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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 dates8,491Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,337 approved or refused records
372Refused applications
6,965 approved · 372 refused · 644 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/01596/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
1 Pinewood Road Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5XN
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01597/APP
Alterations and change of use of part of steading to dwellinghouse install air source heat pumps and new sewage treatment plant at
Ardoch Mill Deskford Buckie Moray AB56 5XX
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01603/APP
Erect dwellinghouse with integral garage on
Land Adjacent To Woodburn Knock Moray
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01604/APP
Erect a detached garage
Site Adjacent To The Cottage, Greens Of Coxton Elgin Moray
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01605/LBC
Carry out emergency works to remove plasterwork to assess the condition of the substrate below at
Elgin Museum 1 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EQ
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01606/APP
Install solar PV panels to part of roof together with storage batteries within the building at
Garmouth Village Hall Spey Street Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7NJ
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01612/LBC
Rectification of masonry repairs and associated works at
58 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JZ
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01613/LBC
Erect temporary partition walls at
13 Harrow Inn Close Elgin Moray IV30 1BP
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01614/APP
Change of use of amenity land to private garden ground at
26 Findlater Drive Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4RW
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01617/APP
Retrospective application to erect single storey extension to rear of property at
Plot 5 Lochy Park View Longmorn Moray
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01618/APP
Demolish outbuilding and erect detached annexe for ancillary accommodation at
Ashdele Upper Dallachy Fochabers Moray IV32 7PW
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01619/APP
Proposed infill extension to front elevation at
49 Councillors Walk Forres Moray IV36 1HA
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01620/APP
Retrospective application to erect garage extension and erect new boundary wall at
74 Main Street Newmill Keith Moray AB55 6TS
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01621/APP
Amend kitchen roof design approved under ref 24/01869/APP to flat roof construction with minor alterations to window fenestrations at
Troves View Hallowood Road Elgin Moray IV30 8NP
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01622/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-2, 4-7, 8 B), 9 A) I), II), III) (part), 9) B) ii) (part), 9) C) ii), 10-11, 12 (part), 25 (part), 26-27, 31 A) I), 38-43, 44 (part), 46-51, 54 & 65 on planning consent 17/00834/PPP and in relation to S42 application reference 19/01085/APP for a proposed park and advanced planting, including land profiling to create formal landscape features, allotments active travel links play equipment pump-track fencing/walling SuDS and planting
Elgin R11 Findrassie/Myreside Site And I8 Newfield Findrassie Elgin Moray
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01627/APP
Erection of new dwelling on
Plot 4 Glen Elgin Road Longmorn Moray
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01628/APP
Construct an off-grid dwelling including a wind turbine toolshed bin/bike store shepherds hut and landscaping for food growing and wildlife areas at
620 North Whins The Park Findhorn Moray
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01629/APP
Alter and extend dwelling house at
171 Mid Street Keith Moray AB55 5BL
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01630/LBC
Listed Building Consent for general repairs to existing stonework, windows, rainwater goods, roofing and replace copper valley gutter and rooflights at
Alves Primary School 2 Main Road Alves Elgin Moray IV30 8UR
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01632/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
The Falls Bridgend Of Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9BT
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01634/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse and renovation/conversion of steading for ancillary residential use at
Stripeside Of Edingight Grange Keith Moray AB55 6NB
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01635/APP
Remove barriers and wall to improve access at
Grant Park Entrance St Leonrds Road Forres Moray
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01637/ADV
Erect replacement signage at
Tesco Stores Ltd Nairn Road Forres Moray IV36 2EY
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01640/APP
Erect boat builders workshop and adjoining industrial unit and demolition of existing industrial unit on completion of the works on
Land To West Of South March Road Bogmoor Fochabers
Received 12 Dec 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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