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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 dates8,168Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,048 approved or refused records
350Refused applications
6,698 approved · 350 refused · 619 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00273/APP
Replacement of timber sash and case windows at
11 New Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PS
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00275/APP
Install outdoor gym equipment for public use within the Burghead Community Garden at
Former Station Yard Bridge Street Burghead Moray
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00276/APP
Minor improvement of access and create turning area and passing place at
Sleepieshill Wood Urquhart Moray
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00278/APP
Erect 4no dwellinghouses and garages on
Site Adjacent To Templestones Forres Moray
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00280/APP
Retrospective consent to retain flat/annexe for use as short term let at
Braemore Commerce Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6BW
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00285/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and garage
Land Adjacent To Rafford Parish Church Rafford Moray
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00286/CLE
Certificate of lawfulnees for commence of planning permssion 14/00669/APP at
Bucharin Lodge Boharm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RL
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00287/APP
Proposed extension at
53 Bailies Drive Elgin Moray IV30 6JW
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00288/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Plasmolen Wards Road Elgin Moray IV30 1NL
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00289/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing residential use - the modular'mobile bungalow was built in the late 1970's under a Residential Park Licence and has been used as a residential dwelling since at
Gardeners Neuk 231 Pineridge Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3TB
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00296/APP
Retrospective consent to erect a wooden fence on top of an existing wall at
3 Harbour Road Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4QP
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00297/APP
Demolish extension and erect new single storey extension and summerhouse at
34 Seatown Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6JJ
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00298/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
10 Forbes Road Forres Moray IV36 1HP
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00299/APP
Amendments to dwellinghouse approved under ref 21/01110/APP on
Within Grounds Of Greyfriars House 6 Queen Street Elgin Moray
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00300/APP
Mixed use development of 38no one and two bedroom affordable flats 3no retail units a business enterprise hub and new public realm comprising a pedestrian route connecting South Street to High Street and a courtyard at
51, 53 And 59 - 61 South Street, The Jail House And Newmarket Bar High Street Elgin Moray
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00301/LBC
Demolition of building to rear of listed market entrance and incorporate market entrance into proposed mixed use development at
57 - 61 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JZ
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00302/CON
Complete demolition (excluding listed market entrance) of
59 - 61 South Street, The Jail House And Newmarket Bar High Street Elgin Moray
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00303/CON
Complete Demolition of
53 - 55 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JZ
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00304/CON
Complete demolition of
51 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JZ
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00307/PNOT
Demolition of buildings at
Macallan Distillery Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RX
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00318/PAPP
Construction of entrance way
Land At Coneloch Wood Birnie Moray
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00328/APP
Change of use of steading buildings to restaurant and play zone at
Greencraig Farm Drybridge Buckie Moray AB56 5JN
Received 27 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00337/APP
Replace concrete wall with dry stone dyke at
Doorie Hill Dunbar Street Burghead Moray
Received 27 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00339/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and vehicular access and driveway on
Site Adjacent To Rafford Farm House Old Road Rafford Moray
Received 28 Feb 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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