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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 dates7,475Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,413 approved or refused records
315Refused applications
6,098 approved · 315 refused · 581 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/00158/APP
Proposed extension to provide a domestic double garage at
Balnamoon Pluscarden Road Elgin Moray IV30 1SU
Received 9 Feb 2021 - Unknown21/00159/APP
Proposed single story extension and linked garage at
11 Hamilton Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 4NW
Received 9 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00165/LBC
Erect two storey extension to existing bonded warehouse at
Warehouse Coleburn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 10 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00166/APP
Erect two storey extension to existing bonded warehouse at
Warehouse Coleburn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 10 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00168/APP
Erect dwellinghouse with detached garage on
Plot 3 Easter Coltfield Alves Elgin Moray
Received 10 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00169/APP
Downtake existing single storey extension and replace with new 1 3/4 storey extension at
23 New Elgin Road Elgin Moray IV30 6BE
Received 10 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00171/PAMAST
Erect a 20m mast on
Land 95M West Of Tombreck Farm Dallas Moray
Received 10 Feb 2021 - Unknown21/00178/PNOT
Erect general agricultural building at
Miltonhill Farm Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 2UA
Received 11 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00179/APP
Erect detached garage and garden office at
21 Drumbeg Crescent Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8JS
Received 11 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00180/APP
Proposed erection of dwellinghouse with attached garage on
Site 160M West Of Wester Unthank Farmhouse Duffus Elgin Moray
Received 11 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00181/APP
Section 42 Planning Application to Vary Condition 1 of Planning Permission 15/01768/APP to extend duration of working for a further 5 years
Auchtertyre Quarry Elgin Moray
Received 11 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00190/APP
Formation of forestry track and entrance for the purposes of timber extraction and forestry maintenance
On Site Approximately 2 Miles North Of Upper Knockando Moray
Received 12 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00191/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
34 Blantyre Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4RQ
Received 12 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00192/APP
Proposed sun lounge to rear of
16 Mannachie Grove Forres Moray IV36 2WG
Received 12 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00193/LBC
Proposed secondary windows at
The Neuk Church Street Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LT
Received 12 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00194/APP
Alterations to rear of dwellinghouse at
71 Macdonald Drive Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6LU
Received 12 Feb 2021 - Unknown21/00200/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse and erect a garage/garden gym at
20 Roysvale Place Forres Moray IV36 1PN
Received 15 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00206/APP
Application under S42 to vary condition no 2 of planning permission 18/01209/APP - phasing to reflect updated masterplan 2021 along with revisions to layout and substitution of Plots 122 to 129 at
Elgin South Elgin Moray
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00207/APP
Proposed siting of temporary storage containers on
Site 13 Elgin Business Park Elgin Moray
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00208/APP
Demolish existing porch and construction of new porch at front of property and insertion of velux window to rear at
Hill Of Orbliston Fochabers Moray IV32 7LN
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00213/LBC
Retrospective consent to slot windows in to existing arches pick and point the stone internally replaced windows on first floor level new concrete floor poured and cladding added to shed attached to the building (North elevation) at
Byres Farm Fochabers Moray IV32 7PH
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00215/APP
Erect replacement wooden garage at
4 Fyrish Road Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YT
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00216/APP
Erect replacement garage at
5 Campbell Street Buckie Moray AB56 1TJ
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00217/APP
Erect sun room to rear at
8 Glebe Park Crescent Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4YF
Received 17 Feb 2021
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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