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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 dates7,554Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,483 approved or refused records
316Refused applications
6,167 approved · 316 refused · 588 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/01275/APP
Form car parking and install Bio-Retention drainage at
Car Park Ben Rinnes Aberlour Moray
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01276/APP
Erect dwellinghouse garden grounds and associated works on
Site Opposite Kishmul Alves Moray
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01277/APP
Demolish existing house and erect new dwellinghouse at
3 Town Hall Lane Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6DF
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01278/APP
Create single garage at
30 Young Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5TU
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01281/PPP
Erect a dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Cairns Of Mayen Rothiemay
Received 19 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01282/APP
Revise site boundaries and reposition house approved ref 21/00261/APP to erect dwellinghouse on
Land Approximately 300M South Of The Poplars Easter Buthill Roseisle Elgin Moray
Received 19 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01283/APP
Form new plant room internal alterations and refurbishment of existing external finishes at
Former Sawmill Site Waterford Circle Forres Moray IV36 3EE
Received 19 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01284/APP
Amend heat source on previously approved planning consent 20/00667/APP for proposed renovation of existing property and subdivision of plot to create additional dwellinghouse at
5 Alexandra Road Keith Moray AB55 5BX
Received 19 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01291/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Speybank Leslie Terrace Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SY
Received 20 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01293/APP
Proposed storage unit for garden machinery on
Land Adjacent To The Willows Rafford Moray
Received 20 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01294/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
Rohallion Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8RJ
Received 20 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01295/APP
Install a new lattice tower 25m high (overall height of 29.2m to the top of tower) and house WAM radar in the existing equipment building at
Radio Station Covesea Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5QS
Received 20 Aug 2021 - Unknown21/01301/PNOT
Erect forestry equipment storage shed at
Attin Wood Broadley Buckie
Received 23 Aug 2021 - Unknown21/01302/PNOT
Form access track at
Attin Wood Broadley Buckie
Received 23 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01303/APP
Proposed 15m steel mast with overall height including omni directional antenna is19.2m and erection of two new ground cabinets at
RAF Lossiemouth Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SD
Received 23 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01304/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
Easter Branchill Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2RX
Received 23 Aug 2021 - Unknown21/01305/APP
Extension to rear at
42 North Street Bishopmill Elgin Moray IV30 4EF
Received 23 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01306/APP
Alter existing window to form french doors at
2 South Park Court Elgin Moray IV30 1NJ
Received 23 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01307/APP
Replacement of windows and doors, installation of external wall insulation and over-cladding and formation of balcony and canopy at
Dava House Rafford Forres Moray IV36 2RR
Received 23 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01313/APP
Change of use from hairdressers to room for church services at
Etticut Church Street Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LT
Received 24 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01314/APP
Form raised decking at rear of
3A Carvel Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QG
Received 24 Aug 2021 - Unknown21/01316/SCN
Site re-development to include a sawmill and log sorting line and timber storage yard at
Site At Garmouth Road Mosstodloch Moray
Received 24 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01317/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
31 Wittet Drive Elgin Moray IV30 1SW
Received 25 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01318/LBC
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
31 Wittet Drive Elgin Moray IV30 1SW
Received 25 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.
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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