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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 dates8,282Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,148 approved or refused records
356Refused applications
6,792 approved · 356 refused · 629 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/01690/APP
Extend planning consent ref 21/01810/APP for formation and installation of a temporary car park and access point for sales area at
Findrassie Lossiemouth Road Elgin Moray
Received 5 Nov 2024 - Unknown24/01704/APP
Change of use from hairdressers to hot food takeaway at
228 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BA
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01705/APP
Convert existing garage into dog grooming salon at
14 Park Grove Buckie Moray AB56 1PG
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01718/APP
Revised windows and door details approved under ref 24/00824/APP at
15 Main Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PP
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01719/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
57 Wittet Drive Elgin Moray IV30 1TB
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Unknown24/01723/PNOT
Proposed forestry track at
Downie Wood Brodie Forres Moray
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01726/APP
Retrospective consent for installation of rock armouring as surge protection and edge stabilisation to property boundary adjacent to Findhorn Bay at
Elderslie House Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YY
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01729/APP
Alter and extend cottage at
Firthview Upper Dallachy Fochabers Moray IV32 7PW
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01730/APP
Erect dwellinghouse at
Tog Mhor 59 High Street Archiestown Aberlour Moray AB38 7QZ
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01732/APP
Retrospective application for biomass kiln at
Altyre Sawmill Altyre Forres Moray IV36 2SH
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01733/APP
Proposed dwellinghouse and attached garage at
The Beeches Spey Valley Drive Aberlour Moray
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01738/CLE
Certificate of lawfulnes to use of chalet as self catering accommodation at
Thornhall Chalet Dyke Forres Moray IV36 2TL
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01739/APP
Proposed domestic swimming pool and associated building at
Site At Greenfields Bogton Farm Lhanbryde Moray
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01743/APP
Retrospective consent to change self contained annexe to short holiday let accommodation at
Aurora 13 Lemanfield Crescent Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LS
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01745/APP
Conversion of disused grain loft to a conference facility at
Old Grain Loft Mains Of Orton Orton Fochabers Moray
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01750/APP
Extend garage and take down chimney at
9 Inchberry Place Fochabers Moray IV32 7QL
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01751/APP
Alterations to existing conservatory to form sun lounge at
19 Birnie Circle Elgin Moray IV30 6JD
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01752/APP
Revision application 23/01867/APP to include: new hardwood (timber finish) double door to replace ground floor existing window opening (bank) at
79 - 81 High Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7DH
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01757/LBC
Revision application 23/01920/LBC to include: new hardwood (timber finish) double door to replace existing ground floor window opening (bank) at
79 - 81 High Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7DH
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01758/APP
Alterations and conversion of former church hall to dwellinghouse at
Rathven Parish Church Main Road Rathven Buckie Moray AB56 4DW
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Unknown24/01761/SCN
Proposed installation of a grid battery energy storage facility (up to 50MW) with assocaited development on
Land At North Side Of Banff Road Keith Moray
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01763/APP
Proposed alterations and dormer extension to the rear at
Hawthorn Cottage Hill Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AW
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01769/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Arradoul Farmhouse Arradoul Buckie Moray AB56 5BB
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01770/LBC
Internal layout alterations only
42 Moss Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LT
Received 27 Nov 2024
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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