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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 dates7,796Searchable applications
241Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,706 approved or refused records
326Refused applications
6,380 approved · 326 refused · 599 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/00483/APP
Change of use of council ground to garden ground to form driveway and erect a 1m high fence at
South View Main Street Urquhart Elgin Moray IV30 8LG
Received 28 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00487/APP
Erect single storey dwellinghouse on the site of a derelict house at
Scotshill Mulben Moray
Received 29 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00489/APP
Amend water supply on 17/00850/APP to private water supply install water tank shed and site temporary caravan during house build on
Plot 2 Wester Greens Dunphail Forres Moray
Received 29 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00490/APP
Garage conversion and internal alterations at
17 Poppy Road Buckie Moray AB56 1GQ
Received 29 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00496/APP
Proposed extension to rear of property at
98 Dunedin Place North Road Forres Moray IV36 1AJ
Received 30 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00497/APP
Proposed sun lounge extension and associated works at
3 Rhododendron Drive Forres Moray IV36 2PJ
Received 30 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00498/PPP
Proposed dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Site Adjacent To Lyne Of Ruthrie Benrinnes Aberlour Moray
Received 30 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00499/APP
Proposed quarry extension at
Cairdshill Quarry Keith Moray AB55 5PA
Received 30 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00500/APP
Change of use of butchers shop to dwellinghouse including external alterations at
19 Grant Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4RS
Received 30 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00501/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-15 imposed on planning consent ref: 20/00565/PPP to erect dwellinghouse and garage on
Site Opposite Caledonia Windyridge Lossiemouth
Received 30 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00503/APP
Raise garage roof to provide first floor bathroom over at
8 Fogwatt Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 6GX
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00504/APP
Construct flat roofed entrance porch
Sunningdale Alexandra Terrace Forres Moray IV36 1DL
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00506/APP
Proposed loft conversion and dormer extension at
Birchlea Farquhar's Lane Buckie Moray AB56 1AS
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00507/APP
Extend feeds building to provide covered loading bay replacement pipe bridge and access 2 new external tanks with associated bund wall and new external access stair at
Glenlivet Distillery Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DB
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00508/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
22 Spey Avenue Fochabers Moray IV32 7QR
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00509/APP
Sun lounge extension at
Glencraig Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JN
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00510/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
17 Hamilton Drive Elgin Moray IV30 4NN
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00511/APP
Erection of post and wire fence with gates at
Grianan 6D Fairway Heights Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 2UJ
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00512/CLP
Confirmation the planning consent 15/00551/APP to erect a dwellinghouse has been commenced on
Site Adjacent To Kingswood Drybridge Buckie Moray
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00513/APP
Erect dwellinghouses on
Plot 60 61A And 61B Burnbank Buckie Moray
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00517/APP
Revise house design site boundaries and erect detached garage on site approved under ref 12/01463/APP on
Plot 3 Nether Birnie Birnie Moray
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00518/APP
Change of use of fitness studio to storage and distribution at
Unit A And B Pinefield Business Centre Perimeter Road Elgin Moray IV30 6AN
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00519/APP
Change of use of business starter unit to fitness and leisure facility at
14 Tower Place Elgin Moray IV30 8BP
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00520/APP
Replace existing garage with double garage at
14 Robertson Road Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8PE
Received 31 Mar 2022
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Moray
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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