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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 dates8,606Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,447 approved or refused records
377Refused applications
7,070 approved · 377 refused · 648 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01003/APP
Replace conservatory roof at
Brae Cottage Glenlatterach Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8RR
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01011/APP
Retrospective consent to site ancillary garden annexe at
Ivybank Bridge Street Elgin Moray IV30 4DE
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01013/APP
Proposed alterations to shop front at
45 Regent Street Keith Moray AB55 5DY
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/01017/APP
Extend planning permission 24/00526/APP to site two temporary static caravans for further 12 months at
Madrigal Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8SW
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01018/ADV
Erect a fascia sign at
Unit 7 Coulardbank Industrial Estate Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6NG
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01025/APP
Alterations and refurbishment to include new decking area at
Duncryne Sheriffbrae Forres Moray IV36 1DP
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01026/APP
Erect replacement extension at
Seaglass Cottage 14 Kinneddar Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PW
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01032/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse and garage at
Maryhill Farm Drybridge Buckie Moray AB56 5JB
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01033/APP
Change of use of dwellinghouse to short-term let accommodation at
6 Gordon Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4NQ
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01034/APP
Erect replacement dwellinghouse and detached garage at
Diviebrae Dunphail Forres Moray IV36 2QQ
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01038/APP
Erect a polycrub polytunnel and a compost toilet at
Glebe Community Garden Keith AB55 5DP
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01040/APP
Section 42 application to vary condition 1 of planning permission 22/01311/APP and extend time limit for a further three years at
Clunehill Deskford Buckie Moray AB56 5XS
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/01045/PNOTPT
Peatland restoration at
Haugh Of Glass Edinglassie Glass Moray
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01046/APP
Proposed change of use of electricians office to hairdressing and beauty salon at
42 High Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AY
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01047/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
An Damh Anns An Linne Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AB
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/01050/MARLIC
Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion for Moray FLOW-Park
Inner Moray Firth
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01053/APP
Proposed commercial workshops at
Yard Shore Street Lossiemouth Moray
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01054/APP
Revise house design approved under ref 16/00081/APP on
Site B Wester Burthill Farm Roseisle Elgin Moray
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01055/APP
Revise house design approved under ref 08/00397FUL and 13/00238/APP on
Site A Wester Buthill Farm Roseisle Elgin Moray
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01056/APP
Revise house design approved under 07/00666/FUL on
Plot 4 Wester Buthill Farm Roseisle Elgin Moray
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/01057/PNOTPT
Peat restoration works at
Moss Of Bourach Aberlour Moray
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01061/APP
Erect 108 solar PV panels at
Arndilly House Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9QS
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01062/APP
Change of use from residential to short term let at
23A Seafield Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SU
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01063/APP
Demolish fire damaged building and construct replacement dwellinghouse at
10 Drumduan Road Forres Moray IV36 1BS
Received 21 Aug 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.
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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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