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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 dates8,148Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,031 approved or refused records
350Refused applications
6,681 approved · 350 refused · 616 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/02240/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
3 Lesmurdie Place Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6AH
Received 22 Dec 2023 - Unknown23/02241/APP
Form one house out of two units including demolishing older extensions and form new link between at
Chapelton Farm St Leonards Road Forres Moray IV36 2RE
Received 22 Dec 2023 - Decided23/02242/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Ardnamurchan 36 Cameron Crescent Buckie Moray AB56 1AG
Received 22 Dec 2023 - Decided24/00003/APP
Erect a temporary storage building adjacent to
Storage Production And Sewing Centre Moycroft Road Elgin Moray IV30 1XZ
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00009/LBC
Alter and extend dwellinghouse to rear at
14 Burnside Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QW
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00012/APP
Erect single storey extension and replacement garage at
7 High Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7EP
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00013/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-17 imposed on planning consent ref 22/00179/PPP for erection of dwellinghouse on
Site 340M Northwest Of Shougle Farm Birnie Moray
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00014/APP
Proposed replacement of windows and refurbish and paint existing doors at
31 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JZ
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00024/APP
Refurbishment/upgrading of part of existing commercial premises (bakers) to a Takeaway Restaurant
Stores 212 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BA
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00025/APP
Revise site boundaries on planning consent ref 23/00452/AMC to erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Lochhills Elgin Moray
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00026/APP
Erect dwellinghouse with associated access drainage and erect stable block on
Land South And East Of Easter Unthank Farm Duffus Moray
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00031/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
76 Thornhill Drive Elgin Moray IV30 6GT
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00035/APP
Change of use from dwelling house to bed & breakfast and erect replacement extensions at
Marnoch Lodge Bridge Of Marnoch Huntly Moray AB54 7UE
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00036/LBC
Proposed installation of solar PV roof panels on
Kinloss And Findhorn Parish Church Findhorn Road Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3TX
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00041/APP
Proposed installation of solar PV roof panels on
Kinloss And Findhorn Parish Church Findhorn Road Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3TX
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/00042/APP
Demolish single storey extensions erect new extension and alterations to form Community Facility and 2 bed short term let
19-21 West High Street Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5QS
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00043/APP
Erect 31 affordable homes and associated works on phase 2 of the land at
R2 Speyview Aberlour Moray
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00045/APP
Creation of car park at
Land 250M Northeast Of Littlehaugh Cottage Rothes Moray
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00046/APP
Retrospective consent to erect a boundary fence at
6 Cults Drive Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9HW
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00055/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Thrums Cottage Church Street Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LT
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00056/APP
Amend application ref 22/01778/APP to alter roofs over crush area and rear store to flat roofs at
Burghead Free Church Grant Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UQ
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00057/LBC
Add loft insulation and roof vents at
Flat The Coulard Coulardbank Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SL
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00062/APP
Vary condition 3 of planning permission ref. 22/00656/APP to extend opening hours of bar on Friday and Saturday from 11 am - 10 pm to 11 am - 12 midnight at
92E High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BJ
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/00063/APP
Retrospective consent to erect an air source heat pump at the rear ground at
85 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YG
Received 17 Jan 2024
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.
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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