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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 dates7,947Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,846 approved or refused records
338Refused applications
6,508 approved · 338 refused · 605 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown23/00424/APP
Proposed 100 GW per year Anaerobic Digestion Plant on
Land At Rathven Buckie Moray
Received 13 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00425/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Easter Foresterseat Pluscarden Elgin Moray IV30 8TZ
Received 13 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00426/APP
Proposed upgrade of existing access point and formation of track at
Daugh Of Drumfurrich Craigellachie Moray
Received 13 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00434/APP
Erect two timber sheds for use as a changing area and storage (partially retrospective) at
Car Park Gregory Place Lossiemouth Moray
Received 14 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00435/APP
Siting of temporary changing unit at
Glenisla Care Home Banff Road Keith Moray AB55 5GT
Received 14 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00439/APP
Proposed extension at
29 High School Drive Elgin Moray IV30 6UE
Received 15 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00440/PPP
Proposed dwellinghouse and detached garage
Site At Wellhill Farm Kintessack Forres Moray
Received 15 Mar 2023 - Unknown23/00445/PNOT
Erect a grain store at
Drumbain Farm Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AQ
Received 16 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00446/APP
Change of use from offices to 2no ground floor flatted dwellings at
3 Commerce Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BS
Received 16 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00447/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
21 Reidhaven Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LS
Received 16 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00452/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-17 imposed on planning consent ref 19/00398/PPP on
Site At Lochhill Elgin Moray
Received 17 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00454/APP
Partial demolition and alterations at
Drumoak Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2SA
Received 17 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00457/APP
Conversion of podiatry clinic to one bedroom ground floor flat at
2 Gordon Street Buckie Moray AB56 1JD
Received 17 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00458/APP
Alter and extend cottage at
Croft Of Lackdhu Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6XT
Received 20 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00459/APP
Renewal of planning consent ref 18/01342/AMC to erect a dwellinghouse on
Plot 2 On Ground To The South West Of Ardivot Farmhouse Lossiemouth Moray
Received 20 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00460/APP
Renewal of planning consent 18/01341/AMC to erect a dwellinghouse on
Plot 1 On Ground To The South West Of Ardivot Farmhouse Lossiemouth Moray
Received 20 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00461/APP
Renew temporary consent 20/00186/APP for port-a-cabin office at
Unit 13B Coulardbank Industrial Estate Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6NG
Received 20 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00462/APP
Erection of detached single storey dwellinghouse on
Plot 4 Seapark House Kinloss Moray
Received 20 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00463/APP
Erection of dwelling house with 2 parking spaces on
Plot 5 Seapark House Kinloss Moray
Received 20 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00471/APP
Proposed extensions to dwellinghouse at
Lake Of Moy Cottage Forres Moray IV36 2SP
Received 21 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00476/APP
Site modular storage and final packing building including removal of cold store building at
Lossie Seafoods Ltd 2 March Road East Buckie Moray AB56 4BY
Received 22 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00477/APP
Demolish existing building and erect dwellinghouse with associated works at
3 High Street Lossiemouth Moray
Received 22 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00478/APP
Erect new barley intake barley pre-cleaner barley silos barley out-loading and new storage sheds at
Fife Park Store Fife Street Keith Moray AB55 5LG
Received 22 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00479/APP
Demolish building and erect raised deck area and install new dormer windows to west elevation and internal alterations at
65 Harbour Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5RU
Received 22 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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