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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 dates7,481Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,417 approved or refused records
315Refused applications
6,102 approved · 315 refused · 583 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/00270/LBC
Take down chimney to allow the replacement of the single stone with stone to match the existing and rebuild at
Station Lodge Brodie Forres Moray IV36 2TE
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00271/AMC
Approval of matters Specified in Condition 1 - 15 of planning reference 18/00851/PPP (Plot 1) for the erection of a dwelling house on
Plot 1 Easter Whitewreath Longmorn Elgin Moray
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00272/APP
Change of use and alterations to boatshed to provide a hut for occasional overnight stays at
Site Adjacent To 212A Findhorn Moray
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00273/APP
Proposed side extension at
66 King Street Burghead Moray IV30 5XG
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00274/APP
Extension to provide Class 9H - deposit return Sseme (DRS) facilities installation of trolley shelter and associated alterations to car park at
Lidl Uk GmbH Station Road Elgin Moray IV30 1QW
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00275/APP
Extension to provide Class 9H - deposit return scheme (DRS) facilities installation of trolley shelter and associated alterations to car park at
Lidl 10 East Cathcart Street Buckie Moray AB56 1PJ
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Unknown21/00279/HHCOMP
Application for High Hedge Notice at
12 Charlotte Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7EE
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00280/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
31 Croft Road Forres Moray IV36 3JS
Received 2 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00281/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
Site 1 Brodie Village Hall Brodie Forres Moray IV36 2TD
Received 2 Mar 2021 - Unknown21/00284/SCO
Proposed 100,000 tonnes per annum malt production facility on
Land Greens Of Rothes Rothes Moray
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Unknown21/00287/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Within Grounds Of Westerfolds Duffus Moray
Received 3 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00288/APP
Proposed silage pit at
Old Dairy Altyre Home Farm Forres Moray IV36 2SH
Received 3 Mar 2021 - Unknown21/00294/APP
Erect dwellinghouse with integral garage on
Site At Seafield Walk Keith Moray
Received 4 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00295/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Croit Bheag Longhill Elgin Moray IV30 8LE
Received 4 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00298/APP
Apply insulated coloured renders to external walls at
Hythehill Primary School St Margarets Crescent Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6RF
Received 5 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00300/APP
Internal alterations within attic and new extension to the rear of house
Arlendale 16 Smith Drive Elgin Moray IV30 4NE
Received 5 Mar 2021 - Unknown21/00302/APP
Revise house design approved under ref 20/00630/APP on
Plot 9 Fairway Heights Kinloss Forres Moray
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00303/APP
Amended proposals permitted under ref 20/01193/APP to include a new access control point and enlarged turning area compound together with a new welfare cabin and parking for security personnel operating the access to Crash Gate 2.
Land East Of RAF Lossiemouth Lossiemouth Moray
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00304/APP
Amended approved houses types approved under ref 18/01209/APP from 16 private homes to 15 affordable homes on
Plots 44 To 62 South Glassgreen Elgin South Elgin Moray
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00307/APP
Extend dwellinghouse with balcony at
Scotsburn Cottage Forres Moray IV36 2QT
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00309/APP
Proposed kitchen replacement extension and porch replacement extension
Glenburnie Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4BL
Received 9 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00311/APP
Conversion of part ground floor to serviced accommodation and alterations to bar counter at
The Old Coach House Hotel 28 High Street Buckie Moray AB56 1AR
Received 9 Mar 2021 - Unknown21/00312/PNOT
Erect an agricultural building at
Easter Coltfield Alves Moray
Received 9 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00313/LBC
Internal alterations to ground floor to form self-contained living quarters for the bed and breakfast manager improved accessible WC facilities for guests and space for water storage tanks at
Appin House 15 Regent Street Keith Moray AB55 5DW
Received 9 Mar 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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