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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
Moray
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Moray. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates8,254Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,120 approved or refused records
354Refused applications
6,766 approved · 354 refused · 629 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Apr 2016 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Climate Change & BiodiversityContact planning Contact DetailsLocal plan Moray Local Development Plan 2020Conservation areas Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas & Archaeology
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries03001234561Council source
- Planning enquiriesdevelopment.control@moray.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas18 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- Decided24/01143/APP
Retrospective consent to erect timber decking at
St Giles 9 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EQ
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01148/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
17 Kellas Avenue Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6JG
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01149/APP
Erection of meteorological mast up to 130m in height at
Blackhills Wind Farm Elgin Moray
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01150/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse relocate oil tank at
Greenwhins 7 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YE
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01156/APP
Proposed conservatory roof replacement at
39 Dyce Crescent Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QH
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01158/AMC
Approval of matters specified in conditions 1-14 on planning consent 23/00366/PPP to erect a dwellinghouse at
39 Forteath Street Burghead Moray
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01162/APP
Erect a dwellinghouse with detached garage on
Plot 4 Phase 2 Maverston Urquhart Moray
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01164/SCN
Proposed Anaerobic Digestion Plant on
Land Diagonally Opposite Peter Fairground Buckie Moray
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01170/APP
Retrospective consent for change of use of flat to short term let at
8 Pitgaveny Quay Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6TW
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01171/S36
Variation under section 36C of the Electricity Act 1989 to consented Rothes III Wind Farm (ECU ref. ECU00000474) to increase height of 3 wind turbines from max. tip height of 149.9m to up to max. tip height of 200m (turbines numbered 9, 13 and 14)
Rothes III Wind Farm Dallas Forres Moray
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01173/APP
Internal alterations remove chimney and replace door with french doors at
3 Fife Street Keith Moray AB55 5EH
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01175/APP
Retrospective consent to erect a summerhouse and storeroom at
Richmond 48 Moss Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LT
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01183/APP
Change of use of flat to short term let at
5 Pitgaveny Court Commerce Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PA
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01184/LBC
Replacement sash and case timber windows and rainwater goods at
58-60 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JZ
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01195/ADV
Replace fascia sign at
128 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BW
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01197/APP
Demolish farmhouse and associated out building and erect new dwelling and detached agricultural style garage/shed at
Woodpark Farm Elgin Moray IV30 5PP
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01204/APP
Proposed internal alteration attic conversion and formation of new driveway at
Carnliath Station Road Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UN
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01205/CLE
Erect general purpose store building including surface water treatment at
10 Chanonry Road South Elgin Moray IV30 6NG
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01206/APP
Construct three sections of mountain bike trail which will extend the length of three existing trails at
Bike Glenlivet Glenlivet Bike Trails Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AR
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01208/PNOT
Formation of forestry road at
Glenfiddich Forest Huntly Moray
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01209/APP
Demolish existing conservatory and lean to extension and erect replacement extension at
40 Gordon Street Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5QR
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01210/APP
Change of use from amenity ground to garden ground on land adjacent to
11 Siwalik Hill Forres Moray
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01216/SCN
Two borrow pits on
Land At Berry Burn Wind Farm Dunphail Forres Moray
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01217/LBC
Replace fascia sign at
128 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BW
Received 2 Aug 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Moray, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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