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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 dates8,067Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,960 approved or refused records
343Refused applications
6,617 approved · 343 refused · 609 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jul 2016 to 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/01440/APP
Change of house/ flat type reduce from 186 (47 affordable) to 176 (44 affordable) and the number of retail units reduces from 3 to 1
Land At Phase 2 Western Village Elgin South Elgin Moray
Received 24 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01441/HAZ
Hazardous Substance Consent on
Land Adjacent To Portgordon Maltings Buckie Moray
Received 24 Aug 2023 - Unknown23/01445/APP
Change of use of B&B and extensions to form 6 separate apartments at
Norland Stotfield Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QP
Received 25 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01447/APP
Form three new windows to the rear of the existing house at
10 Richmond Place Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5QX
Received 25 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01448/ADV
Erect fascia sign totem and free standing signs (retrospective) at
B&Q Springfield Retail Park Edgar Road Elgin Moray IV30 6WQ
Received 25 Aug 2023 - Unknown23/01452/LBC
Change of use of flat to short term let at
Flat 6 Clavie Court Station Road Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5WT
Received 28 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01453/APP
Retrospective consent to change of use of flat to short term let at
Flat 6 Clavie Court Station Road Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5WT
Received 28 Aug 2023 - Unknown23/01454/PPP
Demolish existing dwelling and erect replacement dwellinghouse (as amended) on
Bertann Orchard Road Forres Moray IV36 1PJ
Received 28 Aug 2023 - Unknown23/01458/APP
Erect orangey extension at
Flat 2 The Old Granary Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AB
Received 29 Aug 2023 - Unknown23/01463/PAPP
Erect an agricultural store at
Mains Of Tannachy Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5BU
Received 29 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01470/APP
Proposed temporary static caravan and changes to garage approved under ref 20/00048/APP at
Land 280M Southwest Of Sillyearn Mains Grange Keith Moray
Received 30 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01471/LBC
New dormer window and conservation type velux windows new colour scheme and new door to porch at
161 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SL
Received 30 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01472/APP
Retrospective change of use of annexe to short term let at
Cliffside Stotfield Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QT
Received 30 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01473/APP
Retrospective consent for change of use of flat to short term let at
10 Smithfield Place Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6DG
Received 30 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01474/APP
Retrospective consent for change of use of flat to short term let at
Flat 4 Hayfield James Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6BY
Received 30 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01475/APP
Vary condition 1 of planning approval 21/00001/APP to allow garden room to be used for commercial hosting events such as whisky tastings meetings and social events at
Site At Beechbank Rothes Aberlour Moray
Received 30 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01484/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
49 Ashfield Drive Elgin Moray IV30 6HF
Received 31 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01485/APP
Reconfiguration of Internal floor plan areas and construction of two new consulting rooms within existing external enclosed courtyard area at
Maryhill Group Practice Elgin Health Centre High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1AT
Received 31 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01492/APP
Retrospective application to rebuild section of garden wall at
Kilcluan House Elgin Moray IV30 8LA
Received 1 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01493/LBC
Retrospective application to rebuild section of garden wall at
Kilcluan House Elgin Moray IV30 8LA
Received 1 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01494/CLE
Confirmation of a lawful commencement of 18/01224/APP for siting of caravan to be used as holiday accommodation at
Cabin Adjacent To Old Duffus Duffus Elgin Moray
Received 1 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01496/APP
Varying Condition 1 of planning permission 17/01233/AMC to reduce the landscaping at
R1 Development Land Darklass Road Dyke Moray
Received 1 Sept 2023 - Unknown23/01502/APP
Construct light industrial workshop unit and form second site access at
17 Waterford Circle Forres Moray IV36 3EF
Received 1 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01505/APP
Proposed alterations and extension at
Whitehillock Keith Moray AB55 5PH
Received 4 Sept 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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