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Moray planning applications
4,322 applications. 97% approved. 88 days to decide.
As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 4,322 planning applications from Moray. 631 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 97% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Moray takes a median of 87 days to decide a planning application. See how that compares.
All applications
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26/01173/APP Awaiting decision
Maryfield Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YY
Renewal planning consent 23/00839/APP to alter dwellinghouse to form attic accommodation at
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26/01166/APP Awaiting decision
Russell Construction Moray Ltd Moycroft Road Elgin Moray IV30 1XZ
Relocate existing oil tank from main building to new masonry oil tank store at
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26/01167/LBC Awaiting decision
94 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BJ
Installation of combined defibrillator and bleed kit cabinet to external wall of Nationwide Building Society branch
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26/01160/APP Awaiting decision
Beechwood Main Street Urquhart Elgin Moray IV30 8LG
Conversion of part of garage to short term let at
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26/01148/APP Granted
34 Typhoon Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6GD
Proposed family room extension
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26/01136/APP Awaiting decision
Broomhill Cottage Broomhill Road Keith Moray AB55 5EX
Alter and extend dwellinghouse and new vehicular access and driveway at
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26/01132/PPP Awaiting decision
Site At Knockbog Grange Keith Moray
Erect dwellinghouse with detached garage/carport on
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26/01131/LBC Awaiting decision
St Giles And St Columbas South Church Office Duff Avenue Elgin Moray IV30 1QS
Replace existing plain glass window on the south elevation with a new stain glass window at
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26/01133/PPP Awaiting decision
Site Adjacent To Westerton Croft Grange Keith Moray
Erect dwellinghouse and detached garage/carport on
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26/01121/PPP Awaiting decision
Plot 1A Foths Wood Birnie Elgin IV30 8ST
Erect new dwelling house at
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26/01114/APP Awaiting decision
2 Tait Avenue Elgin Moray IV30 6AU
Proposed internal alterations and replacement extension at
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26/01113/APP Awaiting decision
3 Blantyre Terrace Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PT
Window alteration to extension consented under planning application ref 25/00095/APP at
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26/01106/APP Awaiting decision
Millbank Chapeltown Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JR
Proposed short term let annexe at
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26/01105/APP Awaiting decision
27 Cuthil Road Keith Moray AB55 5AS
Retrospective application to replace timber garage with steel framed metal clad garage at
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26/01112/S75 Awaiting decision
Paul's Hill Wind Farm Ballindalloch Moray
Section 75 to amend the original agreement to remove the requirement to provide security by way of payments into the reinstatement account and to use a bond or other suitable instrument instead at
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26/01099/APP Awaiting decision
45 Mayne Road Elgin Moray IV30 1PF
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
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26/01091/APP Awaiting decision
Land To The Rear Of Duff Place Elgin Moray
Proposed 2 bedroom bungalow eco-home via off-site construction methods at
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26/01092/APP Awaiting decision
1-3 The Square Cullen AB56 4RR
Change of use from art shop and gallery to wine bar with ancillary shop and gallery at
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26/01086/PNOT Awaiting decision
Greenhead Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8RJ
Erect two cattle courts at
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26/01088/APP Awaiting decision
Land Behind 4A Seafield Street Buckie
Retrospective application to site storage container on
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26/01087/APP Awaiting decision
61 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YF
Erect replacement garden shed oil tank and external combi-boiler at
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26/01085/APP Awaiting decision
Plot At Rashcrook Birnie Elgin IV30 8SW
Erect new dwelling house and double garage at
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26/01083/APP Awaiting decision
Beach View Apartments 10 Clifton Road Lossiemouth Moray
Change apartments 1 to 6 to short term lets replace lounge windows with patio doors with Juliet balconies to upper level apartments and form communal balcony area above front entrance at
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26/01079/PPP Awaiting decision
Land To Rear Of Rowan Bank Cummingston Elgin Moray
Proposed dwellinghouse on
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26/01072/LBC Awaiting decision
52 Seafield Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SW
Installation of secondary glazing to windows at
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26/01071/APP Awaiting decision
Church Of Scotland Hall Church Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PW
