69 - 71 High Street Forres Moray IV36 1AE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00920/APP - Application for Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use from restaurant to hot food takeaway and delivery (Pizza) at Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
23 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
27 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Oct 2026 and 23 Oct 2026, from Moray's recent changes of use. The consultation period closed on 15 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 3

Grade B listed: 69-71 High Street, Forres
List entry LB31647 · 1 m away · 86 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade A, 24 Grade B, 60 Grade C)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 86 with distances
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Forres conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 188 m away: Grant Park And Cluny Hill.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Moray - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Moray
Application type
Application for Planning Permission
Postcode
IV36 1AE
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Forres
Parish
Forres
Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
G Gray Studio

Decision outlook

Day 69 of the 56-day target. Moray usually decides changes of use by day 72.

Day 693 days to the predicted decision (day 72)
29%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
56decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Moray in the last twelve months, from validation. Moray decision record →

Public comments

20comments received
18 objecting2 supporting

90% object · above the UK average of 75%

71 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100762855-001
Neighbours
13 Aug 2026
Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Comments by
15 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No