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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 dates7,403Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,350 approved or refused records
312Refused applications
6,038 approved · 312 refused · 574 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided20/00954/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and off street parking on
Plot 69 Burnbank Buckie Moray
Received 3 Aug 2020 - Decided20/00957/APP
Raise and extend fence line at side/rear of property at
28 Russell Place Elgin Moray IV30 4PJ
Received 3 Aug 2020 - Unknown20/00962/SCN
Installation of a synchronous compensator and ancillary infrastructure at
Land South Of Blackhillock Substation Keith Moray
Received 31 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00965/APP
Erection of yurt for (seasonal) guest accommodation and supporting outbuildings at
Marcassie Garden Cottage Rafford Forres Moray IV36 2RH
Received 3 Aug 2020 - Decided20/00967/PNOT
Erect agricultural building at
Burnside Of Tynet Farm Clochan Buckie Moray AB56 5HN
Received 4 Aug 2020 - Decided20/00968/APP
Retrospective consent to erect garden shed at
104 Springfield Road Elgin Moray IV30 6YU
Received 4 Aug 2020 - Decided20/00979/APP
Proposed extension to rear and associated works at
2 Granary Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UJ
Received 5 Aug 2020 - Decided20/00980/APP
Raise and replace an existing fence in back garden on both sides at
4 Wards Court Elgin Moray IV30 1UW
Received 5 Aug 2020 - Decided20/00981/APP
Change house design approved under ref 19/00855/APP to erect a dwellinghouse with integral garage at
Land Adjacent To No 19 Cults Drive Tomintoul Moray
Received 5 Aug 2020 - Unknown20/00983/APP
Demolish existing dwelling and erect replacement dwelling at
4 Hamilton Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 4NW
Received 5 Aug 2020 - Decided20/00987/APP
Change of use of dwellinghouse to office at
20 Ashgrove Road Elgin Moray IV30 1UU
Received 6 Aug 2020 - Decided20/00988/APP
Revise house design approved under ref 17/01854/APP on
Land To Rear Of No 2 Robertson Road Lhanbryde Moray
Received 6 Aug 2020 - Decided20/00990/APP
Retrospective consent to erect wooden structure at
Findhorn Village Store 114 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YJ
Received 6 Aug 2020 - Decided20/00996/APP
Install an 11.2kWp PV solar array on the disused terrace roof above the dining room at
Findhorn Foundation Cluny Hill Edgehill Road Forres Moray IV36 2RD
Received 10 Aug 2020 - Decided20/00999/APP
Single storey extension at
4 Stratheden Place Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LW
Received 11 Aug 2020 - Unknown20/01000/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Altonside Cottages Altonside Farm Elgin Moray
Received 11 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01001/LBC
Proposed MRI scanner facility and associated external works at
Dr Grays Hospital Pluscarden Road Elgin Moray IV30 1SH
Received 11 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01002/APP
Replace flat roof sun room with pitched roof larger sun room at
West Park House Pilmuir Road Forres Moray IV36 1HB
Received 11 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01003/LBC
Replace flat roof sun room with pitched roof larger sun room
West Park House Pilmuir Road Forres Moray IV36 1HB
Received 11 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01004/APP
Revise house position and positon static caravan on site for accomodation during the house build approved under ref 20/00513/APP on
Site At Wood Of Buchromb Buchromb Dufftown Moray
Received 11 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01005/APP
Extend dwellinghouse (retrospective) at
Parkhead Croft Botriphnie Keith Moray AB55 5PQ
Received 11 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01008/APP
Erect sun lounge and detached garage at
Plot 1 Castlewood Development Fochabers Moray
Received 12 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01009/ADV
Timber sign with routed text and graphic fixed to existing Crown Estate stonework base on
Site At Bridge Of Brown Tomintoul Moray
Received 12 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01010/ADV
Timber sign fixed to existing Glenlivet Estate gateway structure on
B9008 Craggan Moray
Received 12 Aug 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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