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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 dates7,411Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,357 approved or refused records
312Refused applications
6,045 approved · 312 refused · 575 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided20/01228/LBC
Repairs and alterations to single storey roof
Seapark House Seapark Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3TT
Received 23 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01232/ADV
Erect replacement signage at
12 Grant Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4RS
Received 24 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01233/APP
Erect bungalow with off street parking and attached garage on
Plot 53 Burnbank Buckie Moray
Received 24 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01234/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
Navarak Lettoch Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4BU
Received 24 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01235/APP
Alter and extend existing garage at
Thistledown Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AB
Received 24 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01236/LBC
Proposed repairs at
Bridge Of Bantrach Dunphail Forres Moray
Received 24 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01237/CLE
Change of use of amenity land to garden ground at
1 Leslie Place North Road Forres Moray IV36 1BB
Received 24 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01244/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
84 Knockomie Gardens Forres Moray IV36 2TN
Received 25 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01245/APP
Erect single-storey extension at
Fywatt Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 25 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01246/APP
Convert garage to living accommodation at
33 Cawdor Avenue Elgin Moray IV30 8AH
Received 25 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01247/APP
Change of use of former hairdressing salon to form 2no flats at
165 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DW
Received 25 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01249/APP
Extension to dutch barn at
Midthird Botriphnie Keith Moray AB55 5JR
Received 25 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01250/APP
Creation of temporary constructors construction compound to support the development to improve surface water and foul sewerage drainage systems on
North Side Of Runway RAF Lossiemouth Lossiemouth Moray
Received 25 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01251/MIN
Proposed hard rock quarry and mineral processing area extraction area 1.99Ha at
Backmuir Keith Moray AB55 5PE
Received 25 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01252/APP
Demolish existing office and amenities building and erect new office amenities building gatehouse building and associated parking at
Warehouse Complex Malcolmburn Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6YB
Received 25 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01253/APP
Form an area of hardstanding and site a coffee/ice cream van and picnic benches on
Land Adjacent To Duffus Castle Car Park Duffus Moray
Received 25 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01254/PNOT
Erect agricultural building at
Corskie Farm Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7NN
Received 25 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01255/APP
Change of use from garden ground to forestry business and erect workshop and store at
Plot 4 Thomshill Heights Thomshill Elgin Moray
Received 25 Sept 2020 - Unknown20/01264/APP
Amend planning consent 17/01568/APP to erect dwellinghouse and garage and site temporary caravan on
Plot 4 Gallowhill Inverugie Hopeman Moray
Received 28 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01265/APP
Replacement of existing conservatory with sun room at
West Manse Deskford Buckie Moray AB56 5YJ
Received 28 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01266/LBC
Alterations of former hairdressing salon to form 2no flats at
165 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DW
Received 28 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01274/APP
Remove outbuilding and conservatory extend with entrance hall and a dining area and increase width of existing dormer to match new one on the rear at
135 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YJ
Received 29 Sept 2020 - Unknown20/01275/APP
Erection of dwellinghouse and detached garage at
Site Within Garden Ground Of Cramond Broomhill Road Keith AB55 5GX
Received 29 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01283/APP
Internal renovation and construction of a new dormer window at
11 Reidhaven Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SZ
Received 30 Sept 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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