moray IV36 1PH
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01102/APP
Installation of 8no Smart Airbricks at
Ferndale Tolbooth Street Forres Moray IV36 1PH
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01103/APP
Installation of 3no Smart Airbricks at
1A Fern Villa Tolbooth Street Forres Moray IV36 1PH
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01104/APP
Retrospective consent to erect a summer house at
1 Newfield Terrace Elgin Moray IV30 4DF
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01107/APP
Change of use of domestic glamping pod to self-catering holiday home at
Dunbalen Aberlour Moray AB38 9NL
Received 5 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01109/APP
Conversion of garage into living accommodation at
Beach Cottage Beach Road Kingston Fochabers Moray IV32 7NP
Received 5 Sept 2025
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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