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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 dates7,967Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,866 approved or refused records
338Refused applications
6,528 approved · 338 refused · 605 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/00595/APP
Change of use of waste ground to garden ground and erect 1800mm high fence on
Land Adjacent To 6A Garden Lane Portgordon Buckie Moray
Received 12 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00599/APP
Change of use from dwelling to takeaway coffee shop at
Cable Cottage Bridge Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UN
Received 13 Apr 2023 - Unknown23/00602/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse alter existing site boundary to create new vehicular access for 2 Cathedral Street and driveway with single garage at
6 Seaview Terrace Buckie Moray AB56 1QQ
Received 13 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00603/APP
Retrospective consent to sub-divide existing dwellinghouse to form short term let apartment at
Tighnabruich Stotfield Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QT
Received 13 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00604/APP
Roof and canopy re-cladding works at
Booker Belmont Wholesale Ltd 2 Chanonry Road South Elgin Moray IV30 6NG
Received 13 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00607/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Eastbrae Grange Keith Moray
Received 14 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00608/CON
Remove section of boundary wall to re-open vehicle access to existing parking area at
Craigmhor 67 St Leonards Road Forres Moray IV36 1DW
Received 14 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00609/APP
Extend planning consent 21/00554/APP to site temporary caravan during construction of dwellinghouse on
Plot 1 Barnhill Huntly Moray
Received 14 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00610/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 14 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00611/APP
Change of use application of part of car showroom to motorcycle repair and MOT business at
Unit 4 3 Bogton Place Forres Moray IV36 1EP
Received 14 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00613/CLE
Replacement of existing windows and alter existing windows to form doors to rear of property carried out prior to 20th March 2019
Singapore Cottage Leask Road Forres Moray IV36 1SW
Received 14 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00615/APP
Renovate disused farmhouse to dwellinghouse and remove lean to at
Kirktown Farm Cabrach Huntly Moray AB54 4HQ
Received 14 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00622/APP
Alter existing garage to form utility room at
6 Playfairs Courtyard Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4XW
Received 14 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00623/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
21 Robertson Road Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8PE
Received 17 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00624/APP
Demolish caravan sales building and reception building and construct new purpose built sales and reception building car parking caravan sales showground and hard and soft landscaping at
Silver Sands Leisure Park Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SP
Received 17 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00625/APP
Erection of warehouse (use Class 6 Storage and Distribution) and forklift charging building at
6 Greshop Road Forres Moray IV36 2GU
Received 17 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00626/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Brooks Cottage Kellas Elgin Moray IV30 8TS
Received 17 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00641/APP
Erect new domestic store at
Thistledee Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DU
Received 19 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00644/APP
Erect domestic garage at
Dunrovin 14 Springfield Road Elgin Moray IV30 6BZ
Received 19 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00647/CLE
Operate guest house with four en-suite letting bedrooms at
Reiver House Victoria Road Forres Moray IV36 3BN
Received 20 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00648/APP
Replace existing conservatory roof with solid roof at
The Pines Victoria Road Forres Moray IV36 3BN
Received 20 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00649/APP
Erect bungalow with attached garage and off street parking on
Plot 18 Hamilton Drive Elgin Moray
Received 20 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00650/APP
Demolish existing store and erection of dwellinghouse at
Store Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SJ
Received 20 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00652/APP
Retrospective consent to erect a 1.8 metre treated wood fence with single gate to the rear at
19 Institution Road Fochabers Moray IV32 7DZ
Received 20 Apr 2023
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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