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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 dates7,688Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,609 approved or refused records
323Refused applications
6,286 approved · 323 refused · 593 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/00375/APP
Erect a garden room at
1 Riddock Gardens Forres Moray IV36 2QE
Received 11 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00376/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
38 St Gerardines Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6LG
Received 11 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00385/APP
Change of house types approved under ref 15/00244/APP on
Plots 4-7 Ordiequish Road Fochabers Moray
Received 14 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00386/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 3-9 imposed on planning consent ref 20/00333/PPP to erect dwellinghouse and garden store on
Site Adjacent To Braco Cottage Grange Keith
Received 14 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00387/APP
Erect a 1100mm high fence at
10 Fairway Heights Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 2UJ
Received 14 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00388/APP
Conversion of garage to form bedroom and shower room at
54 Mannachie Grove Forres Moray IV36 2WG
Received 14 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00389/APP
Rotate position house on Plot 1 previously approved on 17/01906/APP on
Plot 1 R3 Kinloss Forres Moray
Received 14 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00390/APP
Proposed change of use from shop to form extension to dwellinghouse at 67 Mid Street to form single dwelling unit at
65 Mid Street Keith Moray AB55 5AF
Received 14 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00391/CLE
Biomass boiler and hopper in existing traditional steading building as district heating system for farmhouse and two cottages
Westfield House Elgin Moray IV30 8XL
Received 14 Mar 2022 - Unknown22/00395/PNOT
Erect a general purposed agricultural building at
Heldonside Elgin Moray IV30 8TZ
Received 14 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00397/APP
Demolish existing conservatory and erect sun lounge and extension at
1 Westburn Court Buckie Moray AB56 1EF
Received 15 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00398/APP
Change of use of amenity ground to garden ground and alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Aurora 13 Seatown Buckie Moray AB56 1JR
Received 15 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00399/APP
Extend existing domestic garage
16 Grant Street Elgin Moray IV30 1PH
Received 15 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00400/APP
Increase number of children approved under ref 21/00400/APP from 9 to 15 at Child Minding Business at
36 Smith Drive Elgin Moray IV30 4NE
Received 15 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00408/APP
Erect balcony at rear of dwellinghouse at
Cherry Bank Balnageith Forres Moray IV36 2SG
Received 15 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00410/APP
Erect showroom warehouse and workshop building on
Site 17 Elgin Business Park Elgin Moray
Received 16 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00411/APP
Proposed single storey glazed extension at
Netherton Of Drumbain Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AQ
Received 16 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00415/APP
Proposed new velux rooflight and internal alterations at
10 Dailuaine Terrace Carron Aberlour Moray AB38 7RG
Received 17 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00416/APP
Changing from offices to flat at
Offices 33 Balvenie Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AS
Received 17 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00417/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Plot 1 Fairway Heights Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 2UJ
Received 17 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00420/PPP
Form 2 house plots on
Land Adjacent To Edendale Barhill Road Buckie Moray
Received 18 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00421/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Plot 2 Seapark House Kinloss Moray
Received 18 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00422/LBC
Remove glass conservatory and erect a utility extension replace front door and add 3no velux rooflights to kitchen roof at
20 The Square Fochabers Moray IV32 7DF
Received 18 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00423/APP
Alterations to form larger utility room and extend garage at
40 James Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6BY
Received 18 Mar 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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