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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 dates6,858Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,873 approved or refused records
276Refused applications
5,597 approved · 276 refused · 537 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided18/00483/APP
Change of use of dwellinghouse to extension of existing beauty salon at
76 Queen Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PT
Received 9 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00484/APP
Proposed ground levelling at
Land Adjacent To Elgin City FC Borough Briggs Road Elgin Moray
Received 9 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00488/APP
Replace existing extension and renovate cottage at
105 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YJ
Received 10 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00489/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse associated earthworks new boundary wall new retaining wall protective barrier and handrails at
21 Woodlands Drive Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8JU
Received 10 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00493/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Killiesmont Keith Moray
Received 11 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00494/APP
Construct a vehicular bridge and access track to replace an existing river ford on a tributary of
River Conglass Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray
Received 11 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00497/APP
Erect extension with internal works at
9 Gordonstoun Road Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5WE
Received 11 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00498/LBC
Erect fascia sign at
54 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BU
Received 12 Apr 2018 - Unknown18/00499/APP
Site storage container for sporting equipment at
Grant Park High Street Forres Moray
Received 12 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00508/APP
New substation adjacent to the staff carpark at
Glenfiddich Distillery Castle Road Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DH
Received 13 Apr 2018 - Unknown18/00509/APP
Proposed office extension and internal fit out at
3 Westerton Road North Keith Moray AB55 5FL
Received 13 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00510/APP
Conversion of integral garage to bedroom at
13 Fife Avenue Keith Moray AB55 5FY
Received 13 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00515/APP
Alterations and extension at
3 York Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AJ
Received 13 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00517/APP
Reposition entrance and track
Site South Of Darglins Farm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray
Received 16 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00518/APP
Extend dwellinghouse and remove front wall/widen access at
29 Pringle Road Elgin Moray IV30 4HN
Received 16 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00519/APP
Revise house design and extend site boundaries on
Plot 2 Old Campsite Whiterow Forres Moray
Received 16 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00520/APP
Convert garage to a bedroom and internal alterations to layout at
Orcadia Pine Lane Nether Dallachy Fochabers Moray IV32 7RF
Received 16 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00522/APP
Erect domestic garage at
54 Macduff Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6ER
Received 16 Apr 2018 - Unknown18/00523/S36
Proposed wind farm comprising of 7 wind turbines 6 of a maximum height base to tip not exceeding 149.9m and 1 of maximum height not exceeding 134m external transformer housing site tracks crane pad foundations underground electricity cable control building temporary construction and compound 2 borrow pits associated works/infrastructure and health and safety signage at
Paul's Hill II Wind Farm Ballindalloch Moray
Received 16 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00524/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
2 Stuart Street Forres Moray IV36 1HQ
Received 17 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00527/PAMAST
Proposed 10m streetworks pole and smart metering at
Junction Of Station Court And A942 Portknockie Moray
Received 16 Apr 2018 - Unknown18/00529/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Burniebank Cottage Clochan Moray
Received 18 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00530/APP
Amended House Type on Plots 39 and 91 at
The Range Elgin Moray
Received 18 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00535/APP
Erect general purpose/tractor store at
Alderside Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RA
Received 19 Apr 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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