PlanningLens holds 1,407 decisions from the Moray planning portal. The headline approval rate is currently withheld on data-quality grounds.
Enter your postcode to see approval patterns for your ward and application type.
This table counts every decided application in Moray, including types that the headline rate leaves out, so its totals are larger than the headline figure.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | – | – | 1,260 | – |
| Listed Building | – | – | 168 | – |
| Prior Approval | – | – | 164 | – |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | – | – | 49 | – |
| Advertisement | – | – | 44 | – |
The free check shows approval patterns for your postcode. The property report follows by email.
Check my postcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speyside Glenlivet | – | – | 291 | – |
| Forres | – | – | 274 | – |
| Heldon And Laich | – | – | 252 | – |
| Fochabers Lhanbryde | – | – | 243 | – |
| Keith And Cullen | – | – | 214 | – |
| Elgin City South | – | – | 175 | – |
| Elgin City North | – | – | 120 | – |
| Buckie | – | – | 111 | – |
How Moray’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, unchanged since 2021.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/01064/APP Elgin City South | Change of use from office to dance and performing arts college at | Approved |
| 26/01011/APP Elgin City North | Retrospective consent to site ancillary garden annexe at | Approved |
| 26/00913/APP Elgin City South | Renew planning consent ref 23/00446/APP for change of use from offices to 2no gr | Approved |
| 26/01298/APP Fochabers Lhanbryde | Proposed alterations and replacement extension at | Approved |
| 26/01131/LBC Elgin City North | Replace existing plain glass window on the south elevation with a new stain glas | Approved |
| 26/00558/APP Speyside Glenlivet | Proposed one and a half storey dwellinghouse to replace existing timber dwelling | Approved |
| 26/00501/APP Forres | Erect replacement extensions to dwellinghouse at | Approved |
| 26/01149/APP Speyside Glenlivet | Alter and extend dwellinghouse at | Approved |
| 26/01025/APP Forres | Alterations and refurbishment to include new decking area at | Approved |
| 26/00909/APP Fochabers Lhanbryde | Extend dwellinghouse and construct a raised balcony at the rear of extension at | Approved |
See what has been approved and refused near your address. The property report covers the 20 nearest decisions, refusal patterns in your ward and approval rates by project type, drawn from Moray's 1,407 decisions.
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PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for Moray on data-quality grounds. Decision volumes are still published.
PlanningLens holds 1,407 planning decisions from Moray. The approval and refusal split is withheld along with the headline rate.
PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for Moray. Ward and project-type breakdowns for this council are withheld on the same basis.