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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 dates8,180Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,055 approved or refused records
351Refused applications
6,704 approved · 351 refused · 622 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00387/APP
Erect replacement garage at
13 Kynoch Terrace Keith Moray AB55 5FX
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00388/APP
Proposed rear bay window and velux and rear velux cabriolet to first floor at
56 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SJ
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00397/APP
Erect new timber fence and gate at
6 Alba Place Elgin Moray IV30 4JN
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00398/APP
Erect replacement dwelling
On Site Adjacent To Ferniefield Garmouth Moray
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00399/APP
Revised house design on planning consent ref 22/00481/AMC to form a house plot on
Site North Of Binns Garmouth Fochabers Moray
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00400/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Burnside Burnside Road Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7NY
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00401/APP
Revise house design on planning consent ref 22/00480/AMC to erect dwellinghouse on
Site West Of Bruach Garmouth Moray
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00403/LBC
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Burnside Burnside Road Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7NY
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00404/LBC
Proposed rear bay window and velux and rear velux cabriolet to first floor
56 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SJ
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00405/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Hallanbrae Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2RW
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00408/APP
Development of a cemetery soft and hard landscaping access parking and associated development at
Land To The East Of Linkwood Road And North Of Hallowood Road Elgin Moray
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00409/APP
Vary condition 1 of planning consent 20/00344/APP to change maximum stay from 36 hours to three nights at
West Beach Car Park Findhorn Moray
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Unknown24/00414/APP
New detached garage workshop for domestic use at
Beulah Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LE
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00415/APP
Reclad shop front at
17 Clifton Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6DJ
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00416/APP
Site catering container at the
Former Findhorn Bridge Restaurant Forres Moray
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00418/APP
Permanent retention of the forest access junction improvements completed as part of the Moray West cable route works. at
Knowes Forrest Moray
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00419/APP
Alter and extend hall at
Memorial Hall Albert Place Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AY
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00420/APP
Alter extend and change of use of fishermans store to dwellinghouse at
43C Findhorn Moray
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00421/APP
Sub-divide to form 2 plots at
Plot 1 Housing Development Tombain Aberlour Moray
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00424/LBC
Replace existing timber front door and retrospective consent to replace front window monopitch roof and rear rooflight add timber cladding to side elevation replace window with double doors to side elevation paint rear elevation replace guttering and downpipe at
18 Castle Terrace Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SD
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00425/APP
Replace existing timber front door and retrospective consent to replace front window monopitch roof and rear rooflight add timber cladding to side elevation replace window with double doors to side elevation paint rear elevation replace guttering and downpipe and reinstate boundary fence at
18 Castle Terrace Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SD
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00426/APP
Proposed erection of MOT building
Speyside Car Sales 17 New Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7BQ
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00427/APP
Site existing storage container approved under 21/02020/APP on a permanent basis to rear of
Duffus Village Hall Hopeman Road Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RR
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00428/PPP
Sub divide site for dwellinghouse and form new vehicle access at
Stanes Cummingston Elgin Moray IV30 5XY
Received 14 Mar 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.
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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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