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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 dates7,521Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,453 approved or refused records
316Refused applications
6,137 approved · 316 refused · 587 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/00941/APP
Substitution of house types (approved under ref 18/01142/APP) on plots 257-259 at Phase 3 (now renumbered plots 403-405) at
R2 Ferrylea Forres Moray
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00942/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
8 Fife Avenue Keith Moray AB55 5FY
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00943/APP
Internal alterations and form roof terrace and dormer extension at
Callaway House Sheriffston Elgin Moray IV30 8LB
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Unknown21/00946/SCN
Proposed rising main and pumping station at
Findrassie Elgin Moray
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00950/APP
Construction of new boiler plant building within existing screened service yard
Ballindalloch Castle Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AX
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00951/APP
Amend house type approved under ref 20/00630/APP on
Plot 6 Kinloss Country Golf Club Kinloss Moray
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00956/APP
Install an aluminium box with an acoustic ventilation louvre within existing window frame at
Telephone Exchange Newlands Lane Buckie Moray AB56 1JX
Received 21 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00957/LBC
Alter existing cafe including relocate kitchen and sanitary accommodation and replacing windows and door to 3 North Street at
79 High Street Forres Moray IV36 1AE
Received 21 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00958/APP
Alter existing cafe including relocate kitchen and sanitary accommodation and replacing windows and door to 3 North Street at
79 High Street Forres Moray IV36 1AE
Received 21 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00949/LBC
Construction of new boiler plant building within existing screened service yard
Ballindalloch Castle Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AX
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00961/AMC
Approval of Matters specified in conditions 1 -19, 25-58 & 61-64 on planning consent 17/00834/PPP and in relation to S42 application reference 19/01085/APP for a proposed residential development of 156 homes and 570 sq m flexible retail/ commercial floor space (potential Class 1, 2, 3, & 10) including affordable housing with landscaping parking access and associated works within part of Area 1 at
Site R11 Findrassie/Myreside And I8 Newfield Elgin Moray
Received 22 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00962/APP
Erect 3no agricultural buildings at
North Redhill Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7NB
Received 22 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00964/PPP
Change of use from redundant quarry and erect dwellinghouse and garage at
Old Quarry Drumnagorrach Huntly
Received 22 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00965/APP
Operate child minding business from dwellinghouse at
36 South Covesea Terrace Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6LY
Received 22 Jun 2021 - Unknown21/00970/PNOT
Erect agricultural building at
Senara Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SQ
Received 23 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00971/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Thistle House 4 Brander Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6BL
Received 23 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00972/APP
Replace existing conservatory with sun lounge at
2 Station Court Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LW
Received 23 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00978/APP
Erect four safety barriers on the walkway around the clock tower at
The Tolbooth 80 High Street Forres Moray IV36 1NX
Received 24 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00979/APP
Convert garage to bedroom and alter and extend to form garage and utility room at
Creag Mhor Dunnyduff Road Keith Moray AB55 5JG
Received 24 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00985/APP
Alterations to dwellinghouse at
82 Granary Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UA
Received 25 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00986/APP
Replacement windows at
Rose Bank 1 Strathlene Road Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4RE
Received 25 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00988/APP
Install rooflight over stair change single rear door to double leaf and change the single glazing panes to double glazed panes on the front ground floor elevation and install air source heat unit at
30 Commercial Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PX
Received 25 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00990/APP
Installation of new windows and patio doors with timber decking
17B Clifton Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6DJ
Received 28 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00991/APP
Erect 3no dwellinghouses on
Site Adjacent To Craigmin Cottages Drybridge Moray
Received 28 Jun 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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