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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 dates7,540Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,470 approved or refused records
316Refused applications
6,154 approved · 316 refused · 587 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Apr 2017 to 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/01175/APP
Alterations and extension
3 Fyrish Road Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YT
Received 29 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01176/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Land North West Of Sunningdale Rafford Moray
Received 29 Jul 2021 - Unknown21/01177/PAPP
Erect a general purpose agricultural building at
Auchorachan Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DN
Received 29 Jul 2021 - Unknown21/01178/APP
Change of housetype plus erection of ancillary buildings
Plot 14 Kinloss Country Club Kinloss Forres Moray
Received 29 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01183/APP
Construction of single storey link between hall and church at
United Pentecostal Church Lesmurdie Road Elgin Moray IV30 4HP
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01184/APP
Proposed loading bay resurfacing and associated drainage at
Glentauchers Distillery Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6YL
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01185/APP
Erect a glass canopy over rear entrance service courtyard
The Cobles 43A Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YF
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01187/APP
Amended design approved under application ref 19/00652/APP at
Moray Housing Partnership Clifton Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6DJ
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Unknown21/01190/APP
Proposed alterations and extensions at
Bijou By The Sea Great Eastern Road Buckie Moray AB56 4DJ
Received 2 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01191/LBC
Alterations to Church and Churchyard to provide wheelchair access electricity points and welfare facility at
Cabrach Parish Church Cabrach Huntly Moray AB54 4HQ
Received 2 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01192/APP
New ramp and access from car park to
Cabrach Parish Church Cabrach Huntly Moray AB54 4HQ
Received 2 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01197/APP
Erect canopy over
5 West High Street Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5QS
Received 3 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01206/APP
Erection of 2no self-catering apartments (east wing) at
Norland Stotfield Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QP
Received 4 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01207/APP
Convert cottage to farm store
Balmenach Cottage Carron Aberlour Moray AB38 7QT
Received 4 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01208/APP
Install external wall insulation (colour cream) at
58-76 And 97-109 Macdonald Drive And 1-6 Muirton Crescent Lossiemouth Moray
Received 4 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01209/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Upper Bogside Farm Elgin Moray
Received 4 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01210/APP
Construct lay-by and timber stacking area on
Land Adjacent To B9010 900metres East Of Mains Of Craigmill Forres Moray
Received 4 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01211/APP
Revise boundary positions and erect detached garage approved under ref 21/00700/APP on
Site Adjacent To Hill Of Edinvale Farm Dallas Moray
Received 4 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01213/APP
Replace roof over existing store at
Glendronach Thornhill Road Forres Moray IV36 1LW
Received 5 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01217/APP
Substitution of house types at plots Nos 267 296 298 to 303 (as per application 18/01142/APP) and renumber plots to 406-416
R2 Ferrylea Forres Moray
Received 6 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01218/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Plot 2 Easter Whitewreath Longmorn Elgin
Received 6 Aug 2021 - Unknown21/01219/PNOTPT
Restoration works to peatland at
Craig Veann Glenavon Estate Tomintoul
Received 6 Aug 2021 - Unknown21/01224/APP
Residential development including 1no retail unit and landscaping and associated infrastructure Phase 1 on
R8 Land At Barhill Road Buckie Moray
Received 9 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01225/APP
Revision of previously approved house design (15/01941/APP) at
Plot 4 Troves Hallowood Road Elgin Moray
Received 9 Aug 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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