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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 dates8,317Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,180 approved or refused records
360Refused applications
6,820 approved · 360 refused · 632 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00080/APP
Renew temporary consent for residential caravan approved under ref 21/01747/APP at
Shanti Lea Caravan Rafford Forres Moray IV36 2SL
Received 22 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00092/APP
Change of use from annex to short term let at
Mains Of Pitlurg Keith Moray AB55 5PJ
Received 23 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00093/APP
Renewal of planning approval 21/01502/APP at
Land Adjacent To Coolangatta Hopeman Moray
Received 23 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00094/LBC
Alter and extend dwelling at
234 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SN
Received 24 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00095/APP
Replace rear extension at
3 Blantyre Terrace Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PT
Received 24 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00096/APP
Erect new builders merchants and then demolish existing builders merchants at
Land Adjacent To Keith Builders Merchants Ltd Waterford Road Forres Moray
Received 24 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00097/APP
Alterations to form new betting office with revised shop frontage with non-original timber panelling removed and painted at
144 - 148 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BD
Received 24 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00102/APP
Proposed change of use from church to retail at
Church Of Scotland Burghead Parish Church Grant Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UQ
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00103/LBC
Internal alterations and change of use to church/place of worship and related social activities at
1 Commerce Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BS
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00104/APP
Change of use to place of worship and associated social activities at
1 Commerce Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BS
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00105/APP
Formation of an access track and associated works at
Land At Drum Farm Keith Moray
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00106/APP
Retrospective permission to site cabin for occasional farm worker and erect games room associated with 3 No existing holiday chalets at
Thorabella Farm Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2RZ
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00110/APP
Alterations to existing cottage used for storage to enable its use as part of serviced accommodation at
Weston House 125 Moss Street Keith Moray AB55 5EZ
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00111/LBC
Replacement external staircase on east gable of
Gordonstoun House Gordonstoun Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RF
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00112/LBC
Replacement external staircases at
Round Square Gordonstoun Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RF
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00113/APP
Extension to rear of
Redwood 99 High Street Buckie Moray AB56 1BB
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Unknown25/00114/SCN
EIA Screening Opinion for a Battery Energy Storage System with associated infrastructure with capacity up to 49.9MW on
Land At Loanhead Farmhouse Moray IV30 8XH
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00116/APP
Turn sun lounge into kitchen and erect new front porch at
Cedar Cottage Beach Road Kingston Fochabers Moray IV32 7NP
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00117/APP
Replace rainwater goods and outlets and replace 6 roof windows and stairwell deadlight repairs to stonework and internal repairs at
Invererne House Forres Moray IV36 3TN
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00118/LBC
Replace rainwater goods and outlets and replace 6 roof windows and stairwell deadlight repairs to stonework and internal repairs at
Invererne House Forres Moray IV36 3TN
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00119/APP
Retrospective consent for changes to frontage at
66 Main Street Elgin Moray IV30 6BG
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00121/APP
Demolish building at
The Nicholson Building St Catherines Road Forres Moray IV36 1LL
Received 30 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00123/APP
Change of use from residential house to short term let accommodation at
Mdina 13 Mid Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5TF
Received 31 Jan 2025 - Unknown25/00124/PNOT
Form forestry track at
Shians Woodland Rothes Estate
Received 31 Jan 2025
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.
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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