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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 dates8,353Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,211 approved or refused records
365Refused applications
6,846 approved · 365 refused · 636 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided25/00389/APP
Retrospective consent to erect extension at
47 Bruceland Road Elgin Moray IV30 1SP
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00390/ADV
Proposed digital LED advertising panel at
West Road Filling Station West Road Elgin Moray IV30 1SA
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00395/LBC
Repairs to upstream and downstream masonry parapets on
Bridge Of Tombreckachie Bridgend Of Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00396/LBC
Internal alterations and proposed velux heritage conservation roof lights to replace existing roof lights at
Knockando House Knockando Aberlour Moray AB38 7SD
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Unknown25/00398/APP
Change of use of holiday chalet to 1 bed house at
2 Lighthouse View Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SP
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00399/APP
Proposed alterations and subdivision of property resulting in a terrace block of three units at
14 Cluny Lane Buckie Moray AB56 1PS
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00400/APP
Amend design of dwellinghouse approved via planning application 22/00949/APP and extend timeframe for siting of residential caravan at
Oran Beinne Morinsh Glenlivet Ballindalloch AB37 9DS
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00404/APP
Erect 2.4m high security fence and gates and change of use of field to two class 5 industrial sites on
Site I2 Waterford Forres
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00406/APP
Proposed alterations and extensions at
25 Woodlands Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 4LY
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00407/APP
Alterations and extension at
Burnside Burnside Road Garmouth Fochabers IV32 7NY
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00408/LBC
Alterations and extension at
Burnside Burnside Road Garmouth Fochabers IV32 7NY
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00409/APP
Proposed caretakers house on
Land At Covesea Links Golf Course Lossiemouth Moray
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00410/APP
Application under Section 42 to vary conditions 1-24, 26, 31-37, and 41-45 of planning consent 20/00905/APP to enable the phased development and submission of information relating to each phase for which development is sought and to rationalise conditions which relate to the R2 phase of the site which is now subject of its own separate consent (24/00705/APP) on
Sites R7, R2 And R3 Bilbohall Elgin Moray
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Unknown25/00414/PNOT
Demolish dilapidated dwellinghouse at
4 Land Street Elgin Moray IV30 6BL
Received 11 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00418/APP
Modification to house type and minor changes to garages approved under ref 21/00810/APP
Land At Ordies Alves Forres Moray
Received 15 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00426/ADV
Erect a fascia sign at
Elgin Community Centre Trinity Road Elgin Moray IV30 1UE
Received 17 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00427/APP
Variation condition 2 attached to 22/01521/APP to extend expiry date from 12th January 2026 to 3rd March 2028 for temporary modular building at
Elgin High School Edgar Road Elgin Moray IV30 6UD
Received 17 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00428/APP
Demolish derelict farm buildings and erection of two dwellinghouses with detached garages at
Phorp Steading Dunphail Forres Moray
Received 17 Apr 2025 - Unknown25/00429/PNOT
Erect a general purpose agricultural building at
Cairns Of Mayen Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7NR
Received 18 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00430/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse and balcony and increase roof height at
5A Quarry Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6ND
Received 18 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00431/APP
Retrospective consent to site temporary accommodation during construction works at
Barlatch Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7NA
Received 18 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00432/APP
Erect an agricultural greenhouse at
Soillse Farm The Park Findhorn Moray
Received 21 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00438/APP
Erect garage and convert existing garage to living accommodation at
9 Hardhillock Avenue Elgin Moray IV30 6UG
Received 22 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00442/LBC
Repair works to underside of the arches at
Railway Viaduct Seafield Street Cullen Moray
Received 23 Apr 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Moray
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.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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