9A Queen Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6NU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00694/CLE - Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use Approved

Proposal

Continued operation of an established home-based dog grooming business (Seaside Dog Grooming) from part of the dwellinghouse at Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jun 2026
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Validated
15 Jul 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Answer to PE/ID or application · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Special area of conservation 147 m away: Moray Firth
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 148 m away: Lossiemouth East Quarry
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m.
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.

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Important details

Council
Moray
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use
Postcode
IV31 6NU
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Heldon And Laich
Parish
Lossiemouth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Answer to PE/ID or application
Applicant
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Agent
Houz Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, about the council's usual 72 days. Approved, as 98% of changes of use here are.

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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100756381-001
Statutory expiry
9 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No