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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 dates8,150Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,033 approved or refused records
350Refused applications
6,683 approved · 350 refused · 616 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown24/00065/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness application relating to commencement of previous planning permission 19/00377/APP on
Land Adjacent To Wester Oldtown Roseisle Roseisle Moray
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00066/ADV
Erect freestanding information board at
Abbots House Kinloss Abbey Kinloss Moray
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00067/LBC
Demolish rear flat roof kitchen extension and erect new larger flat roof extension at
3 And 17 Victoria Road Elgin Moray IV30 1RG
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00069/APP
Demolish of existing flat roof extension and erect new larger flat roof extension at
3 And 17 Victoria Road Elgin Moray IV30 1RG
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00070/APP
Retrospective consent to create a wheelchair accessible garden at the rear of
23 East Church Street Buckie Moray AB56 1ET
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00073/APP
Replace 2 No skylights on south elevation remove internal masonry wall and alter layout and fit new window between roof lines at
103 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SN
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00074/LBC
Replace 2 No skylights on south elevation remove internal masonry wall and alter layout and fit new window between roof lines at
103 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SN
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00075/APP
Retrospective permission to revise site boundary to east reposition and amend design of chalet approved under planning consent 17/01439/APP to erect dwellinghouse and 2(no) holiday chalets on
Site Adjacent To The Willows Rafford Forres Moray
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00076/APP
Demolish existing dwelling and erection of replacement dwellinghouse at
Homelea 188 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SJ
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00077/CON
Demolish dwellinghouse at
Homelea 188 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SJ
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/00078/MARLIC
Clearance of unexploded ordnance at a location below the level of Mean High Water Springs at
Moray West Offshore Wind Farm
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/00083/SCN
Install new shingle ridge following edge of coast line at
Beach Beach Road Kingston Moray
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00086/APP
Demolish existing shed and replace with detached garage at
27 Seaview Road Buckie Moray AB56 1RQ
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00087/APP
Single storey extension to the rear of the property at
13 John Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PX
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/00089/PNOT
Proposed forestry buildings and service road at
Land West Of Newton Nursery Elgin Moray
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00091/APP
Install new external staircase and new external doorway formed at
Ballindalloch Golf Club Lagmore Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AA
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00092/LBC
Install new external staircase and new external doorway formed at
Ballindalloch Golf Club Lagmore Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AA
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00093/APP
Erect a domestic garage at
Spey View Spey Valley Drive Aberlour Moray AB38 9NU
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00094/APP
Convert apartment above detached garage to holiday accommodation
Cragganchaise Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9EB
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00099/APP
Replacement oil tank at
Aberlour House Aberlour Moray AB38 9LD
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00101/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-15 imposed on planning consent ref: 20/01478/PPP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Leanoch Elgin Moray
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00102/APP
Convert ground floor of dwellinghouse to dentist surgery form new extensions install two new roof lights and downtake garage and stores at
34 West Church Street Buckie Moray AB56 1HL
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00103/APP
Erection of temporary biomass boiler at
Coleburn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/00107/PNOT
Erect general purpose agricultural building at
Thornybank Clochan Buckie Moray AB56 5AN
Received 22 Jan 2024
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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