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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 dates7,527Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,459 approved or refused records
316Refused applications
6,143 approved · 316 refused · 587 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown21/01058/PNOT
Erect agricultural building at
Loudoun House Moss Of Barmuckity Elgin Moray IV30 8QW
Received 6 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01060/APP
Erect 13 holiday lodges on Plots 4-16 and 6 glamping pods together with associative woodland removal planting drainage and access provision on Phase 3
Kinloss Country Golf Club Kinloss Forres Moray
Received 8 Jul 2021 - Unknown21/01061/APP
Install 3no jet wash bays 5no parking bays with air water and vac bay enlarged bin store alter shopfrontage forecourt and raise canopy to 5.2m high at
The Greshop Filling Station Nairn Road Forres Moray IV36 2EY
Received 8 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01065/APP
Erect single storey extension and porch at
Westerton House Drummuir Botriphnie Keith Moray AB55 5JP
Received 9 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01066/PPP
Renew planning consent ref 17/00994/PPP to erect a dwellinghouse on
Site At Parkfoot Mulben Keith Moray
Received 9 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01067/APP
Enlarge lounge window to form patio doors and alter kitchen window/door to new window opening at
27 Inchbroom Avenue Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6HL
Received 9 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01068/APP
Demolish rear extension garage and canopy erect rear extension and workshop for carpentry business at
85 Clifton Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6DP
Received 9 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01076/APP
Alterations and change of use of shop to cafe at
158 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BD
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Unknown21/01080/S36SCN
Proposed installation of underground electricity cables on at Greenshill Plantation
Land Between Greenhill And Factors Park Plantation Deskford Cullen Moray
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01081/APP
Change of use from storage facility to vehicle sales area at
Units 3 4 And 5 26 Grampian Road Elgin IV30 1XJ
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01082/APP
Connect mobile holiday home to existing septic tank on
Land At Firlands 103 St Leonards Road Forres Moray
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Unknown21/01084/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
7 Wittet Drive Elgin Moray IV30 1SE
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01093/ADV
Erect replacement signage at
4 Linkwood Place Elgin Moray IV30 1HZ
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01094/LBC
Upgrade remaining copper flashings and coverings to lead at
Arndilly House Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9QS
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Unknown21/01095/APP
Erection of 3 domestic polytunnels
Blervie Forres Moray IV36 2RH
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01097/APP
Section of above ground rising main pipework crossing the Spynie Canal with new pipe bridge to enable connection to new pumping station at Findrassie to Lossiemouth Waste Water Treatment Works on
Spynie Canal Elgin Moray
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01098/LBC
Amend design and layout of lift enclosure approved under consent ref 19/01015/APP at
Andersons Care Home Institution Road Elgin Moray IV30 1RP
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01099/APP
Amend design and layout of lift enclosure approved under planning ref 19/01015/APP at
Andersons Care Home Institution Road Elgin Moray IV30 1RP
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01100/APP
Erect dwellinghouse double garage and site temporary mobile home during construction on
Plot 1 Newlands Burgie Forres Moray
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01103/APP
Erect 6 detached houses with off street parking at
Plots 55-57, 64-66 Burnbank Buckie
Received 15 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01108/APP
Take down and rebuild wall at south east extent at
Boroughbriggs Borough Briggs Road Elgin Moray IV30 1AP
Received 16 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01109/APP
Proposed dwellinghouse and associated works on
Site To South Of Trialex Lodge Mulben Moray
Received 19 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01110/APP
Erect dwellinghouse
Within Grounds Of Greyfriars House 6 Queen Street Elgin Moray
Received 19 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01111/APP
Change of use of office to residential holiday accommodation at
4 The Steadings Spey Bay Fochabers Moray IV32 7PJ
Received 19 Jul 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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