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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 dates8,389Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,243 approved or refused records
365Refused applications
6,878 approved · 365 refused · 638 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00770/APP
Retrospective consent for front perimeter security fence and fit metal security gates at
Unit 12 Coulardbank Industrial Estate Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6NG
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00771/APP
Retrospective consent to erect domestic outbuilding within garden grounds at
Failte Dunbar Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6RB
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00772/ADV
Erect a fascia sign at
Phoenix House 1 Wards Road Elgin Moray IV30 1QL
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00773/APP
Retrospective consent to demolish rear extension erect new extension and porch extension at the front of the house at
Snab Of Moy Farm Kintessack Forres Moray IV36 2TG
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00775/APP
Convert ground floor to short term let annex at
Torfness House 72 Granary Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UA
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00776/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
The Lodge 48 Glenlossie Road Thomshill Elgin Moray IV30 8GY
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00784/APP
Proposed new driveway entrance and parking area
Manse 20 Netherton Terrace Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QD
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00785/APP
Demolish flat roofed extension construction of replacement extension with a dual pitched roof at
24 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YE
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Unknown25/00787/SCN
Substation compound on
Land Adjacent To Electricity Substation Berryburn Dunphail Forres Moray
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00792/APP
Section 42 application to vary condition 1 of planning consent (22/01560/APP) to extend for a further 2 years for alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Eriskay Sheriffbrae Forres Moray IV36 1DP
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00793/APP
Erect two storey extension at
10 Hall Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PZ
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00794/APP
Erect a 3 car garage at
67 Muirfield Road Elgin Moray IV30 6DD
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00797/APP
Proposed change of use from offices to 3no domestic apartments and shared common areas including bin stores at
30 - 32 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BU
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00801/APP
Widened and regraded driveway construction of low retaining walls and garden steps and internal alterations at
21 Kirkhill Drive Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8QA
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00807/APP
Change of use from storage premises to proposed shop and cafe
Kilmolymock Lodge 12 Academy Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LJ
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00808/APP
Remove existing boundary wall and high hedge and replace with stone boundary wall at
Copperfield 25 Green Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7BD
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00809/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
The Vinery Beach Road Kingston Fochabers Moray IV32 7NP
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00811/APP
Upgrade of the car park with provision of disabled access to hall at
Edinkillie Hall Dunphail Forres Moray IV36 2QQ
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00814/APP
Demolish existing extension and erect a new extension at
9 Mid Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LU
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Unknown25/00816/PNOT
Proposed muck store at
Wester Calcots Elgin Moray IV30 5PH
Received 4 Jul 2025 - Unknown25/00818/PNOT
Proposed wood/log store at
Mayen Hill Rothiemay Moray
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00819/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
24 Stynie Road Mosstodloch Fochabers Moray IV32 7JN
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Unknown25/00820/APP
Erect a two storey extension to rear of
11 Spey Court Elgin Moray IV30 4AS
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00824/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
9 Seafield Place Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4TE
Received 8 Jul 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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