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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 dates7,509Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,443 approved or refused records
316Refused applications
6,127 approved · 316 refused · 585 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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
- Decided21/00729/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Caladh Stotfield Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QS
Received 14 May 2021 - Decided21/00735/APP
Proposed extension to replace existing attached greenhouse at
Wilmar Slackead Buckie Moray AB56 5BL
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided21/00736/APP
Change of use of from office and private residential to class 7 serviced bedrooms at
14 And 16 Reidhaven Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SZ
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided21/00737/LBC
Proposed internal alterations and installation of new timber windows and doors at
15 Seafield Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LX
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided21/00738/APP
Erection of dwellinghouse with assocaited works on
Land 450M East Of Carding House Longmorn Moray
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided21/00739/APP
Residential development of 53 dwellinghouses landscaping and associated infrastructure on
Land At CF4 South Glassgreen Elgin Moray
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided21/00746/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse to rear at
60 Abbey Crescent Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3FJ
Received 18 May 2021 - Decided21/00747/APP
Erect replacement dwelling house at
Woodside Rothills Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RJ
Received 18 May 2021 - Unknown21/00774/SCN
Greener Grid Park energy management facility for the purposes of balancing supply and demand of electricity on
Land To South Of Westerton Road North Keith Moray
Received 19 May 2021 - Unknown21/00775/APP
Installation of two jet wash bays cabinets 2.7m high screens drainage via silt traps to existing car wash interceptor at
The Greshop Filling Station Nairn Road Forres Moray IV36 2EY
Received 20 May 2021 - Unknown21/00776/APP
Erect dwellinghouse at
Castlecroft Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SJ
Received 20 May 2021 - Decided21/00778/APP
Erect a portable accommodation unit for classroom use (retrospective) at
RAF Lossiemouth Childcare Centre Muirton Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6TU
Received 20 May 2021 - Unknown21/00783/PAPRE
Conversion of existing farm steading to form three dwellinghouses at
Blackfolds Farm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SD
Received 20 May 2021 - Unknown21/00786/PNOT
Erect agricultural building at
Rosebrae Farm Clackmarras Elgin Moray IV30 8RJ
Received 21 May 2021 - Decided21/00788/APP
Replace existing conservatory roof with lightweight insulated roof at
47 Macdonald Drive Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6LU
Received 21 May 2021 - Decided21/00790/LBC
Removal of internal wall and change of window to bi-fold doors at
Tanera 4 Seafield Terrace Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4NA
Received 21 May 2021 - Decided21/00791/APP
Removal of internal wall and change of window to bi-fold doors at
Tanera 4 Seafield Terrace Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4NA
Received 21 May 2021 - Decided21/00797/APP
Install new windows at
1 Castle Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7DP
Received 24 May 2021 - Decided21/00798/APP
Demolish dilapidated cottage and erect replacement dwellinghouse at
Uandhu Chapeltown Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JS
Received 24 May 2021 - Unknown21/00804/SCN
Proposed residential development landscaping and associated infrastructure at
R7 Land At Muirton Farm Muirton Way Buckie Moray
Received 24 May 2021 - Decided21/00806/APP
Retrospective consent for takeaway retail unit and second hand car display at
Fourtwo HQ Forres Moray IV36 2SP
Received 25 May 2021 - Decided21/00807/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
4 Gordon Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5SF
Received 25 May 2021 - Decided21/00808/APP
Amend previously approved house design (ref 17/00627/APP) on
Plot 15 Seaview Road Cummingston Elgin Moray
Received 25 May 2021 - Decided21/00809/APP
Erection of new footbridge over River Lossie between Esplanade and East Beach to replace existing footbridge between Seatown and East Beach on
Site Opposite 17C Clifton Road Lossiemouth Moray
Received 25 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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