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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 dates7,653Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,576 approved or refused records
321Refused applications
6,255 approved · 321 refused · 591 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/00122/APP
Attic alterations form new dormer at rear and alter existing dormer at
14 Birnie Road Elgin Moray IV30 6EA
Received 31 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00123/APP
Retrospective application to remove aluminium framed windows (9 off) and replace with uPVC windows in dark grey at
27 Commercial Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PX
Received 31 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00124/APP
Proposed extension to rear of house
49 Reid Street Elgin Moray IV30 4HH
Received 31 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00125/APP
Proposed 25m high steel lattice tower C/W headframe on new 7m x 7m RC concrete base and associated ancillary works
South Of Altnaglander Cottages Ballindalloch Moray
Received 31 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00126/APP
Convert garage to living accommodartion at
13 Poppy Road Buckie Moray AB56 1GQ
Received 31 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00130/APP
Erect outbuilding for use as hair salon/beauty parlour at
14 Turnberry Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 8BE
Received 31 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00131/APP
Retrospective consent to erect decking and erect fence to side of property at
3 Easter Covesea Cottages Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5QY
Received 1 Feb 2022 - Unknown22/00132/PNOT
Erect a general purpose agricultural building at
Delnabo Farm Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9HT
Received 1 Feb 2022 - Unknown22/00133/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Lochiel Cottage Cummingston Moray
Received 1 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00134/APP
Demolish existing conservatory and construct single storey extension at
4 Samson Avenue Buckie Moray AB56 1TR
Received 1 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00135/APP
Erect replacement dwellinghouse at
Homestead Grange Keith Moray AB55 6SP
Received 1 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00136/APP
Proposed 25m high steel lattice tower and associated ancillary works on
Land At Beinn Chruinnich Ballindalloch Moray
Received 1 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00139/LBC
Remove existing windows and replace UPVC windows at
6 Burnside Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QW
Received 2 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00140/APP
Remove existing windows and replace UPVC windows at
6 Burnside Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QW
Received 2 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00142/APP
Demolish sun lounge and erect replacement sun lounge at
8 Cliff Terrace Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4NU
Received 2 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00143/APP
Replace timber garage with blockwork garage at
13 Titness Street Buckie Moray AB56 1HR
Received 2 Feb 2022 - Unknown22/00144/PNOT
Upgrade forestry track at
Jocks Hill Glenrinnes Dufftown Moray
Received 3 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00145/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse to rear at
32 Abbey Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DA
Received 3 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00146/APP
Remove existing lean-to canopy and provide new canopy and sitooterie at
Glencairn 20 Reidhaven Street Elgin Moray IV30 1QH
Received 3 Feb 2022 - Unknown22/00149/SCN
Installation of additional equipment including new storm storage tank and pumping station new humus tanks sludge holding tank with enlargement of the sites northern and western boundaries to facilitate the construction and ongoing maintenance access upon completion of works at
Waste Water Treatment Plant Fochabers Moray
Received 2 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00154/APP
Proposed garage extension and change to existing dwelling access at
Craigmhor House Aultmore Keith Moray AB55 6QU
Received 4 Feb 2022 - Unknown22/00155/ADV
Erect advance sign on
Land At Coleburn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 4 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00156/APP
Replace conservatory with sun lounge extension at
The Firs Kellas Elgin Moray IV30 8TS
Received 4 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00161/APP
S42 to vary condition 1 (delivery of affordable housing) 8-11 (phasing) and condition 30 (drainage) of application reference 19/00100/APP at
R1 Kinneddar Lossiemouth Moray
Received 7 Feb 2022
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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