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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 dates6,912Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,922 approved or refused records
279Refused applications
5,643 approved · 279 refused · 541 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided18/00823/APP
New dwellinghouse on
Site Opposite Rashcrook Farm Birnie Moray
Received 18 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00833/APP
Erect 3 no dwellings on
Site At Eastfield Kintessack Forres Moray
Received 12 Jun 2018 - Unknown18/00837/LBC
Convert semi derelict existing steading to dwellinghouse at
Kilcluan House Elgin Moray IV30 8LA
Received 19 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00838/APP
Retrospective change of use of domestic studio to holiday accommodation at
2 Roseview Forres Moray IV36 2TR
Received 19 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00843/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
West Bank South Road Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LU
Received 20 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00846/ADV
Proposed box sign at
8 Greyfriars Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LF
Received 21 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00847/PNOT
Erect agricultural dutch barn at
Branchill Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2RX
Received 21 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00850/LBC
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
1 Gregory Place Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6JH
Received 21 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00851/PPP
Demolition of old steading and erection 3 no dwellings at
Easter Whitewreath Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8RJ
Received 21 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00852/APP
Demolish garage and porch erect extension and detached garage
Shanley 29 Duff Avenue Elgin Moray IV30 1QS
Received 21 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00853/HAZ
Application for Hazardous Substance consent on
Land Adjoining Benromach Distillery Waterford Road Forres
Received 14 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00855/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and site temporary caravan during construction on
Plot 1 Grange Riding Centre Meikle Cantly Grange Keith Moray
Received 21 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00858/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Marshall House Spey Street Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7NJ
Received 21 Jun 2018 - Refused at LRB18/00862/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Kirkton Cottage Alves Moray
Received 22 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00863/APP
Proposed enlargement of site and relocation of dwellinghouse with detached garage at
Ardoch Rise Craigellachie Moray
Received 22 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00865/APP
Enlarge roof with rear facing dormers replace flat roof garage with pitched roof timber frame/clad carport and internal alterations at
47 Main Street Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9HA
Received 25 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00866/APP
Replace windows to dwelling house install one new and one replacement rooflight and erect timber garage/store and polytunnel at
Oregon Cottage Beach Road Kingston Fochabers Moray IV32 7NP
Received 25 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00872/APP
Erect 3 No dwellinghouses on
Site Adjacent To The Coulardbank Hotel Coulardbank Road Lossiemouth Moray
Received 26 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00873/APP
Sub-division of shops including the conversion and transfer of the store area (part of 28 Commerce Street) into a retail area as part of 24 Commerce Street at
24- 28 Commerce Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BS
Received 26 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00874/APP
Alterations and extension at
Coach House Lodge Road Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5YA
Received 26 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00875/LBC
Fit central heating boiler and flue
Ben Main 49 Fife Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AP
Received 26 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00876/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Wester Marchfield Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8LL
Received 26 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00881/APP
Infill gully using surplus drainage clay subsoil material to increase grazing land area at
Midtown Of Buchromb Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4BL
Received 27 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00888/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
135 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YJ
Received 28 Jun 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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