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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.
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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 dates8,087Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,978 approved or refused records
343Refused applications
6,635 approved · 343 refused · 611 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jul 2016 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown23/01623/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Roseyle 6 South Road Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LX
Received 19 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01624/APP
Erect a shelter for storage of mower at
Greenfield Playing Field Spey Street Garmouth Moray
Received 19 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01625/APP
Change of use from bed and breakfast to dwellinghouse at
Tamdhu House Auchbreck Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9EJ
Received 19 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01633/APP
Erect a safety barrier at the base of the fire escape to increase public safety at
James Milne Institute 43 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YF
Received 20 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01634/APP
Change entrance door to automatic doors
Portessie Public Hall 9 Chancellor Road Buckie Moray AB56 1TD
Received 20 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01646/APP
Extension to timber kit factory on
Site Adjacent To The Level Farm Birnie Moray
Received 21 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01647/APP
Erect five 3 bedroom dwellinghouses and off street parking at
Former Police Station South West Street Buckie Moray
Received 21 Sept 2023 - Unknown23/01649/PNOT
Erect a forestry equipment store at
Sunnyhill Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8ST
Received 21 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01651/APP
Demolish existing dwelling and erect replacement dwelling at
Site 230M Southwest Of Greens Of Coxton Elgin Moray
Received 21 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01652/APP
Demolish existing dwelling and erect replacement dwellinghouse at
Greens Of Coxton Elgin Moray IV30 8QW
Received 21 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01658/APP
Change of use of dwellinghouse to short-term holiday let at
Dalroddie Drummuir Botriphnie Keith Moray AB55 5JP
Received 22 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01659/LBC
Rebuild wall at
Pittendreich Bridge Elgin Moray
Received 22 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01664/LBC
Demolish north wings at
Highfield House Northfield Terrace Elgin Moray
Received 25 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01665/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and domestic garage at
Land Within Grounds Of Don Cottage No 45 Balnacoul Road Mosstodloch Moray
Received 25 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01666/APP
Change of use from rough grazing ground to garden ground at
Glendale Roseisle Elgin Moray IV30 5YD
Received 25 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01667/APP
Amend 20 house types approved under planning consent 21/00961/AMC with associated landscaping and infrastructure within part of Area 1 at
R11 Findrassie/Myreside Site Elgin Moray
Received 25 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01668/APP
Demolish shed and erect dwellinghouse (as amended) on
Site At Station Road Burghead Moray
Received 25 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01670/APP
Change of use from office to short-term holiday let at
The Bothy Coneloch Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 25 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01675/APP
Change of use of dwelling to short term let
Loch Cottage Botriphnie Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 5JX
Received 26 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01676/APP
Proposed domestic garage at
Ardoch Rise Boharm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RN
Received 26 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01678/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
Clash Cottage Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DL
Received 26 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01694/APP
Retrospective application to use flat as a short term let at
13 Waterfront Apartments Stotfield Court Stotfield Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6UA
Received 27 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01695/APP
Proposed alterations renovation and link extension to part steading to form a residential annexe
Lochside Farm Elgin Moray IV30 5PT
Received 27 Sept 2023 - Decided23/01700/APP
Retrospective consent for change of apartment to short term holiday let at
18 Castle Terrace Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SD
Received 28 Sept 2023
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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