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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 dates7,560Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,489 approved or refused records
316Refused applications
6,173 approved · 316 refused · 588 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Mar 2017 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown21/01319/PNOT
Erect a general purpose agricultural building at
Kinermony Farm Aberlour Moray AB38 9LX
Received 25 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01320/ADV
Erect replacement signage at
Currys Unit 8 Springfield Retail Park Edgar Road Elgin Moray IV30 6WQ
Received 25 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01325/APP
Proposed balcony rear of
53 Forteath Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5XF
Received 26 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01326/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse including a balcony at
Torannson Miltonduff Elgin Moray IV30 8TG
Received 26 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01328/APP
Erection of silage pit
Wester Greens Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6RX
Received 26 Aug 2021 - Unknown21/01332/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Copperfield Whiteinch Kinloss Moray
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01333/APP
Erect replacement dwellinghouse at
4 Hamilton Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 4NW
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Unknown21/01334/APP
Redevelopment of bothy to form holiday home at
Millie Bothy Roseisle Moray
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Unknown21/01340/LBC
Extension to the rear of
42 North Street Bishopmill Elgin Moray IV30 4EF
Received 30 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01341/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and garage on
Site Adjacent To Wester Unthank Farmhouse Duffus Moray
Received 30 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01342/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
5 Brewster Drive Forres Moray IV36 2JW
Received 30 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01343/LBC
Repaint tower and return balcony to original bamboo colour at
Covesea Lighthouse Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SP
Received 30 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01348/APP
Creation of fire escape stairs from first floor at
Cullen Community Centre Seafield Road Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4AF
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Unknown21/01349/PPP
Erect a dwellinghouse on
Plot At Newlands Of Burgie Forres Moray
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01350/APP
Substitution of plots and residential development on site at
R2 Ferrylea Forres Moray
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01354/CLE
Change from agricultural land into garden land use which took place approximately 20 years ago
Califerhill Cottage Forres Moray IV36 2RN
Received 1 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01358/PPP
Erect one and a half storey house on
Land Adjacent To Oakenhead Keith Moray
Received 2 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01363/APP
Proposed new bunded spirit tanks with stair access and pipebridge to connect them to adjacent process building (North East of Process Building)Proposed new Layby and pipebridge (West of process building).
Glenburgie Distillery Forres Moray IV36 2QX
Received 3 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01364/APP
Replace existing house with new house on
Site 600M South-East Of Wester Millbuies Cottage Longmorn
Received 3 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01368/APP
Internal alterations and erect a porch
Our Lady Chapel St Michaels Centre Main Street Tomintoul Moray
Received 6 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01376/APP
Erect a dutch barn at
Wester Greens Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6RX
Received 7 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01378/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse to form annexe at
24 Gordon Street Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5QR
Received 7 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01379/APP
Alterations and refurbishment of dwellinghouse at
Greenacres Oldmills Fochabers Moray IV32 7HH
Received 7 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01389/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Site To The North Of Twin Cottage Croft Keith Moray
Received 8 Sept 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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