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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 dates7,623Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,547 approved or refused records
319Refused applications
6,228 approved · 319 refused · 590 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown21/01949/APP
Erect a lodge house at
Ardgilzean House Elgin Moray IV30 8XT
Received 13 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01950/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Rowan House 10 Meadow Gardens Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5PN
Received 13 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01952/APP
Erect a garden cabin at
Lochypark Fogwatt Elgin Moray IV30 8SE
Received 14 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01953/APP
Proposed change of use from shop to takeaway business at
The Bonnie Earl Shop Munro Place Elgin Moray IV30 4LL
Received 14 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01954/APP
Extend existing shed at
Site To West Of 2 Limehillock Knock Moray
Received 14 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01958/APP
Alter and refurbish to existing semi detached property to form an additional dwelling at
The Old Hall And Burgie Hall Cottage Forres Moray IV36 2QU
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01959/APP
Alterations and refurbishment at
1 Mains Of Burgie Cottages Forres Moray IV36 2QZ
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01960/APP
Erect an electrical substation and new access at
RAF Lossiemouth Drainie Way Lossiemouth
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01961/APP
Erect new green house and carport at
Greyfriars House 6 Queen Street Elgin Moray IV30 1RR
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Unknown21/01962/LBC
Remove existing window enlarge opening and replace with new door and side lights and remove door and step arrangement at
Greyfriars House 6 Queen Street Elgin Moray IV30 1RR
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01963/APP
Proposed residential development (Phase 1) associated landscaping and infrastructure and demolition of existing dwellinghouse at
R7 Land At Muirton Muirton Way Buckie Moray
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01964/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse and erect replacement garage at
10 Aigen Place Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4FB
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01965/APP
Siting of temporary caravan on land for approved house and detached garage at
Roseisle View Roseisle Moray
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01966/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Knockmore Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6XW
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01973/APP
Install new kitchen window to rear at
An Lachan 39 Castle Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7DW
Received 16 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01975/APP
Erect a dutch barn at
West Mains Elgin Moray IV30 5PU
Received 16 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01976/APP
Install solar panels on the SW and SE facing roof at
Drumduan School Drumduan House Clovenside Road Forres Moray IV36 2RD
Received 16 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01977/S75
Discharge of planning obligations relative to planning permission ref 19/00652/APP at
Moray Housing Partnership Clifton Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6DJ
Received 10 Dec 2021 - Unknown21/01978/APP
Change of use of vacant ground to static caravan site for holiday lodges for 12 month occupation at
Riverview Country Park Mundole Forres Moray IV36 2SY
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01979/APP
Proposed alterations to take away and consented ice cream parlour (original consent - 20/01068/APP) at
1 Springfield Road Elgin Moray IV30 6BY
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01981/APP
Sub-divide hotel car park to form residential curtilage erection of fence and revised hotel parking layout at
68 Academy Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LR
Received 20 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01982/APP
Proposed new windows to main hall (north west elevation) at
Richmond Memorial Hall Tomnabat Lane Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9EZ
Received 20 Dec 2021 - Unknown21/01983/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse to form 2no semi detached dwellings at
33 Duff Street Keith Moray AB55 5EA
Received 20 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01984/APP
Demolish disused farmhouse and farm buildings and erection of 3no dwellinghouses at
Jocksleys Keith Moray AB55 5QE
Received 20 Dec 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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