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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 dates7,505Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,440 approved or refused records
316Refused applications
6,124 approved · 316 refused · 584 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/00692/APP
Proposed erection of holiday cottage on
Site At Little Knockbog Grange Keith
Received 7 May 2021 - Decided21/00693/APP
Replacement garage/store at
Prawn Cottage 30 Main Street Buckpool Buckie Moray AB56 1XQ
Received 7 May 2021 - Decided21/00694/APP
Erect porch to front of property at
Green Garth Seapark Road Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3TJ
Received 7 May 2021 - Decided21/00696/LBC
Internal alterations to form new opening at
7 Church Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PW
Received 7 May 2021 - Unknown21/00697/APP
Internal alterations to form new opening at
7 Church Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PW
Received 7 May 2021 - Decided21/00698/APP
Alterations to form balcony extension
Marine Court House 3 Marine Court Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SR
Received 10 May 2021 - Decided21/00699/APP
Change of use of amenity land to form garden ground at
1 Cinchona Road Forres Moray IV36 2PN
Received 10 May 2021 - Decided21/00700/APP
Revise design and erect detached garage on
Site Adjacent To Hill Of Edinvale Farm Dallas Moray
Received 10 May 2021 - Decided21/00701/APP
Proposed new dormer window at
Tower Cottage Kintessack Forres Moray IV36 2TG
Received 10 May 2021 - Decided21/00702/LBC
Change of use from public house to serviced apartment and communal breakfast room and associated alterations including demolition at
Garmouth Hotel South Road Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LU
Received 10 May 2021 - Decided21/00703/ADV
Proposed heritage signs at
Archiestown Village And Surrounding Area
Received 10 May 2021 - Decided21/00709/APP
Convert barn to guest annexe and art studio at
Craigroy Mill Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2RZ
Received 11 May 2021 - Decided21/00711/APP
Provision of proposed summer house and yurt within walled grounds of
Winchester House 1 King Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EU
Received 12 May 2021 - Decided21/00712/APP
Alterations and renovation dwellinghouse at
151 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YL
Received 12 May 2021 - Unknown21/00716/APP
Conversion of barn to dwellinghouse at
Westertown Grange Keith Moray AB55 6TB
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided21/00717/APP
Change of use from HMO to residential property at
1 Caroline Street Forres Moray IV36 1AQ
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided21/00718/APP
Proposed domestic garage at
Balhill Rafford Forres Moray IV36 2SJ
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided21/00719/APP
Proposed General Industry (Class 5) and Storage/Distribution (Class 6) Building
Elgin Trade Park Ashgrove Road Elgin Moray IV30 1AZ
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided21/00720/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
23 Bruce Avenue Buckie Moray AB56 1NN
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided21/00721/APP
Change of use of amenity ground to garden ground at
Copperfield 25 Green Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7BD
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided21/00722/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
23 Brinuth Place Elgin Moray IV30 6YW
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided21/00726/CLP
Conversion of two dwellings into one at
7/9 Hawthorn Road Elgin Moray IV30 1PG
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided21/00727/APP
Install new windows and doors at
15 Seafield Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LX
Received 14 May 2021 - Decided21/00728/APP
Change of use of garden cabin to provide visitors experience gin tasting/sampling and sales to visitors at
Newtack Grange Crossroads Keith Moray AB55 6LQ
Received 14 May 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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