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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 dates6,982Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,989 approved or refused records
282Refused applications
5,707 approved · 282 refused · 543 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown18/01312/APP
Formation of 28 dwellinghouse plots (Maverston Phase 2 remix - within boundary of approval 06/01554/REM) and all associated infrastructure and landscaping works at
Maverston Urquhart Elgin Moray IV30 8LR
Received 8 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01313/ADV
Erect replacement signage at
2 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LE
Received 8 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01314/ADV
Erect replacement signage at
78 High Street Forres Moray IV36 1PQ
Received 8 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01321/APP
Renew planning permission 15/01845/APP for erection of dwellinghouse on
Site 1 Brockwood Rafford Forres Moray
Received 9 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01322/APP
Erect 2no storage cabins at
Stramash Outdoor Nursery Spynie Village Hall Elgin Moray IV30 8XJ
Received 9 Oct 2018 - Approved at LRB18/01323/APP
Erect garage at
Kimberlee Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AW
Received 9 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01325/APP
Installation of 30m communications tower antennas ground-based apparatus and ancillary development at
Woodland Off Lossiemouth Road Elgin Moray
Received 10 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01326/APP
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse at
45 Lesmurdie Road Elgin Moray IV30 4HP
Received 10 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01331/CON
Demolition of former shop at
9 Moss Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LU
Received 12 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01332/APP
Proposed residential serviced apartment units (8 no) at
9 Moss Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LU
Received 12 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01333/APP
Proposed new dwellinghouse at
44 South Street Fochabers Moray
Received 12 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01335/APP
Erect agricultural building including a tool and material store covered tractor and trailer area and covered workshop at
Wilkies Wood Pineridge Findhorn Moray
Received 12 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01336/APP
Conversion and extension of garage to form ancillary accommodation at
9 New Elgin Road Elgin Moray IV30 6BE
Received 12 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01337/APP
Erection of dwelling at
Plot 3 Lithe Lochan Longmorn Moray
Received 12 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01339/APP
Remove and replace existing flat roof finish and pitched hall roof
14A New Street Buckie Moray AB56 1JP
Received 15 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01340/PNOT
Erect agricultural building at
Muir Of Ruthrie Aberlour Moray AB38 9LT
Received 15 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01341/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1 - 12 on planning ref: 15/01972/PPP for dwellinghouse on
Plot 1 On Ground To The South West Of Ardivot Farmhouse Lossiemouth Moray
Received 15 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01342/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1- 12 on planning ref: 15/01973/PPP for dwellinghouse on
Plot 2 On Ground To The South West Of Ardivot Farmhouse Lossiemouth Moray
Received 15 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01354/APP
Static caravan on site during the build of house on site
Between 8 And 10 Cooper Street Hopeman Moray
Received 16 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01355/APP
Installation of 1 x DSLAM telecommunications broadband cabinet at
S/O 27 South College Street Elgin Moray
Received 16 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01356/APP
Develop self serviced catering accommodation
Muirton Steading Steading View Lossiemouth Moray
Received 17 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01357/APP
Erect detached dwellinghouse and garage at
Site At Windyridge Lossiemouth Moray
Received 17 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01359/APP
Change of use of 2 storey flat to serviced accommodation at
17 West Church Street Buckie Moray AB56 1BN
Received 17 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01360/APP
Retrospective planning application for a building (biopod) to house a biomass boiler pellet storage area and flue to serve Parklands and Burnbank Care Home with renewable energy at
Parklands Nursing Home High Street Buckie Moray AB56 4AD
Received 18 Oct 2018
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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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