FOI Request - Change of Use Planning Applications

Request 101003612488

Please confirm how many change of use applications you received to move from ‘Class 1A – shops and other financial / professional services’, ‘Class 3 – restaurants and cafes’  and ‘Class 4 – businesses’ to ‘Class 9(a) houses’ in the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (YTD)
                                                                                                 2021        2022      2023       2024YTD
1a) Number of change of use applications to move from class 1A to class 9(a)
b) Number of those applications that were approved

2a) Number of change of use applications to move from class 3 to class 9(a)
b) Number of those applications that were approved

3a) Number of change of use applications to move from class 4 to class 9(a)
b) Number of those applications that were approved  

Response 22-08-2024

The information requested is publicly available information that can be viewed on the Council’s Planning Register. This information is therefore exempt under section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, information otherwise accessible. 

For ease of reference, the information can be viewed and searched using the following link: https://publicaccess.moray.gov.uk/eplanning/search.do?action=advanced&searchType=Application

To find the development types sought, the Decision should be set to “permitted” and Development Type to “3b. Housing - Local”. Whilst this will bring up all new housing developments permitted, the descriptions will offer sufficient information to gather the necessary data from the searched for information.