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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 dates7,211Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,191 approved or refused records
302Refused applications
5,889 approved · 302 refused · 555 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Apr 2017 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown19/01425/APP
Insert slapping window at ground floor level in house gable at
22 New Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LR
Received 5 Nov 2019 - Unknown19/01429/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Elchies Forest Archiestown Aberlour Moray
Received 6 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01430/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Clearview Gallowhill Hopeman Elgin Moray
Received 6 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01431/APP
Change house type at
15 Castle Gardens Fochabers Moray IV32 7AE
Received 6 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01432/APP
Erect replacement garage and alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Teignbrae 11 St Leonard's Drive Forres Moray IV36 1GD
Received 6 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01434/APP
Change of use of sewing shop to coffee shop and form opening between two shops at
191-193 Mid Street Keith AB55 5BQ
Received 6 Nov 2019 - Unknown19/01436/APP
Amend condition 9(b) imposed on 19/00320/PPP to read as follows: All buildings shall have a maximum ridge height of 15.7m above Ordnance Datum (AOD) (as amended) on
Land At North Whins The Park Findhorn Moray
Received 7 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01438/LBC
Emergency works to strip the existing Scotch slates and two number cast iron rooflights on the South Elevation
3 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EQ
Received 7 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01439/ADV
Erect replacement signs at
8 - 10 High Street Buckie Moray AB56 1AQ
Received 8 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01440/APP
Demolish small building to rear and alterations
67 High Street Aberlour Moray AB38 9QB
Received 8 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01445/PPP
Renew planning consent ref 16/01690/PPP to erect a dwelling house and construction of passing place on
Land 230M Southeast Of Redmoss Croft Drybridge Buckie Moray
Received 8 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01446/APP
Alter extend dwellinghouse and erect attached garage at
Willowbank House Dunbar Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6RB
Received 8 Nov 2019 - Unknown19/01450/APP
Replacement extension at
19 Birnie Place Elgin Moray IV30 6EB
Received 11 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01451/APP
Erection of new access road and poultry sheds at
Auchenhalrig Farm Fochabers Moray IV32 7PP
Received 11 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01452/APP
Erection of 2no self catering apartments at
Norland Stotfield Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QP
Received 11 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01453/ADV
Erect replacement signs at
144 Land Street Keith Moray AB55 5DL
Received 11 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01454/APP
Erect dwellinghouse with integral garage on
Plot D Lhanmorgund Fogwatt Moray
Received 11 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01457/APP
Construct two guest cabins at
Marcassie Garden Cottage Rafford Forres Moray IV36 2RH
Received 11 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01455/APP
Proposed alterations to convert existing commercial premises into a single dwelling at
Barnyards Upper Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7AB
Received 11 Nov 2019 - Unknown19/01461/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 90M North Of Herrickside Keith
Received 12 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01462/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 120M North-East Of Wester Herricks Keith
Received 12 Nov 2019 - Unknown19/01464/PAPP
Application for prior approval to erect agricultural building at
Rashcrook Birnie Moray
Received 12 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01465/APP
Conversion of existing garage to family room and erect new detached garage with carport at
10A Findhorn Road Forres Moray IV36 3TP
Received 12 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01469/APP
Change of use of vacant ground to garden ground and erection of new domestic garage to rear of
6 White Road Forres Moray IV36 1FB
Received 13 Nov 2019
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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