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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 dates7,838Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,746 approved or refused records
329Refused applications
6,417 approved · 329 refused · 599 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided22/00946/LBC
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
30 Castle Terrace Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SD
Received 27 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00947/APP
Erect dwellinghouse with detached double garage and amended site boundary to include for proposed access drive on
Land 160M North Of Wellside Croft Newmill Moray
Received 27 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00949/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and temporary static caravan on
Land At Upper Coul Morinsh Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DS
Received 27 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00954/APP
Conversion of part ground floor to serviced accommodation at
The Old Coach House Hotel 28 High Street Buckie Moray AB56 1AR
Received 28 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00955/APP
Conversion of garage to family room at
9 Longmorn Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 6GP
Received 28 Jun 2022 - Unknown22/00958/SCN
Proposed re-development of
Newton Nursery Elgin Moray IV30 8XR
Received 24 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00965/APP
Erect garage and timber fence with gate at
12 Anton Street Buckie Moray AB56 1QT
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00966/APP
Erect conservatory at
11 Ashgrove Place Elgin Moray IV30 1UJ
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00967/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
11 St Andrews Road Elgin Moray IV30 6HU
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00968/LBC
Extend hospital buildings housing a MRI scanner associated clinical spaces at
Dr Grays Hospital West Road Elgin Moray IV30 1SN
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00969/APP
Alter internal layout and frontage to form cafe with takeaway at
59 Queen Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PY
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00970/APP
Extend hospital buildings housing a MRI scanner associated clinical spaces creation of new screened external plant space external landscaping including creation of new footpaths and planting at
Dr Grays Hospital West Road Elgin Moray IV30 1SN
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00971/APP
Alter existing dwelling to form flat and erection of new dwellinghouse at
Findochty Caravan Site Jubilee Terrace Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QA
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00972/APP
Retrospective consent to erect an outbuilding at
Hawthorn Cottage Main Street Urquhart Elgin Moray IV30 8LG
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00973/APP
Retrospective consent for temporary structure at
Threaplands Garden Centre Threapland Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8LN
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00981/APP
Site redevelopment including new sawmill log storage/processing yard rounding line buildings office and associated infrastructure at
Site At Garmouth Road Mosstodloch Moray
Received 1 Jul 2022 - Decided22/00982/APP
Demolish back door entrance store and sunroom extension and erect extension at
Streaval Sanquhar Road Forres Moray IV36 1DG
Received 1 Jul 2022 - Decided22/00983/APP
Proposed new workshop and display premises on
Site 6 Coxton Park Elgin Moray
Received 4 Jul 2022 - Decided22/00984/APP
Proposed above-ground slurry tank
Lower Mill Of Tynet Tynet Buckie Moray AB56 5HJ
Received 4 Jul 2022 - Decided22/00985/ADV
Proposed signs at
Unit 3 Elgin Trade Park Ashgrove Road Elgin Moray IV30 1AZ
Received 4 Jul 2022 - Decided22/00986/APP
Erect ancillary annex in garden at
78 Wittet Drive Elgin Moray IV30 1TD
Received 4 Jul 2022 - Decided22/00987/APP
Retrospective consent to demolish two sheds and erect a shed with carport at
Earndale 7 Netherton Terrace Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QD
Received 4 Jul 2022 - Decided22/00988/LBC
Proposed 2 storey extension to existing dwellinghouse at
87D High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EA
Received 4 Jul 2022 - Decided22/00995/APP
Proposed new rear access doors to building 1-14 at
West And East Site Keith Bond No 1 Alexandra Road Keith Moray
Received 6 Jul 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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