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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 dates7,227Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,205 approved or refused records
305Refused applications
5,900 approved · 305 refused · 556 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- Decided19/01589/APP
Demolish dwelling erect replacement dwelling and refurbishment/conversion of steading and bothy to form garage and ancillary accommodation at
Cairneyhillock Elgin Moray IV30 8QU
Received 9 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01596/APP
Retrospective application for change of use of part of field to logging/firewood business on
Land Adjacent To Whitestones House Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7JQ
Received 10 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01597/APP
Convert and extend part of steading to form dwellinghouse at
Hillhall Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SP
Received 10 Dec 2019 - Unknown19/01599/APP
Erect detached dwelling house and detached double garage
Site South West Of Sourbank Farm Rafford Forres Moray
Received 10 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01600/APP
Addition of an electric vehicle charging point to the existing car park at
Brodie Castle Forres Moray IV36 2TE
Received 11 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01603/APP
Erect lounge extension at
6 Bailey Place Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6RW
Received 11 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01604/APP
Internal alterations and form replacement mono pitch roof at
1 Spey Street Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7NJ
Received 11 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01605/LBC
Internal alterations and form replacement mono pitch roof at
1 Spey Street Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7NJ
Received 11 Dec 2019 - Unknown19/01606/APP
Install new thermal panels and external wall openings at
71 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YF
Received 11 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01610/APP
Convert attic into bedroom with new dormer and velux rooflights and form new roof over existing flat roof at garage at
Covesea View James Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QZ
Received 12 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01611/APP
Demolish single storey extension and erect replacement single storey extension at
7 Victoria Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PU
Received 12 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01612/APP
Extend existing dwelling house convert existing garage into a leisure area and build a new garage including services area
Folds Cottage Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DS
Received 12 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01614/APP
Residential development and associated infrastructure at
R9 Hamilton Drive Elgin Moray
Received 13 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01615/APP
Proposed Biomass building and storage area at
James Jones And Sons Ltd Garmouth Road Mosstodloch Fochabers Moray IV32 7LH
Received 13 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01616/LBC
Structural partitions to be erected to form practice rooms at
South Church Moray Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JH
Received 13 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01617/APP
Convert climbing centre to Physiotherapy practice at
South Church Moray Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JH
Received 13 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01618/PPP
Replace existing derelict house with new house on
Site 160M West Of Wester Unthank Farmhouse Duffus Elgin Moray
Received 13 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01619/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Wester Unthank Farmhouse Duffus Elgin Moray
Received 13 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01620/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Easter Unthank Farm Duffus Elgin Moray
Received 13 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01623/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Netherton Farm Aberlour Moray
Received 16 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01625/APP
Alterations and change of use of shop to form new cafe at
3 Batchen Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BH
Received 16 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01627/APP
External alterations to agricultural buildings and change of use to bonded warehouses at
Dandaleith Farm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RT
Received 16 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01632/ADV
Erect signage on wall at
Moray House 1 Trinity Road Elgin Moray IV30 1UF
Received 17 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01633/APP
Replace existing flat roof with pitched roof and extend dwelling at
79 Milnefield Avenue Elgin Moray IV30 6EJ
Received 18 Dec 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.
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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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