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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 dates6,900Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,912 approved or refused records
279Refused applications
5,633 approved · 279 refused · 540 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown18/00714/LBC
Proposed alterations and extension at
206 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SJ
Received 28 May 2018 - Decided18/00715/APP
Variation of planning condition 3 of planning permission 09/00763/FUL to alter the 25 year time period of consent to start from the date electricity was first generated at
Netherton Of Windyhills Grange Crossroads Keith Moray AB55 6NL
Received 28 May 2018 - Decided18/00716/LBC
Proposed alterations
193 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SJ
Received 28 May 2018 - Decided18/00717/APP
Retrospective planning permission for a summer house at
Oakhall Dyke Forres Moray IV36 2TF
Received 28 May 2018 - Decided18/00726/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Land Within Garden Ground Of 11 Bailies Road Forres Moray
Received 30 May 2018 - Decided18/00727/APP
Proposed two storey extension at
12 Longmorn Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 6GP
Received 30 May 2018 - Decided18/00728/APP
Erection of agricultural building
Milton Of Grange Farm Forres Moray IV36 2TR
Received 30 May 2018 - Decided18/00729/LBC
Internal alterations new vent at roof level and re-paint exterior masonry walls dressings at
16 New Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PS
Received 30 May 2018 - Decided18/00732/APP
Retrospective consent to extend kitchen and enlarge cafe seating area at
Wee Links Golf Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SP
Received 31 May 2018 - Decided18/00733/APP
Change of use of first floor shop storage to residential flat including the erection of a rear stair enclosure at
62 Queen Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PR
Received 31 May 2018 - Decided18/00734/APP
Erect replacement garden shed at
Greyfield Cottage 6 Gordon Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5SF
Received 31 May 2018 - Decided18/00735/APP
Revise house and garage design (approved under ref 15/00235/APP) on
Site Adjacent To Moray Park Findhorn Road Forres Moray
Received 31 May 2018 - Decided18/00736/APP
Proposed extension at
28 Anderson Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 4HJ
Received 31 May 2018 - Decided18/00738/ADV
Erect signs at
Pentland Land Rover Moycroft Road Elgin Moray IV30 1XZ
Received 1 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00739/APP
Change of use of amenity land to garden ground at
62 Marleon Field Elgin Moray IV30 4GE
Received 1 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00740/APP
Proposed erection of starter units for class 5 and class 6 usage at
East Development Site Chanonry Road South Elgin Moray
Received 1 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00743/APP
Alter and extend nursery and covered outside play area at
Rainbow Nursery School Little Crook Forres Moray IV36 1LN
Received 4 Jun 2018 - Unknown18/00744/APP
Erect dwellinghouse
Within Garden Ground Of 56 Macduff Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6EP
Received 4 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00751/APP
Erect two log cabins on
Site Near Braehead Farm Craigellachie Moray
Received 5 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00752/APP
Single storey extension at
7 Pluscarden Place Elgin Moray IV30 1PL
Received 5 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00753/APP
New external home shopping pod click and collect collection canopy and van loading canopy compound at
Asda Stores Ltd Edgar Road Elgin Moray IV30 6YQ
Received 5 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00754/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
14 Malin Place Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6TQ
Received 5 Jun 2018 - Unknown18/00755/APP
Erect shed for use as private yoga and exercise space at
110A Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YJ
Received 5 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00757/LBC
Alterations to listed wall including partial demolition and reinstatement to form access to house plots
Linkwood Farm Linkwood Road Elgin Moray
Received 6 Jun 2018
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.
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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