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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 dates7,032Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,030 approved or refused records
283Refused applications
5,747 approved · 283 refused · 548 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided19/00072/APP
Erect dwellinghouse at
Dogwood Clachbrake Craigellachie Moray
Received 24 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00073/APP
Erect dwelling house and garage on
Site Adjacent To The Old Steading Lower Auchenreath Fochabers Moray
Received 25 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00076/ADV
Erect fascia sign at
79 Clifton Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6DP
Received 28 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00077/LBC
Erect fascia sign at
79 Clifton Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6DP
Received 28 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00078/APP
Demolish existing house and erect replacement house at
Daisy Cottage Chapeltown Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JP
Received 28 Jan 2019 - Unknown19/00081/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse and improve access at
Forbes House High Street Forres Moray IV36 1BU
Received 28 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00089/APP
Change of use and alterations of golf driving bays to form 2no 2 bed chalets for use as holiday accommodation at
Wee Links Golf Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SP
Received 29 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00090/LBC
Retrospective consent for alterations to Watchman's Hut and installation of new stair and internal concrete pathway at
Coleburn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 29 Jan 2019 - Unknown19/00094/APP
Change of use from a bike shop to a bar/restaurant with takeaway at
32 High Street Forres Moray IV36 1DB
Received 30 Jan 2019 - Unknown19/00095/APP
Convert detached double garage to a commercial microbrewery at
Brackenbrae Wardend Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8RW
Received 30 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00096/LBC
Alterations to convert 2 houses to 1 dwelling and erect extension at
Units 1 And 2 Arndilly Steadings Arndilly Farm Craigellachie AB38 9QS
Received 30 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00098/APP
Alterations and extension at
Elgin Mosque 1 Gordon Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JQ
Received 30 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00100/APP
Application under Section 42 to vary conditions 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 26, 27, 28, 30 and 31 of planning consent 14/01486/APP altering the phasing plans delivery of affordable units (increased by 2 units) delivery of accessible units (increased by 1 unit) site layout details (altering the position of a SUDS basin landscaping and access/footpaths) which increases the total number of residential units to 265 (from 261) at
R1 Sunbank Lossiemouth Moray
Received 31 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00101/APP
Demolish lean to building and construction of replacement fodder clamp building at
Braes Of Enzie Farm Buckie Moray AB56 5ES
Received 31 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00108/APP
Single storey extension and off street parking at
11 Reidhaven Street Buckie Moray AB56 1SB
Received 1 Feb 2019 - Decided19/00113/APP
Erect dwellinghouse detached garage and associated works at
Lettoch Heights Dufftown Moray
Received 1 Feb 2019 - Unknown19/00114/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Plot At South West Street Buckie
Received 1 Feb 2019 - Decided19/00115/APP
Proposed falcon flying aviaries at
Tam Na Moin Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2RZ
Received 1 Feb 2019 - Decided19/00116/APP
Proposed garage/workshop/bird breeding unit at
Tam Na Moin Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2RZ
Received 1 Feb 2019 - Decided19/00117/APP
Change of use and extension of former changing room facilities and erection of detached woodworking workshop poly tunnel and storage container to provide new facilities at
Keith Country Show Seafield Park Keith Moray AB55 5AJ
Received 4 Feb 2019 - Decided19/00119/APP
Relocation of portal frame chicken building and plant room lean-to at
Wester Calcots Elgin Moray IV30 5PH
Received 5 Feb 2019 - Decided19/00121/APP
Demolition extension and replacement to form home office and bedroom
1 Manar Street Buckie Moray AB56 1UL
Received 5 Feb 2019 - Decided19/00122/LBC
Proposed solar panels at
Tullich House Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4JT
Received 4 Feb 2019 - Decided19/00123/APP
Replacement windows at
Leman Acre Church Street Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LT
Received 5 Feb 2019
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Moray
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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