Planning application
Parkmore Lime Quarry Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DL
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
This a EIA scoping report related to a proposed planning application for Parkmore Quarry. The proposed development involves a limited lateral extension to the quarry together with deepening of the quarry within the existing extraction footprint and is aimed at optimising the extraction of the high quality limestone reserves at the quarry. The quarry operates under Planning Permission 05/00413/MIN which expires on 21st February 2042.
As published by the council, reference 26/01191/SCN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01191/SCN
- Type
- Screening Opinion
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 17 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Speyside Glenlivet
- Parish
- Dufftown & District
- Decision by
- Answer to PE/ID or application
- Postcode
- AB55 4DL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Sep 2026
Received by Moray
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19 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Moray took a median of 88 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Moray for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Moray decided outline applications in a median of 112 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
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