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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 dates7,476Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,414 approved or refused records
315Refused applications
6,099 approved · 315 refused · 581 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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
- Decided21/00218/APP
Formation of tennis court with associated court fencing and formation of opening in listed wall to create pedestrian access from garden at
Glebe House Main Street Urquhart Elgin Moray IV30 8LG
Received 18 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00219/APP
Proposed container storage yard at
7 Chanonry Road North Elgin Moray IV30 6NB
Received 18 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00220/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and detached domestic garage on
Plot 19 Fairway Heights Kinloss Forres Moray
Received 18 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00221/APP
Installation of plant equipment and satellite dish at
Co-op Food 44 Queen Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PN
Received 18 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00226/APP
Change of use of garage and alterations to form Hairdressing and Bridal Retail at
Grampian Motors Morriston Road Elgin Moray IV30 4EA
Received 19 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00227/APP
Proposed extension to rear of property along with new driveway to front of house
53 Glenlossie Drive Elgin Moray IV30 6YJ
Received 19 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00228/APP
Change of use and renovation of disused agricultural steading to create 3no dwellinghouses at
South Redhill Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7NB
Received 19 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00230/APP
Section 42 Planning Application to Vary Condition 2 imposed on 20/00057/APP to change the roof finish from Brick red box profile sheeting to black box profile sheeting at
Craigdhu Chapeltown Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JS
Received 19 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00232/APP
Temporary consent (3 years) for the erection of two modular buildings to be use as a canteen and shower facilities for staff at
Newton Nursery Elgin Moray IV30 8XR
Received 22 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00233/APP
Retrospective consent to erect a wooden gazebo at
13 Victoria Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 1RF
Received 22 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00234/APP
Retrospective consent to covert dwellinghouse to B and B at
21 Macduff Place Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AA
Received 22 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00239/APP
Retrospective permission to erect timber fence
71 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YF
Received 23 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00240/LBC
Proposed roof repairs at
Dipple House Fochabers Moray IV32 7QA
Received 23 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00241/APP
Erect store extension at
3 Granary Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UJ
Received 23 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00242/APP
Proposed change of use from accommodation ancillary to dwellinghouse to holiday home at
Mataura Bracobrae Grange Keith Moray AB55 6TP
Received 23 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00245/APP
Retrospective consent to erect a garage at
1 Old Schoolhouse Keith Moray AB55 5PS
Received 24 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00246/APP
Alterations and annex extension at
Copperfield Whiteinch Forres Moray IV36 3TS
Received 24 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00258/APP
Retrospective consent to erect a detached garage on
Plot A To The North West Of Cala Sona Mosstowie Elgin Moray
Received 25 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00259/APP
Increase ridge height and form accommodation in roof space at
3 Lemanfield Crescent Garmouth Moray IV32 7LS
Received 25 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00260/APP
Conversion of warehouse to form 7no Serviced apartments
12 Commerce Street And 7 High Street Lossiemouth Moray
Received 25 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00261/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Land Approximately 300M South Of The Poplars Easter Buthill Roseisle Elgin Moray
Received 25 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00263/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
28 Mcintosh Drive Elgin Moray IV30 6AP
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00265/APP
Proposed two storey extension with integrated double garage at
11 Hamilton Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 4NW
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Decided21/00266/APP
Installation of sewage treatment plant at
Seapark Cottage Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3TT
Received 26 Feb 2021
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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