Moray Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Moray Council decided more than 630 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 2% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 80 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Moray Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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23 October 2026 · Approved
Land At South Glassgreen Phase 3 Elgin Moray · 24/01437/APP
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8 July 2026 · Approved
Land At Bain Avenue Elgin Moray · 26/00110/APP
Figures for Moray Council
| Applications decided | more than 630 |
|---|---|
| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 2%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 80 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 1%of more than 180 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 14 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | Too few appeals |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 42plan adopted 2020 |
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.