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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 dates7,278Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,249 approved or refused records
308Refused applications
5,941 approved · 308 refused · 563 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided20/00270/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Hawthorn Cottage Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7JT
Received 2 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00271/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Land Adjacent To Seascape Inverugie Road Hopeman Moray
Received 2 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00272/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site South Of Easter Unthank Duffus Moray
Received 2 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00277/APP
Erect pergola structure to rear of
Verdal 3 The Creagan Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PG
Received 2 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00278/APP
Application for planning permission for 48 residential units all with associated infrastructure and landscaping occupying the Hopeman R1 designation at
Hopeman R1 Forsyth Street Hopeman Moray
Received 2 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00279/APP
Renew planning permission ref 18/01354/APP to static caravan on site during the build of house on site
Between 8 And 10 Cooper Street Hopeman Moray
Received 2 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00281/APP
Erect storage building at
Thornwood Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8SW
Received 2 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00282/APP
Conversion of existing shop storage to 4 no flats at
42 Batchen Street Elgin Moray
Received 2 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00283/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 500M West Of Buinach Cottage Kellas Moray
Received 2 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00284/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 150M East Of Howemoor Glen Of Newmill Keith Moray
Received 2 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00285/APP
Amend design on planning consent ref 18/00612/APP to demolish house and erect replacement dwellinghouse and annexe on
Site At Nether Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8SU
Received 2 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00287/LBC
New external signage new fridges to counter and sink sections of new flooring and lighting new decorations at
66 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BJ
Received 3 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00288/APP
Forming 3 pane window in north gable at
22 New Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LR
Received 3 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00289/APP
Revised proposal approved under ref 19/00734/APP for the erection of a dwellinghouse and associated works and site temporary caravan during construction of dwelling on
Site South Of Darglins Farm Craigellachie Moray
Received 3 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00290/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 250M North Of Mains Of Pitlurg Keith
Received 4 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00291/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 500M North Of Mains Of Pitlurg Keith Moray
Received 4 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00292/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Opposite Edintore Farm Keith
Received 4 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00293/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Opposite Edintore Cottage Keith
Received 4 Mar 2020 - Unknown20/00300/APP
Change of use from vehicle workshop to scaffolding store and office on
Site Compound Grampian Road Elgin Moray IV30 1XJ
Received 5 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00301/APP
New CHP plant installation at
5 - 13 Low Street Buckie Moray AB56 1UX
Received 5 Mar 2020 - Unknown20/00302/ADV
Erect 1no roadside post mounted signage board 5 flags mounted on flagposts with three signage panels 2no Tri stack site signs 1no swing sign and portacabin signage on site off A941 Lossiemouth Road at
Findrassie Development Elgin Moray
Received 5 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00311/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Convalley Dufftown Moray
Received 6 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00312/APP
Remove existing extension and garage and erect replacement extension and garage form new door remodel roof dormer form new vehicular access and drop kerb at
10 Seafield Place Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4TE
Received 6 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00315/APP
Change of use from grocer shop to a fast food takeaway restaurant at
47 Samson Avenue Buckie Moray AB56 1TR
Received 9 Mar 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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