Fit solar panels to roof including battery storage at
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26/01077/APP Awaiting decision
8 Redcraig Mundole Forres Moray IV36 2JR
Vary condition 1 of 23/01194/APP to extend permission for a further 12 months to erect a 1.5m wooden fence in place of hedge at
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26/01063/APP Awaiting decision
10 Drumduan Road Forres Moray IV36 1BS
Demolish fire damaged building and construct replacement dwellinghouse at
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26/01064/APP Awaiting decision
9 North Guildry Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JR
Change of use from office to dance and performing arts college at
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26/01062/APP Awaiting decision
23A Seafield Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SU
Change of use from residential to short term let at
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26/01061/APP Awaiting decision
Arndilly House Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9QS
Erect 108 solar PV panels at
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26/01057/PNOTPT Granted
Moss Of Bourach Aberlour Moray
Peat restoration works at
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26/01054/APP Awaiting decision
Site B Wester Burthill Farm Roseisle Elgin Moray
Revise house design approved under ref 16/00081/APP on
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26/01056/APP Awaiting decision
Plot 4 Wester Buthill Farm Roseisle Elgin Moray
Revise house design approved under 07/00666/FUL on
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26/01055/APP Awaiting decision
Site A Wester Buthill Farm Roseisle Elgin Moray
Revise house design approved under ref 08/00397FUL and 13/00238/APP on
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26/01053/APP Awaiting decision
Yard Shore Street Lossiemouth Moray
Proposed commercial workshops at
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26/01057/PAPPT Granted
Moss Of Bourach Aberlour Moray
Peat restoration works at
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26/01047/APP Awaiting decision
An Damh Anns An Linne Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AB
Extend dwellinghouse at
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26/01038/APP Awaiting decision
Glebe Community Garden Keith AB55 5DP
Erect a polycrub a polytunnel and a compost toilet at
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26/01045/PNOTPT Awaiting decision
Haugh Of Glass Edinglassie Glass Moray
Peatland restoration at
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26/01040/APP Awaiting decision
Clunehill Deskford Buckie Moray AB56 5XS
Section 42 application to vary condition 1 of planning permission 22/01311/APP and extend time limit for a further three years at
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26/01050/MARLIC Awaiting decision
Inner Moray Firth
Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion for Moray FLOW-Park
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26/01034/APP Awaiting decision
Diviebrae Dunphail Forres Moray IV36 2QQ
Erect replacement dwellinghouse and detached garage at
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26/01033/APP Granted
6 Gordon Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4NQ
Change of use of dwellinghouse to short-term let accommodation at
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26/01032/PPP Awaiting decision
Maryhill Farm Drybridge Buckie Moray AB56 5JB
Erect dwellinghouse and garage at
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26/01026/APP Awaiting decision
Seaglass Cottage 14 Kinneddar Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PW
Erect replacement extension at
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26/01025/APP Awaiting decision
Duncryne Sheriffbrae Forres Moray IV36 1DP
Alterations and refurbishment to include new decking area at
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26/01018/ADV Awaiting decision
Unit 7 Coulardbank Industrial Estate Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6NG
Erect a fascia sign at
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26/01017/APP Awaiting decision
Madrigal Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8SW
Extend planning permission 24/00526/APP to site two temporary static caravans for further 12 months at
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26/01013/APP Awaiting decision
45 Regent Street Keith Moray AB55 5DY
Proposed alterations to shop front at
Recent decisions
Data to September 2026
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26/01057/PNOTPT Granted
Moss Of Bourach Aberlour Moray
Peat restoration works at
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26/01057/PAPPT Granted
Moss Of Bourach Aberlour Moray
Peat restoration works at
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26/00723/APP Granted
6 Cuttlebrae Cottages Clochan Buckie Moray AB56 5HS
Demolish existing extension erect new extension and alterations to dwellinghouse at
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26/00659/APP Granted
The Lairds Apartment Brodie Castle Brodie Forres Moray IV36 2TE
Change of use from short term let to apartment/rooms to be used as part of castle tour
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26/00955/PNOT Granted
Site Adjacent To Brae Conval Dufftown Moray
Erect general purpose agricultural building on
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26/00925/APP Granted
214 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SJ
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
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26/00926/LBC Granted
214 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SJ
