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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 dates7,496Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,432 approved or refused records
316Refused applications
6,116 approved · 316 refused · 584 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown21/00555/PNOTRE
Conversion of existing farm steading to form three dwellinghouses at
Blackfolds Farm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SD
Received 14 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00556/APP
Extend existing garage to provide secure storage of classic cars at
5 West Road Forres Moray IV36 2GW
Received 14 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00557/APP
Proposed lounge extension at
24 Christie Road Elgin Moray IV30 4HA
Received 15 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00577/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-17 on planning consent ref 20/00472/PPP to erect dwellinghouse on
Land Adjacent To Twin Pines Mossend Mulben Moray
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00578/APP
Remove existing asbestos roof tile and replace with reclaimed welsh slate on
80 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YF
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00579/APP
Erect replacement garage within link utility room at
52 Lossiemouth Road Elgin Moray IV30 4JP
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00580/APP
Retrospective consent to erect a log cabin and decking in rear garden (with fence between neighbour)
Spinningdale North Road Forres Moray IV36 1AP
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00581/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
41 Wittet Drive Elgin Moray IV30 1TB
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00582/CLP
Internal alterations to form new changing area and additional training room within Factory 2
Walkers Shortbread Limited Edgar Road Elgin Moray IV30 6YQ
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00583/APP
Erect stable building at
Kinvarra Upper Hempriggs Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 2UB
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00584/APP
Garden room extension at
12 Duffus Heights Elgin Moray IV30 5PA
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00593/APP
Replace single glazed windows with upvc double glazed units style to match existing at
Sunny Bank Victoria Road Forres Moray IV36 3BN
Received 20 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00594/APP
Convert garage to living accomodation at
19 Fogwatt Lane Elgin Moray IV30 6GG
Received 20 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00595/APP
Demolish outbuildings and erect dwellinghouse on
Site Within Garden Ground Of 52 Mayne Road Elgin Moray
Received 20 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00606/APP
Erect 1no holiday chalet on
At Land By Copperfield Kinloss Forres Moray
Received 21 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00607/APP
Campsite changed from tent only pitches to include campervan and caravan pitches and installation of a chemical toilet waste disposal point at
Brodie Castle Brodie Forres Moray IV36 2TE
Received 21 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00609/APP
Demolish existing utility room and erect new single storey extension at
Habreck Clochan Buckie Moray AB56 5EQ
Received 21 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00610/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
34 Victoria Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 1RQ
Received 21 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00611/APP
Remove existing conservatory and erect a sunroom to rear at
14 Fife Street Keith Moray AB55 5EH
Received 21 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00613/APP
Siting storage container to the rear yard at
Royal Mail Elgin Delivery Office 250 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1AA
Received 21 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00614/APP
Erect a single storey extension at
Binsness House Forres Moray IV36 2SP
Received 22 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00615/ADV
Erect a V-shaped stacker sign at
R1 Knockomie Grantown Road Forres Moray
Received 22 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00617/APP
Revise plot boundary and house position on planning consent ref 20/01184/AMC on
Site 250M Southwest Of Wester Millbuies Cottage Longmorn Moray
Received 22 Apr 2021 - Unknown21/00622/PNOT
Form access track at
Forestry Track Access Onto U68L Public Road Buckie Moray
Received 23 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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