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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.
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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 dates7,259Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,232 approved or refused records
307Refused applications
5,925 approved · 307 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided20/00184/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
Easter Lawrenceton Cottages Forres Moray IV36 2RL
Received 14 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00185/APP
Erect dwellinghouse with integral garage on
Site At Low Camp Forres Moray
Received 17 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00186/APP
Retrospective consent to retain demountable building within site area at
Unit 13B Coulardbank Industrial Estate Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6NG
Received 17 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00187/APP
Site 4no glamping pods and toilet/shower block at
Campbell Cairns Craigellachie Aberlour
Received 17 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00188/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
14 Beechway Forres Moray IV36 2HW
Received 17 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00193/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 700M South Of Wester Hillside Mosstowie Elgin Moray
Received 18 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00194/APP
Site food truck and associated car parking
Within Curtilage Of 9 Perimeter Road Elgin Moray IV30 6AF
Received 18 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00195/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 500M South East Of Wester Hillside Mosstowie Elgin Moray
Received 18 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00196/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 175M South West Of Garrowslack Mosstowie Elgin Moray
Received 18 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00197/APP
Erection of whisky storage sheds at
Viewfield Farm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9QT
Received 18 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00198/APP
Proposed rear extension at
32 Gordon Street New Elgin Elgin Moray IV30 6DA
Received 18 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00199/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Clockeasy Farm Urquhart Elgin
Received 18 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00200/APP
Erect one and a half storey extension and partial down-taking of roof to accommodate new first floor accommodation and partial down-taking of cattle shed to allow construction at
5A Green Court Keith Moray AB55 5HP
Received 18 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00201/APP
Construction of temporary contractors compound comprising the erection of compound fencing construction of internal roads siting of temporary office cabin asphalt batching plant and asphalt materials storage on
Land South Of RAF Lossiemouth Lossiemouth Moray
Received 18 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00202/APP
Proposed glamping site at
Victoria Bridge Campsite Aberlour Moray
Received 18 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00203/APP
Replacement windows and the alteration and formation of new windows and door and erect timber shed ancillary to the property at
7 Harbour Terrace Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4NW
Received 18 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00207/APP
Retrospective change of use from manufacturing unit (Class 5) with ancillary office (Class 4) to gym (Class 11)
Unit 8 Enterprise Park Forres Moray IV36 2AB
Received 19 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00208/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
53 Birkenhillock Road Forres Moray IV36 1FH
Received 19 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00209/APP
Change house style at
9 Castle Gardens Fochabers Moray IV32 7AE
Received 19 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00210/APP
Change of use of former HMO to dwellinghouse and 2 granny annexes at
Slioch 3 South Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7ED
Received 19 Feb 2020 - Unknown20/00211/SCN
Proposed residential development on OPP6 at
Spynie Hospital Site Duffus Road Elgin Moray IV30 5PW
Received 19 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00214/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse
3 York Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AJ
Received 20 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00215/APP
Change of use of amenity ground to garden ground and extend existing 2 storey family dwelling to provide a single bedroom self-contained flat for a family member at
71 Newmill Road Elgin Moray IV30 4AQ
Received 20 Feb 2020 - Decided20/00216/APP
Extension to dwellinghouse and minor external landscaping at
15 Beach Chalets Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YQ
Received 20 Feb 2020
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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