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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 dates8,239Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,111 approved or refused records
354Refused applications
6,757 approved · 354 refused · 624 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00958/APP
Retrospective consent to erect agricultural storage building at
Grangehall Farm Forres Moray IV36 2TR
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00961/APP
Retrospective consent for change of use of domestic chalet to short term let at
Heathcote House Knockando Aberlour Moray AB38 7RP
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00964/SCN
Erect poultry shed to accommodate 32,000 commercial free range laying hens for egg production on
Land Adjacent To Haughs Farm Keith Moray
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00968/PNOT
Improve access for timber haulage at
Thiefs Hill Wood Of Ordiequish Moray
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00969/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
1 Newton Place Elgin Moray IV30 6AZ
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00974/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse to rear at
South View Main Street Urquhart Elgin Moray IV30 8LG
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00975/APP
Erect shed and canopy in garden at
7 Sea Park Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5RY
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00978/APP
Erect 2no dwellinghouses on
Ground To The South West Of Ardivot Farmhouse Lossiemouth Moray
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00982/APP
Demolish dwellinghouse and erect replacement dwellinghouse at
The Cabin Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5QX
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00983/APP
Retrospective consent to change of use of net store to vehicle repair garage and collection point for online vehicle sales at
2 March Lane Buckie Moray AB56 4BB
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00984/APP
Erect coast guard building at
Gordonstoun Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RF
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00985/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
22 Haig Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4NT
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00986/APP
Variation of conditions 6, 13, 15 and 18 imposed on 22/00067/S36 due to the change in bund dimensions at
Blackhillock Electricity Substation Keith Moray
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00987/APP
Change of use of flat to a short-term let at
Flat 8 Clavie Court Station Road Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5WT
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00989/APP
Change of use from public library to hairdressers at
The Lampie Hoose 1 Gordon Square Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5RG
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00990/PNOT
Erect general purposed agricultural building at
Thorabella Farm Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2RZ
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00991/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Harben 33 Balnacoul Road Mosstodloch Fochabers Moray IV32 7LP
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00992/ADV
Retrospective consent to erect a fascia sign and existing free-standing sign hoarding at
Findhorn Bridge Restaurant Forres Moray
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00993/APP
Restrospective planning consent to change of use for house annexe to B&B/holiday let at
Woodend House Carron Aberlour Moray AB38 7QP
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00995/APP
Extend visitor centre building with associated landscaping and new pedestrian access to the visitor centre at
Hilton Cottage Benriach Distillery Elgin Moray IV30 8SF
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00996/APP
Replacement of existing single glaze wooden framed windows and door with double/ triple glaze PVC windows at
157 Mid Street Keith Moray AB55 5BJ
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00997/SCO
Phase 1 provide an operational 35 MW electrolyser facility and Phase 2 a second operational 35MW electrolyser facility on
Land Opposite Georgetown Farm Ballindalloch Moray
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00998/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
2 Hillhead Farm Cottages Forres Moray IV36 2QT
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00999/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse and erect double garage at
1 Brodieshill Cottages Forres Moray IV36 2QU
Received 20 Jun 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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