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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 dates6,951Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,960 approved or refused records
281Refused applications
5,679 approved · 281 refused · 542 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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
- Decided18/01118/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
64 Burdshaugh Forres Moray IV36 1NQ
Received 21 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01122/APP
Site two linked caravans to form one residence for accommodation during house construction on
Site At Nether Tomlea Archiestown Aberlour Moray
Received 22 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01124/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
37 Seafield Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SU
Received 23 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01125/LBC
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
37 Seafield Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SU
Received 23 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01126/APP
Erect storage building and re-location of cycle stands at
Waulkmill House Elgin Moray IV30 8QN
Received 23 Aug 2018 - Unknown18/01127/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Site At Sillyearn Mains Grange Keith
Received 23 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01128/APP
Amend house design approved under ref 09/01844/APP to erect dwellinghouse with integral garage at
Ardoch View Ardoch Farm Craigellachie Moray
Received 23 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01129/APP
Erect two timber chalets for holiday purposes and associated works
Foths View Rashcrook Birnie Moray
Received 24 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01130/APP
Revise house design approved under ref 12/01463/APP and site temporary caravan for accommodation during house construction on
Plot 2 Nether Birnie Elgin Moray
Received 24 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01131/APP
Erect garage with balcony above at
Clachan Shore Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PB
Received 24 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01133/LBC
Change of use of office to part of dwellinghouse at
Police Scotland 32 Seafield Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SH
Received 27 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01134/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and garage at
Site At Newton Elgin Moray
Received 27 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01136/APP
Erect carport at
Struan Altonside Elgin Moray IV30 8QX
Received 28 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01141/PNOT
Erect agricultural building on
Site 370M West Of Birkenbaud Cottage Birnie Moray
Received 29 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01142/APP
Residential development (316 units) and associated infrastructure at
R3 Ferrylea And Long 3 Forres Moray
Received 29 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01143/APP
Add heating building and external sales canopies at
Threaplands Garden Centre Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8LN
Received 29 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01144/PNOT
Form new access at
Wood Of Auchenreath Fochabers Moray
Received 30 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01147/APP
Proposed extension at
1 Chanonry Spur Elgin Moray IV30 6ND
Received 30 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01150/APP
Formation of outside eating area at
The Coulard Coulardbank Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SL
Received 31 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01158/APP
Demolish sun porch and erect single storey extension at
1 Coal Row Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5TJ
Received 31 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01159/APP
Erect timber bin store (retrospective) at
127 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SN
Received 31 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01161/APP
Renew planning consent 17/00119/APP and make permanent the change of use of annex accommodation to music teaching business at
Carlourie 50 High Street Aberlour Moray AB38 9QD
Received 31 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01162/LBC
Erect timber bin store (retrospective) at
127 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SN
Received 31 Aug 2018 - Decided18/01163/APP
Vary condition 2 of planning consent 93/00558/FUL to allow extraction to take place for a further period of 25 years beyond the current permitted expiry date of 8th December 2018
Netherglen Quarry Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 3 Sept 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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