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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 dates7,384Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,333 approved or refused records
312Refused applications
6,021 approved · 312 refused · 572 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided20/00586/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
4 Victoria Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PU
Received 11 May 2020 - Decided20/00587/APP
Modification to the approved house design and site temporary caravan during build on
Plot 18 Kinloss Country Golf Club Kinloss Moray
Received 11 May 2020 - Decided20/00588/APP
Alterations to roof at
Bowling Pavilion Cooper Park King Street Elgin Moray
Received 11 May 2020 - Decided20/00590/APP
Demolish existing disused laundry buildings and construct 2 townhouses and 6 flats with associated site works at
Direct Laundry Ltd 3 - 5 Gordon Street Forres Moray IV36 1DY
Received 12 May 2020 - Decided20/00591/CON
Demolish existing disused laundry building at
Direct Laundry Ltd 3 - 5 Gordon Street Forres Moray IV36 1DY
Received 12 May 2020 - Decided20/00592/APP
Erect an 80m tubular guyed meteorological mast to measure wind over a period of up to 36 months on
Site Approximately 6km Southeast Of Dufftown On Edinglassie Estate Moray
Received 12 May 2020 - Decided20/00593/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Broomhill Croft Newmill Keith Moray AB55 6XE
Received 12 May 2020 - Decided20/00600/NWRPD
Repair and renewal/repair retaining wall at
Burn Of Mulben Keith
Received 7 May 2020 - Decided20/00602/APP
Construct grain store on
Site At Rashcrook Birnie Elgin
Received 13 May 2020 - Decided20/00605/APP
Proposed alterations and extension
9 Seaview Road Cummingston Elgin Moray IV30 5YU
Received 14 May 2020 - Decided20/00610/APP
Change of house type design to plots 3 6 and 9 from previous approval 17/01233/AMC lowering of proposed finish floor levels and increased banking earthworks at
R1 Development Land Darklass Road Dyke Moray
Received 15 May 2020 - Decided20/00613/APP
Convert former bank building to fish and chips restaurant and takeaway at
Bank Of Scotland 12 Queen Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6NU
Received 18 May 2020 - Decided20/00614/APP
Retrospective application to erect a shed for business/office use at
Shiva 20 Shore Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PB
Received 18 May 2020 - Decided20/00615/APP
Erect replacement shed at
39 Bogton Road Forres Moray IV36 1BH
Received 18 May 2020 - Decided20/00619/LBC
Minor alterations at
138 - 140 Mid Street Keith Moray AB55 5BJ
Received 20 May 2020 - Decided20/00620/APP
Change of use from shop to takeaway/restaurant and minor alterations at
138 - 140 Mid Street Keith Moray AB55 5BJ
Received 20 May 2020 - Unknown20/00621/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
45 Lesmurdie Road Elgin Moray IV30 4HP
Received 20 May 2020 - Decided20/00622/APP
Retrospective consent to convert existing domestic garage to sweet workshop (including sales) at
14 Park Place Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6DW
Received 20 May 2020 - Decided20/00624/LBC
Demolition of existing kitchen extension and construction of replacement kitchen extension at
1 Seafield Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LX
Received 20 May 2020 - Decided20/00625/APP
Demolition of existing kitchen extension and construction of replacement kitchen extension including demolition of timber garage and construction of car port at
1 Seafield Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LX
Received 20 May 2020 - Decided20/00626/APP
Proposed extension at
3 Lodge View Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5TS
Received 20 May 2020 - Decided20/00628/APP
Form new access drive and internal alterations of part of house at
Kinloss House Kinloss Park Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3XJ
Received 20 May 2020 - Unknown20/00629/APP
Erect dwellinghouse at
Castlecroft Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SJ
Received 20 May 2020 - Decided20/00630/APP
Development of 4 dwellings in Phase 2a (plots 5, 6, 8 and 9) at
Kinloss Country Golf Club Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 2UB
Received 20 May 2020
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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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