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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 dates7,984Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,883 approved or refused records
339Refused applications
6,544 approved · 339 refused · 605 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/00796/APP
Move plots 1 and 2 to add in plot 3/3a split former apartment 9B into two 1Bed apartments amend house types on plots 119-123 and 126-130 at
R1 Kinneddar Lossiemouth Moray
Received 15 May 2023 - Decided23/00797/ADV
Eret fascia sign and illuminated projecting sign at
129 Mid Street Keith Moray AB55 5AA
Received 15 May 2023 - Decided23/00801/APP
Proposed Infiltration SUDS basin and landscaping at
Newton Nursery Elgin Moray IV30 8XR
Received 16 May 2023 - Decided23/00802/ADV
Erect replacement signage at
Arnold Clark 2 Linkwood Place Elgin Moray IV30 1HZ
Received 16 May 2023 - Decided23/00810/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Thirtyone Cummingston Elgin Moray IV30 5XY
Received 17 May 2023 - Decided23/00811/APP
Part retrospective consent to enlarge kitchen window form parapet wall and alter kitchen roof to flat roof and install glazed barriers to existing dormer windows at
Mdina 13 Mid Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5TF
Received 17 May 2023 - Decided23/00814/PPP
Erect dwelling at
Ground In Rear Garden 40 Main Street Newmill Keith Moray AB55 6UR
Received 17 May 2023 - Decided23/00818/APP
Proposed house window alterations to rear elevation and increasing garage at
Fair Winds 63 Hamilton Drive Elgin Moray IV30 4NJ
Received 18 May 2023 - Decided23/00829/APP
Retrospective consent for change of use to a self catering short term let at
15A King Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PZ
Received 19 May 2023 - Decided23/00831/APP
Replace sun lounge with extension and patio at
Eynsford 6 Ordiequish Road Fochabers Moray IV32 7HB
Received 19 May 2023 - Decided23/00833/PPP
Erect a dwellinghouse on
Site Within Garden Ground Of Clairpoint Findhorn Moray
Received 19 May 2023 - Decided23/00838/APP
Erect sun lounge at
46 Macduff Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6ET
Received 22 May 2023 - Decided23/00839/APP
Alterations to form attic accommodation at
Maryfield Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YY
Received 22 May 2023 - Unknown23/00844/LBC
Erection of free standing potting shed at
Brodie Castle Brodie Forres Moray IV36 2TE
Received 23 May 2023 - Decided23/00849/APP
Remove condition 1 on planning permission 21/00778/APP to allow retention of childcare building on permanent basis at
RAF Lossiemouth Childcare Centre Muirton Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6TU
Received 24 May 2023 - Decided23/00850/APP
Erection of Polycrub polytunnel (7m x 4m) and two tool storage sheds (2.2m x 3.3m) on field in connection with fruit and vegetable growing project
Aberlour Parish Church Glebe Aberlour Moray
Received 24 May 2023 - Decided23/00851/APP
Convert former church to single dwelling house at
Church Of Christ Cluny Terrace Buckie Moray AB56 1JL
Received 24 May 2023 - Unknown23/00852/APP
Change of use from rought grazing ground to garden ground and erect detached ancillary annexe within grounds at
Glendale Roseisle Elgin Moray IV30 5YD
Received 24 May 2023 - Decided23/00853/APP
Proposed alterations and garage conversion at
Strathallan Mary Avenue Aberlour Moray AB38 9PL
Received 24 May 2023 - Decided23/00854/APP
Revised design of dwellinghouse approved under 20/00564/APP on
Land 125M East Of West Bank Farmhouse Roseisle Moray
Received 24 May 2023 - Decided23/00858/APP
Install additional control kiosk and access ramp at
Coulardbank Wastewater Pumping Station Cromarty Place Lossiemouth Moray
Received 25 May 2023 - Decided23/00859/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
35 Seatown Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6JJ
Received 25 May 2023 - Unknown23/00872/PNOT
Erect agricultural storage building at
Broombank Cottage Moss Of Barmuckity Elgin Moray IV30 8QW
Received 26 May 2023 - Decided23/00873/APP
Change use of 2 bedroom flat to a short term let at
Flat 1 Cluny Lane Buckie Moray AB56 1PS
Received 26 May 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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