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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 dates7,572Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,500 approved or refused records
316Refused applications
6,184 approved · 316 refused · 588 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/01454/APP
Erect rear extension at
Gowanlea 77 West Church Street Buckie Moray AB56 1BQ
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01455/APP
Remove existing window and reinstate a door at
125 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YJ
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01456/APP
Amend house position and design approved under ref 20/00480/APP on
Plot 5 Lochy Park View Longmorn Elgin Moray
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01457/APP
Extend dwellinghouse and erect detached garage at
Telford Cottage Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9QT
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01458/APP
Demolish existing dining/utility room and workshop/store and erect replacement extension and workshop/studio at
Ischia Forsyth Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5SY
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01459/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
8 Lady Margaret Drive Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8PX
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Unknown21/01460/SCN
Install a battery energy storage system (BESS) with assocaited infrastucture at
Blackhillock Electricity Substation Keith Moray
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01463/APP
Extension to rear with internal alterations at
Westleigh 75 Regent Street Keith Moray AB55 5EU
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Unknown21/01464/APP
Install a synchronous compensator on
Land 480M North Of Blackhillock Electricity Substation Denwell Road Keith Moray
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01466/APP
Erect rear extension at
67 Clifton Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6DP
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01467/CLE
Erection of a domestic double garage to rear of property at
Strathtoul 31 Main Street Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9EX
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01475/APP
Change of use of agricultural land to garden ground at
Easter New Forres Cottage Forres Moray IV36 2RG
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01476/APP
Erect replacement dwellinghouse at
Morlich 19 Duff Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5RZ
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01487/APP
Amend house design approved under ref 15/00244/APP on
Plot 8 Ordiequish Fields Ordiequish Road Fochabers Moray
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01488/APP
Install a 5 electric vehicle charging bay and HV GRP enclosure at
Pinefield Service Station East Road Elgin Moray IV30 1XU
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01493/APP
Internal alterations window in kitchen and bedroom altered to french/patio doors at
20 Keith Road Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5YJ
Received 23 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01495/APP
Form new access at
Plot 13 Kinloss Golf Course Kinloss Forres Moray
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01496/APP
Erect dwelling house at
Former Fish Sheds Jubilee Terrace Findochty Buckie Moray
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01497/APP
Replacement windows and doors at
14 Reidhaven Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SZ
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01501/LBC
Internal alterations at the Coach House to use as an annexe and internal alterations to the main house at
6 Institution Road Elgin Moray IV30 1RP
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01502/APP
Erect two storey three bedroom dwelling on
Land Adjacent To Coolangatta Hopeman Moray
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01503/APP
Demolish conservatory/sun room and erect two storey extension at
4 Samson Avenue Buckie Moray AB56 1TR
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01504/APP
Erection of two dwellings and associated infrastructure
Site To Rear Of Heatherlea Main Street Tomintoul Moray
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01505/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Copperfield Whiteinch Kinloss Moray
Received 27 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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