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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 dates8,156Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,038 approved or refused records
350Refused applications
6,688 approved · 350 refused · 617 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00109/APP
Proposed conversion of commercial building to 2no residential properties at
45 Church Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6EJ
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00110/APP
Erect extension at
26 Seaview Road Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QJ
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00111/APP
Proposed double garage and ancillary accommodation at
The Larches Mid Buthill Roseisle Elgin Moray IV30 5YQ
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00112/LBC
Listed Building Consent to alter existing garage and first floor apartment at
Cragganchaise Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9EB
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/00113/PNOT
Form forestry track at
Netherton And Convasl Woodlands Aberlour Moray
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00114/CLE
Site cleared ready for erection of new dwelling as per 09/01010/FUL on
Site 2 Chapelton Farm St Leonards Road Forres Moray
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00115/APP
Change of use from public house to hot food takeaway at
Caber Feidh Bar Main Street Elgin Moray IV30 6BH
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/00121/APP
Change of use of funeral directors premises to residential property at
3 Brander Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5XD
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00122/APP
Remove existing garage and shed and erect summer outhouse at
The Rowans Beach Road Kingston Fochabers Moray IV32 7NP
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00132/APP
Change garage roof approved under 23/00818/APP to pitched roof
Fair Winds 63 Hamilton Drive Elgin Moray IV30 4NJ
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/00133/PNOT
Construction of entrance way
Opposite Entranceway To Sprucewood Wood Of Coneloch Birnie Elgin
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00134/LBC
Installation of electric stairlift to existing stairs at
The Bellcot Cullen House Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4XW
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00136/APP
Installation of a single meteorological mast up to 100 meters in height supported by guy-wires with a 80 m radius on
Land At Glen Latterach Elgin
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00146/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Spey Cottage Spey Bay Fochabers Moray IV32 7PJ
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/00151/APP
Erect agricultural store and create new access road at
Land To South West Of Ardioch Farm Keith Moray
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/00157/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness for use of land for yard space for lorries trailers and firewood storage at
Sandyhillock Cottage Elgin Moray IV30 8NQ
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/00158/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse erect garden room and guest bedroom accommodation removal of oil tank and garden store at
Burnside Burnside Road Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7NY
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00159/APP
Site one and a half storey dwelling on previously demolished building (demolished under 20/01369/APP) replace existing garage and instal septic tank on
Site Adjacent To Jurneeznd Clochan Moray
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00160/APP
Erect car port
32 Muirfield Road Elgin Moray IV30 6DE
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00164/CLE
Certificate of lawfulness for operating a guest house (class 7) from dwellinghouse at
Cragganmore House Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AB
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00169/LBC
Install a larger velux roof access window in the same position as the existing at
Falconer Museum Tolbooth Street Forres Moray IV36 1PH
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00177/LBC
Alter and extend dwellinghouse erect garden room and guest bedroom accommodation removal of oil tank and garden store at
Burnside Burnside Road Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7NY
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00179/APP
Erect porch at
Kelowna Cummingston Elgin Moray IV30 5XY
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00181/APP
Replace existing floodlighting at
Victoria Park Midmar Street Buckie Moray AB56 1BJ
Received 2 Feb 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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