Planning application
St Laurence Parish Church High Street Forres Moray IV36 1DX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed change of use from church activities to music and arts centre
As published by the council, reference 26/00286/APP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00286/APP
- Type
- Application for Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 2 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Forres
- Parish
- Forres
- Decision by
- Delegated Power
- Postcode
- IV36 1DX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by Moray
-
9 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
2 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
-
27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE - APPROVED
- REPORT OF HANDLING
- NOISE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- SITE PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Moray granted permission on 2 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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