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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 dates8,248Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,118 approved or refused records
354Refused applications
6,764 approved · 354 refused · 625 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/01065/APP
Retrospective consent for change of use of amenity ground to garden ground and erect fence at
58 Pinewood Road Mosstodloch Fochabers Moray IV32 7JU
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01066/APP
Proposed ashlar stone finished wall and railings along Alexandra Road at
Cooper Park King Street Elgin Moray
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01073/APP
Installation of an energy storage facility including battery enclosures power conversion units transformer substation grid connection infrastructure vehicular access and associated works on
Land Adjacent To Berryburn Substation Moray
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01079/APP
Demolish existing garage and erect rear extension at
35 Ogilvie Park Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4XZ
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01080/APP
Revise house design approved under ref 10/01791/APP and erect domestic garage on site at
Tomnabent Rise Spey Valley Drive Aberlour Moray
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01086/APP
Retrospective consent to erect replacement garage at
33 King Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5XA
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01087/APP
Erect 24 affordable homes 40-bed space student accommodation and associated shared facilities 4 custom-build plots and 6 housing innovation plots and associated landscaping infrastructure roads and drainage on Phase 1 at
R6 Dallas Dhu Mannachie Road Forres Moray
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01094/APP
Relocate access approved under planning ref 23/00033/AMC to erect dwellinghouse on
Land 500M North Of Mains Of Pitlurg Keith Moray
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01096/APP
Change of use of flat to short term let at
166A Mid Street Keith Moray AB55 5BL
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01097/APP
Alteration to position dimensions and reduction in height of warehouse number 70 as previously granted by permission 17/00807/APP at
Warehouse Complex Malcolmburn Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6YB
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01112/APP
Relocate access on planning consent ref 23/00025/AMC to erect dwellinghouse on
Land 250M North Of Mains Of Pitlurg Keith Moray
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01114/CLE
Existing residential use - the modular bungalow was built in 2011 and has been used as a residential dwelling since at
204 Pineridge Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3TB
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01116/APP
Demolish existing dwellinghouse and erect replacement dwellinghouse and detached garage at
Windyridge Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9QX
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01117/APP
Erect utility extension
6 Craigmin Cottages Drybridge Buckie Moray AB56 5JL
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01118/APP
Extend dwellinghouse to rear at
10 Kirkton Place Elgin Moray IV30 6JR
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01126/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
54 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YF
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01127/APP
Section 42 application seeking variations to conditions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15 and 24(3) of planning consent 22/00064/APP at
Maverston Urquhart Elgin Moray IV30 8LR
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01128/APP
Change of use from amenity ground to garden ground at
10 Siwalik Hill Forres Moray IV36 2PH
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01130/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and associated services at
Site Within Grounds Of Longmorn House Longmorn Elgin Moray
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01131/APP
Convert existing steading to form dwelling house and alter and extend existing dwelling at
The Knock Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9HP
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01136/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
196 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YN
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01137/PNOT
Erect a general purpose agricultural building on
Site At Rashcrook Birnie Elgin Moray
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01140/ADV
Erect fascia signs and projecting sign and window signs at
Poundland 163 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DW
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01141/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
10 Merson Street Buckie Moray AB56 1RT
Received 18 Jul 2024
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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