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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 dates8,429Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,279 approved or refused records
366Refused applications
6,913 approved · 366 refused · 641 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/01160/APP
Renew planning consent ref 22/00042/APP for renovating existing store to form 3 storey dwellinghouse at
Store 1 Burghead Harbour Church Street Burghead Moray
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01161/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
30 Union Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6BD
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01168/APP
Erect sunroom extension and form 2no new windows at
15 Greenlaw Lane Buckie Moray AB56 1GA
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01169/CLE
Site an ancillary caravan within the residential curtilage of
Willow Cottage Cothall Forres Moray IV36 2RA
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01170/LBC
Proposed alterations to cottage at
131 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SN
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01172/APP
Extend caravan park to accommodate 57 static holiday caravan pitches (with decking) including construction of internal roads landscaping and drainage infrastructure at
Riverview Country Park Mundole Court Mundole Moray
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01177/APP
Create approximately 172.00m long by 2.00m wide footpath on
Land South Of Auchgorum Dufftown Moray
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01178/APP
Replace existing derelict farm steading with new dwellinghouse at
Burns Croft Newmill Keith Moray
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01179/APP
Replace existing house with new dwellinghouse at
Burns Croft Newmill Keith Moray
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Unknown25/01181/SCN
Flood mitigation and regeneration project providing essential infrastructure, including flood storage, dry SuDS ponds, rain gardens, accessible paths, access road, lowered car park, and areas set aside for future development and nature restoration and biodiversity enhancement.
Land Adjacent To No 1 Linkwood Road Elgin Moray
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01182/APP
Extend hall to provide 2nd hall office and storage at
Scout Hall Bank Lane Forres Moray IV36 1NU
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01192/APP
Revise house design approved under 22/01026/APP to erect dwellinghouse detached garage and associated works including location of temporary static caravan until house occupation on
Plot 3 Fairway Heights Kinloss Forres Moray
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Unknown25/01193/APP
Demolish existing house and garage and erect replacement dwellinghouse at
Scotsburn Cottage Elgin Moray IV30 8QT
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01194/APP
Erection of free range poultry shed (egg production) and feed silos at
Wester Coltfield Farm Alves Forres Moray IV36 2UB
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01199/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
24 Merson Street Buckie Moray AB56 1RR
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01201/APP
Proposed revision of house design approved under ref 23/01119/APP and site static caravan for duration of build on
Land Near New Alves Farm Mosstowie Elgin Moray
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01202/APP
Change of use of garage to short term let accommodation at
Sunnybank John Street Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SW
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01203/APP
Erect a new three-storey building comprising of 1120 pupil secondary school and additional support needs teaching facilities and community facilities with associated hard and soft landscaping external sport provision and car parking and bus drop-off to replace existing academy on
Site Of Forres Academy/Applegrove/Roysvale Forres Moray
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01204/APP
Convert retail mobility shop into a hot food take-away at
59 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EE
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01205/APP
Partial loft conversion at
3 The Old Steading Mid Buthill Roseisle Elgin Moray IV30 5YQ
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01206/LBC
Retrospective consent for re-roofing using new natural slates at
West Tower Cullen House Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4XW
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01207/APP
Retrospective consent for re-roofing using new natural slates at
West Tower Cullen House Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4XW
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01208/APP
Install solar PV to roof of clubhouse with the addition of battery storage attached to the existing building at
Tomintoul And Glenlivet Outdoor Bowling Club Lecht Drive Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9EH
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01213/APP
Change of use from restaurant to licensed bar/venue and internal alterations at
156 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BD
Received 24 Sept 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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