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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 dates8,544Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,388 approved or refused records
374Refused applications
7,014 approved · 374 refused · 646 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided26/00456/APP
Replacement windows and door at
29 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EE
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00457/APP
Erect single storey rear extension at
6 Provost Reid Crescent Buckie Moray AB56 1BH
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00458/APP
Renew planning consent 23/00571/APP to revise access route approved under 20/00387/APP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site 150M Southeast Of Balormie Cottage Lossiemouth Moray
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00459/APP
Replace single glaze wooden framed windows and door with double upvc windows at
158 Mid Street Keith Moray AB55 5BJ
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00462/APP
Temporary siting of caravan during house build of application 15/02108/APP at
Garden Ground Of Braemorriston House Braemorriston Road Elgin Moray
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/00463/PPP
Erect 2no replacement dwellings and an additional single dwellinghouse at
Moss Of Barmuckity Workshop Elgin Moray IV30 8QW
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00467/APP
Convert outbuildings to form short term let accommodation with hot tub and store at
63 Balvenie Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AS
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00468/APP
Roof canopy to front door at
2 Lakiehead Spey Bay Fochabers Moray IV32 7PJ
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00469/APP
Retrospective consent to provide caravan storage at
Level Farm Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8SR
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00470/APP
Replace polycarbonate conservatory roof with Guardian Warm Roof System and installation of new conservatory windows at
23 Kinneddar Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6AS
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00472/LBC
Removal of 3no artifacts from within the church at
St Gerardines High Church St Gerardines Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6JY
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/00478/APP
Retrospective consent to change of use of beach hut to short term let accommodation at
Beach Hut No 9 Findhorn Moray
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00479/LBC
Replacement windows and doors along with widening of existing driveway at
17 Batchen Street Forres Moray IV36 1DA
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00480/APP
Replacement windows and doors along with widening of existing driveway at
17 Batchen Street Forres Moray IV36 1DA
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00481/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
2 Prospect Court Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6JR
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00482/LBC
Demolish garage to form off street parking area replace windows and doors and roof replacement to rear extension at
5 Castle Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4RF
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00483/APP
Demolish garage to form off street parking area replace windows and doors and roof replacement to rear extension at
5 Castle Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4RF
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00484/APP
Dormer extension to rear of property at
1 Craigenroan Place Buckie Moray AB56 1SU
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00485/APP
Change of use of flat to short term let accommodation at
17 Marine Court Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SR
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00486/APP
Erect a one and a half storey dwellinghouse on
Land To The Rear Of No 76 Main Street Tomintoul Moray
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00492/APP
Erect a polycarbonate tunnel tool store pedestrian gate fence pergola install solar panels with battery and converter within shed and re-erect shed moved from other part of field at
Aberlour Parish Church Glebe Aberlour Moray
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/00493/APP
Alterations to form window in existing opening
The Clock Tower The Square Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AD
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00494/APP
Redevelopment of steading to form 3 no dwellinghouses and erect 3no dwellinghouses at
Ferniefield Urquhart Elgin Moray IV30 8LR
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/00495/APP
Convert steading building into dwellinghouse and 2no holiday lets at
Cardhu Country House Cardhu Aberlour Moray AB38 7RY
Received 21 Apr 2026
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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