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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.
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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 dates7,550Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,479 approved or refused records
316Refused applications
6,163 approved · 316 refused · 588 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- Decided21/01226/APP
Erect sun lounge to rear at
48 Burdshaugh Forres Moray IV36 1NQ
Received 9 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01227/APP
Proposed patio doors and erection of decking at
Grieves Cottage Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 2UA
Received 9 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01232/APP
Proposed alterations and replacement extension at
9 Cliff Terrace Buckie Moray AB56 1LX
Received 10 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01233/APP
Coastal defence structure by installing a series of cylindrical bales arranged into a raft and tethered against the dune face at
Moray Golf Club Stotfield Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QS
Received 10 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01234/APP
Erection of a carport
Strathelen Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SB
Received 10 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01235/APP
Erect garage at
Seirret 24 Old Town Keith Moray AB55 5GP
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01236/APP
Alterations to dwellinghouse at
The Fisheries Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YE
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Unknown21/01246/SCN
Proposed new buildings and infrastructure on
RAF Lossiemouth Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SD
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01247/APP
Installation of self-service car wash and screens at
West Road Filling Station West Road Elgin Moray IV30 1SA
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01248/ADV
Erect a fascia sign at
158 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BD
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01249/ADV
Erect a projecting box sign at
77 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EA
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01250/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse with detached garage at
Florrie's Field Damhead Rafford Forres
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01252/APP
Replace sloping glazed roof with slate construction at
Siantar 53 St Andrews Road Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8PF
Received 16 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01253/APP
Re-roofing of
Cathay House York Place Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4UW
Received 16 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01254/APP
Erect replacement extension to rear at
Glenwood Main Street Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9EX
Received 16 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01261/APP
Change roofing materials approved under ref 18/00752/APP from sarnafil to fibreglass omit bedroom window and lantern windows, add window to kitchen and WC at
7 Pluscarden Place Elgin Moray IV30 1PL
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Unknown21/01262/PNOT
Extend agricultural building at
Essil Farm Fochabers Moray IV32 7LE
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01263/APP
Replace defective window unit on west elevation and timber panel with window to match existing at
Seaglass 156 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YL
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01265/APP
Construction of 3 storey accommodation block and demolition of buildings 3 and 4 and removal of existing car parking spaces at
Kinloss Barracks Burghead Road Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3UH
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01270/APP
Raise existing garage roof level at
Melrose Cottage 24 New Elgin Road Elgin Moray IV30 6BE
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01271/PPP
Erect dwelling house on
Site To Rear Of 68 East Church Street Buckie
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01272/APP
Formation of 15 car parking spaces on
Land Adjacent To Sports Pavilion Cameron Park East Beach Road Hopeman Moray
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01273/APP
Install 15 overnight campervan/motorhome stances including surface water drainage electrical ducting and chambers erect storage shed and chemical toilet disposal point and install access barrier at
Site At Port Long Road Cullen Moray
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01274/APP
Form 10 parking spaces with access height barrier drainage and surfaced access road and upgrade of existing footpath around Bow fiddle Rock at
Site Opposite Workshop 3 Patrol Road Portknockie Moray
Received 18 Aug 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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.
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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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