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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 dates6,946Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,955 approved or refused records
280Refused applications
5,675 approved · 280 refused · 542 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided18/01086/APP
Revise access position and house design on planning ref 18/00606/AMC and site temporary static caravan during build on
Site Adjacent To Howmoor Bungalow Newmill Moray
Received 15 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01087/APP
Erect house and site static caravan for accommodation during construction on
Site 400M East Of Lower Soundmoor Mulben Keith Moray
Received 15 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01089/APP
Section 42 application to remove Condition 2 of planning permission 15/02032/APP (regarding retention and conversion of Linkwood Steading) to allow for demolition of existing steading whilst safeguarding clock tower and subsequent re-instatement of fa�ade with new building works behind to form 3no dwellinghouses at
Linkwood Farm Linkwood Road Elgin Moray
Received 15 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01090/APP
Demolish conservatory and erect sun lounge and utility room at
12 Hill Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LP
Received 15 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01091/APP
Erect extension with internal alterations
17 Duff Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5RZ
Received 15 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01092/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse to rear at
13 Dove Avenue Elgin Moray IV30 6LG
Received 15 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01094/LBC
Demolish conservatory and erect sun lounge and utility room at
12 Hill Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LP
Received 16 Aug 2018 - Unknown18/01095/APP
Erect dwellinghouse with ancillary studio at
2A Sylvan Heath Dunes Road Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3AB
Received 16 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01097/APP
Proposed dormer extension at
33 Earlsland Crescent Forres Moray IV36 1QS
Received 16 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01098/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse to rear at
54 Reid Street Elgin Moray IV30 4HH
Received 16 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01099/LBC
Replace existing timber front door and frame with a new hardwood door and framing
46 High Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7DU
Received 16 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01103/APP
Erect dwellinghouse with attached garage and off street parking at
15 Millbank Terrace Buckie Moray AB56 1LL
Received 17 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01104/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Lower Old Mill Dallas Forres Moray
Received 17 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01105/LAW
Change of use from amenity ground to private garden ground at
Laurel Bank 11 St Leonards Road Forres Moray IV36 1DN
Received 17 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01106/APP
Loft conversion internal alterations and new decked area at
30 Lecht Drive Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9EH
Received 20 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01107/APP
Proposed one and a half storey extension
Rowandale Cummingston Elgin Moray IV30 5XY
Received 20 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01108/APP
Erect 14 single storey dwellinghouses and block of 4 flats at
R4 Archibald Grove Archibald Grove Buckie Moray
Received 20 Aug 2018 - Unknown18/01110/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and associated works.
Site 1 Inchkeil Roseisle Elgin Moray
Received 20 Aug 2018 - Unknown18/01111/APP
Erection of dwellinghouse and associated works on
Site 2 Inchkeil Roseisle Elgin Moray
Received 20 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01112/APP
Erection of dwellinghouse and associated works
Site 3 Westbank Roseisle Elgin Moray
Received 20 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01113/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and associated works on
Site 4 Westbank Roseisle Elgin Moray
Received 20 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01114/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and associated works at
Lower Wardend Side Birnie Moray
Received 20 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01116/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Kantara 60 Regent Street Keith Moray AB55 5ED
Received 21 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01117/APP
Erect 12 dwellinghouses and associated roads and landscaping at
OPP4 St Leonards Road Forres Moray
Received 21 Aug 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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