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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 dates8,529Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,373 approved or refused records
373Refused applications
7,000 approved · 373 refused · 646 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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
- Decided26/00300/APP
Single storey extension to rear of dwelling at
Lismore 2 Oakbank Place Elgin Moray IV30 4LZ
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00301/APP
Proposed house on
Site Adjacent To Wallfield Wood Garmouth Fochabers Moray
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00302/APP
Retrospective consent to site small wooden hut in woodland plot at
Lamont Woods Burgie Forres Moray
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00312/APP
Erect 2.2m high garden privacy fence at
1 Seatown Buckie Moray AB56 1JR
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00313/PNOT
Agricultural grain store at
Wellhill Farm Kintessack Forres Moray IV36 2TG
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00314/APP
Relocate and revised garage design on planning consent ref 25/00327/APP at
Station House 5 Station Road Buckie Moray AB56 1SX
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00315/APP
Retrospective consent for change of use of dwelling to short term let at
Rook View Cluny Terrace Buckie Moray AB56 1JL
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00316/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site A South Of The Birnie Inn Birnie Moray
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00317/APP
Erect one and a half storey dwellinghouse on
Plot 1 East Of Oakenhead Keith Moray
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00318/APP
Erect one and a half storey dwellinghouse on
Plot 2 East Of Oakenhead Keith Moray
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00322/APP
Proposed extension to rear of property at
Lindi 9 Seafield Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 1RE
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00324/APP
Change of use of former builders merchant (Unit 1) to steel fabrication and formation of single consolidated industrial unit with associated reconfigured parking and yard area at Units 1 and 2 at
14 Linkwood Way Elgin Moray
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00325/APP
Alterations and change of use of church to dwellinghouse at
Alves Church Forres Moray IV36 2RB
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00326/LBC
Alterations and change of use of church to dwellinghouse at
Alves Church Forres Moray IV36 2RB
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00328/APP
Change of use from workshop and store to dwellinghouse at
565 West Whins The Park Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3SH
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00330/LBC
Replace existing slates with Spanish Cupa H3 natural slates at
Newmill House Newmill Road Elgin Moray
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00332/LBC
Re-roof existing courtyard and form new shower room and store
Heatherlea 35 Moss Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LT
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00334/AMC
Approval of matters specified in conditions 4 - 9 of planning consent 23/00423/PPP for erection of a dwellinghouse at
Boharm Neuk Boharm Craigellachie Moray
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00335/APP
Siting of 21 static holiday caravans associated access parking infrastructure and landscaping at
Silver Sands Leisure Park Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SP
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00336/APP
Change of use of dwellinghouse to short-term holiday let at
21 Institution Road Elgin Moray IV30 1QT
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00343/APP
Alter and extend dwelling house with stand alone car port at
Juniper 1 Beech Brae Elgin Moray IV30 4NS
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00344/APP
Outdoor children's nursery at
Kingswood Drybridge Buckie Moray AB56 5LB
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00349/APP
Section 42 application to remove Condition 13 of planning permission 24/01376/APP relating to EV charging unit at
Land To South Of Crisp Maltings Portgordon Buckie Moray
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00350/APP
Proposed new dormer windows, replace rooflights and windows and install Solar PV to dwellinghouse at
30 Commerce Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QD
Received 20 Mar 2026
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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