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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 dates7,481Searchable 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6,102 approved · 315 refused · 583 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/00315/APP
Form driveway at
3 Craighead Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6XR
Received 9 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00322/APP
Demolish fire damaged building and erection of new dwellinghouse at
Braelossie Prospect Terrace Lossiemouth Moray
Received 10 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00323/APP
Proposed attic conversion and internal alterations at
Cala Sona Mosstowie Elgin Moray IV30 8TX
Received 10 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00329/APP
Re-roof flat roofed garage with pitched roof at
5 Fairway Avenue Elgin Moray IV30 6XF
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00330/APP
Proposed track at
Inverharroch Lower Cabrach Huntly Moray AB54 4EH
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00331/LBC
Fit eight solar PV panels to the south elevation of annex building at
Bruntown Steading Cullen Moray
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00332/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Muirlea Cummingston Elgin Moray IV30 5XY
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00333/APP
Change of use of agricultural land to equestrian school including commercial use associated with existing saddlery and formation of access road at
Elchies Kirk Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SL
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00334/APP
Conversion of two dwellings to one at
44 And 46 Conval Street Dufftown Moray AB55 4AH
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00342/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
1B Highfield Road Buckie Moray AB56 1BE
Received 12 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00343/APP
Form dormer extension at
1 Station Road Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UN
Received 12 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00344/APP
Erect building for pet cremation at
Mains Of Tannachy Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5BU
Received 12 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00345/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
13 Convener Street Elgin Moray IV30 6BW
Received 12 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00346/APP
Renew temporary consent for caravan approved under ref 19/00182/APP at
Alpha House Caravan Lossiemouth Elgin Moray IV30 5QS
Received 12 Mar 2021 - Unknown21/00347/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site To South Of 26 James Street Lossiemouth Moray
Received 12 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00348/APP
Substitution of Plots 31-39 at
R2 Speyview Aberlour Moray
Received 12 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00349/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse and erect garage at
206 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SJ
Received 12 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00350/LBC
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
206 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SJ
Received 12 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00351/APP
Proposed dwellinghouse with detached garage at
Malcolmburn Side Mulben Keith Moray
Received 12 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00352/APP
Proposed storage extension at
Spey Valley Brewery Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6YB
Received 12 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00356/APP
Extend dwelling house to provide artist studio (domestic) with link lean-too at
Schoolhouse Maggieknockater Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RA
Received 15 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00357/APP
Erect garage with ancillary accommodation above
Plot 4 Gallowhill Inverugie Hopeman Moray
Received 15 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00358/APP
Erect a single storey front extension at
1 Beaufighter Road Nether Dallachy Fochabers Moray IV32 7QX
Received 15 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00359/APP
Widen gateway by approximately 1000mm at
Ben Main 49 Fife Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AP
Received 15 Mar 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Moray
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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