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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.
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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 dates6,823Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,839 approved or refused records
271Refused applications
5,568 approved · 271 refused · 536 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Nov 2017 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided18/00274/APP
Proposed energy management facility at
Land South Of Westerton Road Keith Moray
Received 28 Feb 2018 - Decided18/00275/APP
Removal of defective render from the first and second floor levels of the front elevation and reinstate existing dressed stonework
Pattaya Thai Restaurant 54 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BU
Received 28 Feb 2018 - Decided18/00276/LBC
Removal of defective render from the first and second floor levels of the front elevation and reinstate existing dressed stonework
Pattaya Thai Restaurant 54 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BU
Received 28 Feb 2018 - Decided18/00277/APP
Retrospective consent for stable building at
Altonside Farm Elgin Moray IV30 8QU
Received 28 Feb 2018 - Decided18/00279/APP
Erect 11kV switchroom at
Electricity Substation Cumming Street Elgin Moray
Received 1 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00280/APP
Proposed realignment of consented site boundaries and relocation of site access at
Wood Of Ringorm View Craigellachie Moray
Received 1 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00281/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
96 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YG
Received 1 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00282/APP
Erect holiday cabin at
Bankhead Farm Brodie Forres Moray IV36 2TE
Received 1 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00286/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Woodside Rothills Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RJ
Received 1 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00287/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Tighnenar 12 Young Street Elgin Moray IV30 1TG
Received 1 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00290/PPP
Erect a live/work unit (blacksmith business and dwellinghouse) at
Capnach Forge Knockando Aberlour Moray AB38 9RX
Received 5 Mar 2018 - Unknown18/00291/APP
Extend existing factory erect factory vehicle workshop garage and re-location and extension of the existing car parking at
L H Stainless Keith Moray AB55 5JA
Received 5 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00292/APP
Convert disused library to dwellinghouse at
30 Commercial Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PX
Received 5 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00293/APP
Revise plot boundaries and house design approved under ref (13/02007/APP at
Site At Upper Hangingfolds Birnie Moray
Received 5 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00294/APP
Conversion of existing single storey storage unit to form studio apartment at
Unit 2 Clocktower Buildings Seapark Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3TT
Received 5 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00298/APP
Upgrade of emergency access (Crash Gate 8) to serve as main construction site access and associated works (including widening of existing farm road to accommodate two way construction traffic) at
Royal Air Force Lossiemouth Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SD
Received 6 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00299/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
29 Drainie Way Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SZ
Received 6 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00300/LBC
Conversion of existing single storey storage unit to form studio apartment at
Unit 2 Clocktower Buildings Seapark Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3TT
Received 6 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00301/LBC
Installation of replacement windows
11 Seafield Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LX
Received 6 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00302/APP
Garage conversion and internal alterations at
66 Thornhill Drive Elgin Moray IV30 6GT
Received 6 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00303/APP
Change dining room window into a french door at
The Old Excise House Dallas Dhu Distillery Forres Moray IV36 2RR
Received 6 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00304/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Blairfindy Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DL
Received 6 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00312/LBC
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Blairfindy Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DL
Received 7 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00313/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Gap Site Millbuie Street Elgin Moray
Received 7 Mar 2018
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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