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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 dates7,493Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,428 approved or refused records
316Refused applications
6,112 approved · 316 refused · 584 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/00510/APP
Proposed detached garage
Duncraig 9 Gordonstoun Road Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5WE
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00511/LBC
Proposed roof terrace and associated work at Flat 5
91A High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EA
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00512/APP
Erect replacement fence to provide a visibility splay at road junction at
Kantara Rafford Forres Moray IV36 2SJ
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00513/APP
Change of use of part of joiners store/workshop to takeaway coffee shop at
J And J Joiners Sea Park Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5RY
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00514/APP
Sunroom extension to replace existing conservatory at
22 Birnie Road Elgin Moray IV30 6EA
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00515/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
13 Fife Avenue Keith Moray AB55 5FY
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00516/APP
Site secure storage container on
Site Within Culbin Forest Kintessack Moray
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00517/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and garage on
Site Adjacent To The Wood Of Coneloch Birnie Moray
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00520/APP
Erect replacement dwellinghouse at
Bloomfield Deskford Buckie Moray AB56 5YN
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00521/APP
Erection of double garage on plot 6
Plot 6 R1 Development Land Darklass Road Dyke
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00523/APP
Convert meeting hall to dwellinghouse at
30 King Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5XA
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00524/APP
Convert garage to living accommodation and raise roof
18 Harbour Place Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4NR
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00525/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and garage at
Beechbrae Elgin Moray IV30 8UP
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00526/APP
Proposed entrance walls at
Braes Of Edinvale Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2RW
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Unknown21/00529/PNOT
Proposed silage pit at
Seggiecrook Grange Keith Moray AB55 6ST
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00531/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-10 on planning consent ref 18/01277/PPP to erect dwelling house on
Site Within Garden Ground Of East Lodge Pluscarden Elgin Moray
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Unknown21/00532/APP
Proposed new bunded spirit tanks with stair access and pipebridge to connect them to adjacent process building at
Glenburgie Distillery Forres Moray IV36 2QX
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00533/APP
Erect 2(no) stores and workshop for Findochty Mens Shed on
Land At Sandy Creek Findochty Buckie Moray
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00539/APP
Construct craft studio including retail area at
Marcassie Farm Rafford Forres Moray IV36 2RH
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00542/CLP
Erection of garden store at
The Thistles Upper Dallachy Fochabers Moray IV32 7PW
Received 14 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00551/APP
Erect single storey extension at
35 Station Road Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PJ
Received 14 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00552/APP
Change of use/conversion of first and second floor offices to HMO apartments at
Little Cross House South College Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DY
Received 14 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00553/LBC
Alterations to first and second floor to HMO apartments
Little Cross House South College Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DY
Received 14 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00554/APP
Site temporary caravan during construction of dwellinghouse at
Plot 1 Barnhill Huntly Moray
Received 14 Apr 2021
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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