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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates7,308Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,266 approved or refused records
309Refused applications
5,957 approved · 309 refused · 566 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided20/00423/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 98M North Of Bealach Roseisle Moray
Received 25 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00426/APP
Demolish existing warehouse and erection of terraced residential houses and flats at
S J Edwards And Co Shore Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PB
Received 26 Mar 2020 - Unknown20/00427/PAMAST
Installation of a new ground-based mast on
Verge At B9018 Lintmill Cullen Moray
Received 26 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00428/APP
Change of use from house (class 9) to office and visitor reception at
Hatton Hill Bruceland Road Elgin Moray IV30 1YE
Received 26 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00432/APP
Convert former mill and extend to form single dwellinghouse at
Nether Clashnoir Chapeltown Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JR
Received 27 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00434/APP
Construct double shed at
Newlands Lodge Easter Lawrenceton Forres Moray IV36 2RL
Received 30 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00435/APP
Retrospective consent to site caravan for staff accommodation at
Abbey Inn Findhorn Road Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3TX
Received 30 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00436/CLP
Conversion of existing double garage to annexe at
Taighsona Archiestown Aberlour Moray AB38 7RB
Received 30 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00442/APP
Proposed single storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse at
9 Queen Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4BF
Received 30 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00444/APP
Proposed dwellinghouse to replace former dwelling on
Land At Oldmills Elgin Moray
Received 31 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00445/APP
Proposed extension to rear of property and proposed garage
2 Conval Drive Aberlour Moray AB38 9PG
Received 31 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00446/APP
Fit bi-fold external doors and minor internal layout modifications at
Colonnades Station Road Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UN
Received 31 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00447/APP
Proposed internal fit out of existing health unit to form health and wellbeing hub with childcare facilities at
Unit 1 Muirton Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6TU
Received 31 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00449/APP
Replace existing stable/cart shed to form community wildlife venue classroom and provision of associated equipment store/toilet block at
Loch Of Blairs Boathouse Forres Moray IV36 2SH
Received 1 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00451/PNOT
Erect workshop/Store for forestry machinery and equipment
Little Knockbog Farm Grange Keith Moray AB55 6TE
Received 2 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00452/APP
Erect dwellinghouse detached garage waste and surface water soakaways at
Hill Of Fochabers Croft Site Fochabers Moray
Received 2 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00453/APP
Alterations to dwellinghouse driveway entrance to be widened and existing driveway turning area enlarged at
Earnock 3 Hamilton Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 4NW
Received 2 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00454/PNOT
Formation of access track at
Little Knockbog Farm Grange Keith Moray AB55 6TE
Received 2 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00455/APP
Revise design and house position on
Site In Woodlands To South Of Bow Bridge Fochabers Moray
Received 2 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00456/APP
Replace existing agricultural building with new agricultural building at
Mains Of Tannachy Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5BU
Received 3 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00457/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and attached garage at
3 Abbotsford Gardens Pluscarden Road Elgin Moray IV30 1YF
Received 3 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00462/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Site 90M North West Of Speyview Farmhouse Orton Fochabers Moray
Received 6 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00463/PAMAST
Erect a smart metre antenna at
Land At Cardhu Farm Upper Knockando Aberlour Moray
Received 6 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00467/APP
Convert and extend garage to form a bedroom en-suite.
11 Thornhill Crescent Forres Moray IV36 1LU
Received 7 Apr 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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