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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.
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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 dates8,551Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,395 approved or refused records
374Refused applications
7,021 approved · 374 refused · 646 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision26/00500/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Kirtomy 2 Fyrish Road Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YT
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00501/APP
Erect replacement extensions to dwellinghouse at
Feakirk Dunphail Forres Moray IV36 2QH
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00502/APP
Change use of dwellinghouse to short term let accommodation at
Ashlea Tininver Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AZ
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/00510/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
16 Milne Road Fochabers Moray IV32 7HP
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00511/APP
Erect two dwellinghouses at
25 Pitgaveny Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6NT
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/00512/PNOT
Proposed access track at
Upper Califer Forres Moray IV36 2RN
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00516/ADV
Erect a freestanding single sided D6 digital advertising display at
The Greshop Filling Station Nairn Road Forres Moray IV36 2EY
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00517/APP
Revise house design approved under ref 14/00970/APP at
Upper Conval Ben Rinnes Drive Tomnabent Aberlour Moray
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00518/APP
Retrospective application for replacement of existing timber windows with Upvc type replace front door with composite type install composite linings to front porch composite fascias /bargeboards and install new raised patio area at
169 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YL
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00519/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
The Glebe House Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AW
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00520/LBC
Further internal investigations to assess the structural stability of the gallery at
Elgin Museum 1 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EQ
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00521/APP
Domestic garage at
11 Findlater Drive Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4RW
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00522/LBC
Alterations to convert cafe to tanning salon at
105 Mid Street Keith Moray AB55 5AE
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00523/APP
Change of use from cafe to tanning salon at
105 Mid Street Keith Moray AB55 5AE
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00524/APP
Proposed sunroom extension at
43 Nelson Terrace Keith Moray AB55 5EF
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00525/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site To South Of 26 James Street Lossiemouth Moray
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00528/APP
Change of use from industrial unit to a community leisure facility (fitness and wellbeing) at
Unit 7 Coulardbank Industrial Estate Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6NG
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00530/APP
Proposed extension at
7 Diagonal Road Elgin Moray IV30 6AH
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00531/CLE
Certificate of lawfulness for area of former agricultural land to be incorporated within garden ground and erection of timber cabin at
Swn Yr Afon Carron Aberlour Moray AB38 7QP
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00535/SCN
Collapsed western spans of the Garmouth/Spey Viaduct require controlled removal due to severe structural failure and ongoing instability at
Garmouth Viaduct Fochabers Moray
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00536/APP
Change of use of flat to short term let at
4 Fyvie Green Elgin Moray IV30 8AW
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00549/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Knockmore Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6XW
Received 1 May 2026 - Unknown26/00550/APP
Erect a conservatory at
28 Hainings Road Forres Moray IV36 1LA
Received 4 May 2026 - Decided26/00552/APP
Proposed extension and alterations at
76 Duncan Drive Elgin Moray IV30 4NH
Received 4 May 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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