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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 dates7,817Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,726 approved or refused records
327Refused applications
6,399 approved · 327 refused · 599 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Oct 2016 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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
- Decided22/00655/APP
Vary house type approved under ref 17/00941/APP on Plot B on
Site To Rear Of Laich Medical Centre Quarry Road Lossiemouth Moray
Received 29 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00656/APP
Alteration and change of use from beauty salon to bar at
92E High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BJ
Received 29 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00657/APP
Proposed alterations and extension and replacement garage at
Homelea 188 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SJ
Received 29 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00658/APP
Erect detached garage at
Morlich 19 Duff Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5RZ
Received 2 May 2022 - Decided22/00659/APP
Proposed single storey extension
New Alves Cottage Mosstowie Elgin Moray IV30 8XE
Received 2 May 2022 - Decided22/00660/APP
Change of use of council land to garden ground at
Elmwood 18 Pilmuir Road West Forres Moray IV36 2HL
Received 2 May 2022 - Decided22/00661/ADV
Retrospective consent to erect 3 flag posts at
Tesco Stores Ltd Nairn Road Forres Moray IV36 2EY
Received 3 May 2022 - Decided22/00662/APP
Erect dwellinghouse double garage and install a septic tank and soakaway at
Bridge Pool Cottage Carron Aberlour Moray AB38 7QP
Received 3 May 2022 - Unknown22/00663/PNOT
Erect an agricultural building
Site Adjacent To The Wood Of Coneloch Birnie Moray
Received 3 May 2022 - Decided22/00672/APP
Creating dormer within existing upstairs bathroom
6 Argyle Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PS
Received 4 May 2022 - Decided22/00676/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Land East Of 3 Burn Of Aultmore Croft Newmill Keith
Received 5 May 2022 - Decided22/00677/APP
Retrospective application to install 1 XEV fast charger Unit 1 X EV media charging unit and 1 EV rapid charger at
Tesco Stores Ltd Nairn Road Forres Moray IV36 2EY
Received 5 May 2022 - Decided22/00686/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Plot 2 Wester Buthill Farm College Of Roseisle Elgin Moray
Received 6 May 2022 - Decided22/00687/APP
Erect replacement single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse at
Ormsary 14 Young Street Elgin Moray IV30 1TG
Received 6 May 2022 - Decided22/00688/APP
Retrospective consent for erection of new side extension
3 The Hythe Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QR
Received 6 May 2022 - Decided22/00689/LBC
Concrete repairs to be completed on the pier structures at
North And West Pier Buckie Harbour Commercial Road Buckie Moray
Received 6 May 2022 - Decided22/00690/APP
Alter and extend at
Easterton Keith Moray AB55 5JJ
Received 6 May 2022 - Decided22/00693/APP
Vary condition imposed on 20/00651/APP to a change of roof finish on roof structure from zinc standing seam to natural slate at
Alba 195 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YN
Received 9 May 2022 - Decided22/00699/PPP
Proposed dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Site Adjacent To March Croft Cottage Lhanbryde Moray
Received 10 May 2022 - Decided22/00701/APP
Erect replacement extension at
39 Mayne Road Elgin Moray IV30 1NZ
Received 10 May 2022 - Decided22/00702/ADV
Retrospective consent to erect 3 flag posts at
Tesco Stores Ltd Blackfriars Road Elgin Moray IV30 1TY
Received 10 May 2022 - Decided22/00703/APP
Retrospective application to install 1XEV fast charger unit 1X EV media charging unit 1x rapid charger at
Tesco Stores Ltd Blackfriars Road Elgin Moray IV30 1TY
Received 10 May 2022 - Decided22/00707/ADV
Erect 3x Flag Post for signage at
Tesco Stores Ltd High Street Buckie Moray AB56 4AB
Received 11 May 2022 - Decided22/00708/APP
Retrospective proposal to install 1XEV fast charger unit and 1X EV media charging unit at
Tesco Stores Ltd High Street Buckie Moray AB56 4AB
Received 11 May 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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