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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 dates7,218Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,196 approved or refused records
302Refused applications
5,894 approved · 302 refused · 556 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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
- Decided19/01470/APP
Revise boundaries reposition house revise house design and erect detached garage at
Site To West Of Archiestown Aberlour Moray
Received 13 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01471/APP
Replacing existing conservatory with sun lounge extension at
Caledonia 307 The Park Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3TE
Received 13 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01479/APP
Alterations refurbishment of dwellinghouse erect car port and decking
Almond Bank 61 Hamilton Drive Elgin Moray IV30 4NJ
Received 14 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01480/PPP
Erect house and detached garage on
Site West Of Bruach Garmouth Moray
Received 14 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01481/LBC
Alter existing kitchen to for accessible wc and refit kitchen in remaining space at
St Giles Church High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EA
Received 14 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01485/APP
Revise house design on approved under 14/01516/APP at
Upper Rochomie Side Drybridge Buckie Moray
Received 15 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01486/APP
Erect wooden fence at the western perimeter of the ground floor dwelling at
3 Lesmurdie Court Elgin Moray IV30 4JL
Received 15 Nov 2019 - Unknown19/01488/APP
Erect new car port at
15 West Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7DJ
Received 18 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01496/APP
Erect a shed to house a water pump on
Site South East Of Estate Office Main Street Tomintoul Moray
Received 19 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01497/APP
Conversion of attached garage to living accommodation and construction of a dormer window to rear at
North Acre Roseisle Elgin Moray IV30 5YQ
Received 19 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01498/PNOT
Erect agricultural store at
Rosebrae Farm Clackmarras Elgin Moray IV30 8RJ
Received 19 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01499/LBC
Listed building consent to replace windows at
Suilven 21 Seafield Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LX
Received 19 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01505/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
3 Town Hall Lane Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6DF
Received 20 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01506/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
Ardoch Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2SD
Received 20 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01509/LAW
Certificate of lawfulness for new dwellinghouse on
Site Opposite Rashcrook Farm Birnie Moray
Received 20 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01510/APP
Proposed residential development for the construction of 70 units (48no private/22 affordable) including associated drainage and infrastructure including the widening of Pitgaveny Road and the formation of a new junction onto Calcots Road at
R13 Lesmurdie Fields Elgin Moray
Received 20 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01511/APP
Erect new steel framed building as extension to existing buildings as outlined in previous change of use application (ref. 19/00700/APP - refurbishment of former factory to an indoor trampoline/activity centre and gymnastics gymnasium & cafe)
Grampian Country Pork Ltd Great Western Road Buckie Moray AB56 1YA
Received 20 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01512/PNOT
Erect an agricultural building at
Hangingfolds Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8RP
Received 20 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01513/APP
Erect purpose built accommodation for Nursery provision form playground access road and car parking provision for new facility at
Keith Grammar School School Road Keith Moray AB55 5GS
Received 21 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01514/LBC
Proposed orangery extension
Laurel Bank 11 St Leonards Road Forres Moray IV36 1DN
Received 21 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01515/APP
Proposed orangery extension
Laurel Bank 11 St Leonards Road Forres Moray IV36 1DN
Received 21 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01516/APP
Sun lounge extension at
5 Logie Cottages Market Street Forres Moray IV36 1EG
Received 21 Nov 2019 - Unknown19/01517/APP
Revision of previously approval planning application ref 14/01552/APP to erect a dwellinghouse on
Blervie Croft Rafford Forres Moray
Received 21 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01518/LBC
Listed building consent to extend rear of property to create utility room and biomass pellet store at
Steinson House Spey Street Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7NJ
Received 21 Nov 2019
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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