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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 dates7,939Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,840 approved or refused records
337Refused applications
6,503 approved · 337 refused · 604 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/00326/APP
Convert garage to living accommodation and internal alterations to layout at
7 Greenfield Circle Elgin Moray IV30 5NF
Received 24 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00327/LBC
Erect a snowboard to roof along the North Guildry Street frontage at
Elgin High Church 2 North Guildry Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JR
Received 24 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00328/APP
Erect a snowboard to roof along the North Guildry Street frontage at
Elgin High Church 2 North Guildry Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JR
Received 24 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00329/APP
Erect a storage cabin northwest of tennis courts at
Gordonstoun School Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RF
Received 24 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00331/APP
Change approved house design to incorporate sun lounge on
Plot 62 Burnbank Buckie Moray
Received 24 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00324/LBC
Remove and replace 2no antennas on existing support pole install 1no equipment cabinet and ancillary development including installation of 1no GPS mode at
York Tower Elgin Moray
Received 24 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00335/APP
Site mobile catering unit at
Stance In Car Park Adjacent To B And Q Plc Springfield Retail Park Edgar Road Elgin Moray
Received 24 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00336/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and associated works on
Site At Bogs Of Paithnick Keith Moray
Received 27 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00337/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-8 imposed on planning consent ref 19/01183/PPP to erect dwellinghouse
Site Adjacent To Redroofs Crossroads Grange Keith
Received 27 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00338/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-17 imposed on planning consent ref: 19/00802/PPP to erect dwellinghouse
Site Adjacent To Red Roofs Grange Crossroads Keith Moray
Received 27 Feb 2023 - Unknown23/00339/APP
Revise access route lounge wing length stair window rooflight positions and garden store design on planning consent ref 21/01928/APP on
Land 400M East Of Balormie Cottage Lossiemouth Moray
Received 27 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00340/APP
Retrospective application for installation of dinosaur head to roof at
1 Bayview Road Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SB
Received 27 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00341/APP
Erect sun lounge at
8 Greenlaw Lane Buckie Moray AB56 1GA
Received 27 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00348/APP
Erect utility room extension at
21 Cliff Terrace Buckie Moray AB56 1LX
Received 28 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00349/APP
Erect domestic garage at
36 Whispering Meadows Buckie Moray AB56 1LE
Received 28 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00350/ADV
Erect a fascia sign and projecting sign at
122 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BW
Received 28 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00351/LBC
Internal renovations and reposition entrance doorway to original location at
24 Urquhart Street Forres Moray IV36 1DD
Received 28 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00352/APP
Use flat as a short term let at
9 Stotfield Court Stotfield Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6UA
Received 28 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00353/APP
Use 3 of 5 bedrooms to be used as en-suite guest accommodation at
Abbeyfield 55 Fife Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AP
Received 28 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00360/APP
Retrospective planning permission for the erection of a wooden building and change of use of land from agricultural to social farm and garden at
Ben Cruachan Broom Of Moy Forres Moray IV36 2SR
Received 1 Mar 2023 - Unknown23/00364/PNOT
Erect an agricultural building at
Craigmhor House Aultmore Keith Moray AB55 6QU
Received 2 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00365/ADV
Erect a fascia sign at
6 Falconer Avenue Forres Moray IV36 2PA
Received 2 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00366/PPP
Proposed dwellinghouse with integral garage on gap site
39 Forteath Street Burghead Moray
Received 2 Mar 2023 - Unknown23/00371/SCN
Demolish garage at
Refrieish Auchnarrow Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JP
Received 2 Mar 2023
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.
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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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