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
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25/01172/APP Granted
Riverview Country Park Mundole Court Mundole Moray
Extend caravan park to accommodate 57 static holiday caravan pitches (with decking) including construction of internal roads landscaping and drainage infrastructure at
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26/00260/APP Granted
Glen Keith Distillery Station Road Keith Moray AB55 5BU
Proposed extension to form chiller room at
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26/01003/APP Granted
Brae Cottage Glenlatterach Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8RR
Replace conservatory roof at
The full record
Decisions between 2019 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 4,055 decisions from Moray between 2019 and 2026, part of 4,322 applications on record. Over that period 96% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 3,483 granted against 155 refused. The busiest single year was 2021, with 765 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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19/01352/APP Granted
Demavend 8 Fleurs Drive Elgin Moray IV30 1SS
Erect single storey extension to the rear of
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19/01410/APP Granted
1 Hamilton Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 4NW
Proposed attic conversion and alterations at
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19/01288/ADV Granted
Longmorn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SJ
Proposed externally illuminated fascia sign at
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19/01299/PNOT Granted
Nevie Farm Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DN
Proposed agricultural building for use as a silage pit at
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19/01328/APP Granted
Kimberley 9 Doran Drive Buckie Moray AB56 1DF
Convert attic to form 2 bedrooms with escape roof windows and ensuite at
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19/01300/PNOT Granted
Nethertown Farm Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DJ
Erect agricultural storage at
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19/01285/APP Granted
Enzie Station Cottage Clochan Buckie Moray AB56 5HT
Internal alterations and porch extension at
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19/01341/PNOT Granted
Whitefolds Tomnavoulin Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JJ
Erect agricultural building at
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19/01286/APP Granted
5 Caledon Place Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YE
Minor amendments to include erect garden sheds change in fenestration and specification of windows inclusion of walk-over skylight into raised terrace and location of ASHP and solar thermal panels at
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19/01287/APP Granted
Greenbrae Duffus Road Elgin Moray IV30 4NP
Proposed single storey extension to dwelling
Decision speed
12 months to September 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 178 28%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 150 24%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 303 48%
Planning agents in Moray
The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.
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Wittets Limited 97% granted overall 73
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Grant and Geoghegan Ltd. 94% granted overall 50
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C M Design 100% granted overall 26
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S Reid Design 100% granted overall 18
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CM DESIGN 93% granted overall 14
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John Wink Design 95% granted overall 12
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BT Studio Ltd 91% granted overall 12
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Applications by ward in Moray
- Buckie 268
- Elgin City North 279
- Elgin City South 357
- Fochabers Lhanbryde 627
- Forres 723
- Heldon And Laich 631
- Keith And Cullen 597
- Speyside Glenlivet 827
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Applications by postcode district
Common questions
How many planning applications does Moray decide?
In the 12 months to September 2026, Moray decided 631 planning applications. 97% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Moray?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 88 days over the 12 months to September 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Moray decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 631 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 where both dates are published, 28% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 52% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Moray decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 4055 decisions from Moray between 2019 and 2026, out of 4,322 applications on record. Across that whole period 96% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Moray?
April 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to September 2026, with 76 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Where can I see the full documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports stay on Moray's own planning portal. Every application page here links straight to the source record.
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Moray: 4,322 planning applications on record as of September 2026. Trailing 12 months: 631 decided, 97% approved, median 88 days to a decision. 699 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2019 and 2026: 4,055 in total, 96% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.