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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 dates8,291Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,157 approved or refused records
356Refused applications
6,801 approved · 356 refused · 629 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided24/01772/LBC
Installation of new concrete floor steps and wall linings at
58 - 60 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BU
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01773/APP
Demolish dilapidated building structures form new enclosed outdoor play area gym equipment area and 10nos off-street parking bays at
The Shop Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2SA
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01776/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Aldunie Cabrach Huntly Moray AB54 4HY
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01777/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
16 Fyrish Road Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YT
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01779/APP
Erect hobby shed to rear of house at
Hillside View Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4BS
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01780/APP
New stacker shed to be built at warehouse 56 at
Macallan Distillery Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RX
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01781/APP
Change of use to dance and performing arts studio at
Relax Ltd 9 - 11 Lossie Wynd Elgin Moray IV30 1PU
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Unknown24/01782/PNOT
Erect a general purpose agricultural building at
Nether Blairock Deskford Buckie Moray AB56 5XS
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Unknown24/01789/PNOT
Erect general purpose agricultural building at
Upper Fowlwood Knock Huntly Moray AB54 7LB
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Unknown24/01790/MARLIC
Coastal repair works at
Findhorn Bay Findhorn Moray
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01799/APP
Convert garage to living accommodation and erect new garage extension at
Roseyle 6 South Road Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LX
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01800/APP
Convert steading into 4no dwellinghouses demolish cottage and outbuildings and erect steading forming 4no houses at
Mains Of Inverugie Hopeman Moray
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01801/APP
Change of use of domestic ground to agricultural land and change of use of agricultural land to domestic including erection of new garden studio
Scots Hill Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6XY
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Unknown24/01810/PNOT
Erect an agricultural building at
Leitcheston Farm Enzie Buckie Moray AB56 5BW
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01811/APP
Erect double garage with first floor annex for personal use at
Site To South Of Trialex Lodge Mulben Moray
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01812/APP
Vary existing consent to allow for change to timber stacking area roof incorporation of new staff room and chipper pit enclosure lean-to for timber wrapping and existing cyclone location at
Ardoch Sawmill Dunphail Forres Moray IV36 2QQ
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01813/LBC
Retrospective consent for internal alterations at
Flat B Findhorn House Yacht Club Road Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YE
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01814/LBC
Retrospective consent for internal alterations at
Flat C Findhorn House Yacht Club Road Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YE
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01816/APP
Erection of general use industrial shed at
3 Westerton Road North Keith Moray AB55 5FL
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01823/APP
Erect building over existing unprotected road salt storage area at
The Moray Council Bridge Street Keith Moray AB55 5HJ
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01825/APP
Revise pod designs on planning consent ref: 20/01608/APP for proposed glamping site at
Victoria Bridge Campsite Aberlour Moray
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01826/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
Rinnes View Lettoch Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4BU
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01827/APP
Proposed conservatory to rear of
64 Braeside Keith Moray AB55 5AT
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01828/APP
Proposed drop kerb at front of house with driveway access in existing garden for ease of use for disabilities at
8 Ernest Hamilton Court Elgin Moray IV30 4GH
Received 9 Dec 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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