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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 dates8,270Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,136 approved or refused records
354Refused applications
6,782 approved · 354 refused · 629 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/01480/APP
Install a 12 x 430 W solar panel array along with 2 x 5.8 kWh storage batteries 10 m to the east of dwelling at
Lower Knauchland Huntly Moray AB54 7NX
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01486/LBC
Re-plastering of the internal wall between the kitchen and corridor at
Brodie Castle Brodie Forres Moray IV36 2TE
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01487/APP
Remove existing conservatory and erect extension at
East Balnamoon Grange Crossroads Keith Moray AB55 6NN
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01491/APP
Demolish existing steadings and construct 3no dwellinghouses at
Innesmill Elgin Moray
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01492/APP
Change of use of outbuilding used as art studio to an annexe of the dwelling
Primrose Cottage Quarrywood Elgin Moray IV30 8XJ
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01493/APP
Revise access location and repositioning of storage containers on planning consent ref 21/01587/APP on
Site 2 Elgin Business Park Elgin Moray
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01494/APP
Revise access location and repositioning of storage containers on planning consent ref: 21/01588/APP on
Site 11 Elgin Business Park Elgin Moray
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01495/APP
Erect detached domestic storage building at
7 Lower Backlands Forsyth Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5JQ
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01496/APP
Alterations and change of use from former post office to chip shop at
49 - 53 Grant Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5TT
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01499/APP
Works involving reinstatement of failed retaining wall/wingwall and associated earth works using like for like materials as per grade C listed structure requirements at
Union Bridge Regent Street Keith Moray
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01502/APP
Convert redundant store to ground floor flat at
1 Wallace Cottages Leask Road Forres Moray IV36 1SW
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01503/APP
Install two air source heat pumps and solar panels to the rear slope roof south facing at
Ben Aigen House Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RL
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01511/LBC
Internal alterations to existing maisonette flat to form HMO at
179 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DW
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01512/APP
Section 42 application to vary condition no 4 of planning consent 24/00287/APP relating to drainage design at
53 Bailies Drive Elgin Moray IV30 6JW
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01513/APP
Renovation and alterations to cottage at
24 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YE
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01516/APP
Alter dwellinghouse and new composite deck at
Braeside Drybridge Buckie Moray AB56 5JB
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01517/APP
Change of use of ancient woodland to garden ground and erect a domestic garage/workshop at
Beulah Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LE
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01531/APP
Remove existing 17.5m monopole 3no cabinets and associated ancillary equipment and erect replacement 17.5m monopole supporting 6no antennas and 1no 0.6m dish 3no cabinets and associated ancillary equipment and works on
Land Opposite 15 The Steadings Findochty Moray
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01532/APP
Change the use of outbuilding/garage to a personal training studio at
Site Adjacent To Lea Cottage 1 Mosset Terrace Forres Moray
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01539/APP
Alterations and renovation of properties at
54 And 56 South Street 10 And 12 George Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7EF
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01540/LBC
Alterations and renovation of properties at
54 And 56 South Street 10 And 12 George Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7EF
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01544/PNOT
Erect a hay shed at
Bardon Shougle Farm Birnie Elgin Moray
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Awaiting decision24/01545/PPP
Replacement dwellings over footprints of existing cottage and steading at
Easter Oakenhead Lossiemouth Moray
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01547/APP
Retrospective application for balcony extension at
13 Chesworth Gardens Elgin Moray IV30 4FN
Received 9 Oct 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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