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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 dates6,968Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,975 approved or refused records
281Refused applications
5,694 approved · 281 refused · 543 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided18/01214/APP
Erect single storey dwelling
2 Kessock Road Buckie Moray AB56 1GR
Received 13 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01216/PNOT
Erect agricultural building at
Viewfield Farm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9QT
Received 14 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01217/APP
Extend dwellinghouse to rear at
Spey Rest 34A High Street Aberlour Moray AB38 9QD
Received 14 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01218/APP
Proposed garage
Site At Ringorm View Within Wood Of Claggan Craigellachie Moray
Received 14 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01224/APP
Siting of caravan to be used as holiday accommodation at
Old Duffus Farmhouse Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RH
Received 18 Sept 2018 - Unknown18/01225/SCN
[Screening opinion] Proposed new development at
Site Off Meft Road Main Street Urquhart Moray
Received 13 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01226/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
9 Bishops Court Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6TL
Received 18 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01227/APP
Proposed extension at
4 Oaklands Court Urquhart Elgin Moray IV30 8GL
Received 18 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01228/APP
Erect single garage at
8 Distillery Drive Elgin Moray IV30 8AA
Received 18 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01229/APP
Proposed extension to rear of property
An Nead 8 Kirkhill Drive Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8QA
Received 19 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01235/APP
Erect garage at
Auchentulloch Rafford Forres Moray IV36 2RU
Received 19 Sept 2018 - Unknown18/01236/PPP
Proposed replacement of outbuildings to provide ancilliary accommodation [Granny Flat]
Burnside Of Letterfourie Drybridge Buckie Moray AB56 5AS
Received 20 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01241/APP
Proposed painting of sign board and ground floor windows and door of shop frontage at
63 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JZ
Received 21 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01242/PPP
Renew planning consent ref 15/01722/PPP (original consent ref 12/01361/PPP) to erect house and associated works on
Ground At Rear Of 36 To 38 Hill Street Elgin Moray
Received 21 Sept 2018 - Unknown18/01244/APP
Erect agricultural building and bio mass boiler at
Mains Of Mulben Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6YH
Received 24 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01245/ADV
Erect signage at
M K M Building Supplies Ltd The Wards Elgin Moray IV30 6AA
Received 24 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01246/APP
Erect 2no dwellinghouses and associated works at
Garden Ground Of 16 St Leonards Road Forres Moray
Received 24 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01247/APP
Demolish portacabins and erect purpose built accommodation for Nursery provision at
Pilmuir Primary School Nursery Pilmuir Road Forres Moray IV36 1HD
Received 24 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01253/S75
Modification of planning obligations attached to 11/00065/APP to allow renewal consent (18/00359/APP) to be included, along with incorporation of revised developer obligations
North Quay Car Park Granary Street Burghead Moray
Received 24 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01255/APP
Build new slurry tank in farm steading area
Auchorties Keith Moray AB55 5NY
Received 25 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01256/APP
Demolish existing portable buildings and replace with purpose built accommodation for Nursery provision at
Cullen Primary School Old Church Road Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4UZ
Received 25 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01257/LAW
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for garden room at
Culvennor James Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QZ
Received 25 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01258/APP
Proposed extension to rear of
65 Dunbar Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5XQ
Received 25 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01260/APP
Remove garage erect studio extension and alterations to rear elevation at
Russell House Russell Place Forres Moray IV36 1BL
Received 26 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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