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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 dates8,471Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,320 approved or refused records
370Refused applications
6,950 approved · 370 refused · 641 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/01490/APP
Down take kitchen extension and erect new kitchen extension to rear of property
64 Queen Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PT
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01491/LBC
Remove existing roof coverings to the dormer windows above the public bar and renew with new felt to match existing in appearance and detail remove existing fibreglass roof covering and re-apply new fibreglass flat roof system at
Rockhouse Hotel Clifton Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6DP
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01496/APP
Improvements to an existing dwelling including a replacement door at
21 Tolbooth Street Forres Moray IV36 1PH
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Unknown25/01497/APP
Replace existing bus garage with new storage and distribution units at
Maynes Coaches Cluny Lane Buckie
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01500/APP
Demolish conservatory and replace with a single storey extension replace patio doors with a window and replace door of 5 with a full height window at
5 And 7 Reidhaven Street Elgin Moray IV30 1QG
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01501/APP
Alterations and change of use to form new hot food takeaway at
35 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EE
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Unknown25/01503/SCN
Ground mounted solar array and associated works at
Land South Of RAF Lossiemouth Lossiemouth Moray
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01509/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-14 on planning consent ref 24/00377/PPP for proposed dwellinghouse on
Land Adjacent To Knock Farm Knock Huntly
Received 18 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01510/APP
Alterations to perimeter fencing external lighting and additional permeable surfacing at
Fleet Management Services UK Ltd Linkwood Road Elgin Moray IV30 6DJ
Received 18 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01511/APP
Revision of approved consent 22/01061/APP to demolish existing steading and erect two dwellinghouses on
Site At Innesmill Elgin Moray
Received 18 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01512/APP
Amend block one as permitted under 08/01098/FUL to erect 4 townhouses and two flats at
Millbank Development Buckie Moray
Received 18 Nov 2025 - Unknown25/01513/PNOTPT
Peatland restoration at
Romach Hill Newtyle Forest Rafford Moray
Received 18 Nov 2025 - Unknown25/01516/PNOTPT
Peatland restoration at
Hill Of Restocknach Morinsh Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01522/APP
Change of use from dwelling to part of existing guest house at
68 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JX
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01529/APP
Form new access point and access track for dwellinghouse at
2 Hillhead Farm Cottages Forres Moray IV36 2QT
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01530/APP
First floor alterations and ground floor French doors to
26 Tomnamuidh Road Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AT
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01531/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Railway Site Hill Street Portknockie Moray
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01533/APP
Retrospective application for modular office building at
20 Coxton Park Elgin Moray IV30 8AZ
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01541/APP
Change of use of first floor of dwelling to short-term let accommodation at
64 Dunbar Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6AN
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01542/APP
Amend plot numbers from 1-15 to plots 1-2, 21-28, 29-31 and 32-33 and amend house types on
Land To The Rear Of No 10 Urquhart Place Lhanbryde Moray
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01543/APP
Demolish nissen hut and erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Tippertait Garmouth Fochabers Moray
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01548/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
21 Petrie Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 1PE
Received 26 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01549/APP
Proposed Internal alterations to
Willowbank 18 Moss Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LU
Received 26 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01550/ADV
Erect fascia sign at
105 High Street Forres Moray IV36 1AA
Received 26 Nov 2025
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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