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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 dates8,323Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,186 approved or refused records
361Refused applications
6,825 approved · 361 refused · 632 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00131/APP
Erect 4(no) dwellinghouses and 3(no) garages on
Land Adjacent To Templestones Forres Moray
Received 3 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00132/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Land Adjacent To Templestones Forres Moray
Received 3 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00133/APP
Demolition of former cottage to form new car park at
The Villa Station Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AD
Received 3 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00134/APP
Revise house design approved under planning consent ref: 23/01668/APP at
Site At Station Road Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UN
Received 3 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00135/APP
Re-instate stonework on front elevation, install Velux rooflights, form canopy at rear door and infill opening at rear of building with timber linings at
34 Commercial Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PX
Received 4 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00136/APP
Conversion of holiday let into domestic outbuilding at
Corrieour Glenrinnes Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DB
Received 4 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00147/APP
Proposed new entrance to existing hall and internal alterations to modernise use at
Meeting Hall Patrol Road Portknockie Moray
Received 5 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00153/APP
New extension to include kitchenette and shower room at
Fuaim Na Mara Fyrish Road Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YT
Received 7 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00154/LBC
Proposed demolition of dilapidated shed and erection of new store for business storage purposes at
Store To Rear Of 67 New Street Rothes
Received 7 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00155/APP
Retrospective formation of temporary compound with siting of welfare and storage cabins associated with council housing improvement works elsewhere on
Land Adjacent To Maggot Wood Linkwood Road/Reiket Lane Elgin
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00156/APP
Temporary change of use of land to operate a shop from moveable truck for 6 months on
Plainstones High Street Elgin Moray
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00157/APP
Proposed deer larder and venison processing unit at
Ardoch Dunphail Forres Moray IV36 2QQ
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00158/APP
Erect agricultural building on
Land Adjacent To Roselea Grange Keith Moray AB55 6SB
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00162/APP
Erection of 8 flats and associated works on
Land At Pinefield Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 6AN
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00163/LBC
Erection of partitions to form tasting room and staff welfare at
Newmill Cottages Newmill Road Elgin Moray IV30 4AD
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00165/APP
Retrospective application for extension and change of use from Class 1A to Class 10 at
7 Academy Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LJ
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Unknown25/00167/PNOT
Erect agricultural store at
The Holl Pluscarden Elgin Moray IV30 8TZ
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00168/APP
Revised house type design approved under reference 15/01427/AMC for new dwellinghouse and associated works at
Plot 3 Foths Wood Birnie Moray
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00170/APP
Replacement of mineral felt flat roof covering with single-ply covering at
157 - 159 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DS
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00176/ADV
Proposed V-stack sign on
Land At Inchgower Barhill Road Buckie
Received 17 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00179/APP
Alterations to form integral annexe for use as a short term let at
Waters Edge Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QS
Received 17 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00181/APP
Proposed landscaping to create memorial garden at
The Chapel Of Our Lady Of Perpetual Succour Chapeltown Braes Of Glenlivet Moray
Received 18 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00182/APP
Proposed part garage conversion and small extension to rear of existing dwellinghouse at
47 Mannachie Gardens Forres Moray IV36 2WP
Received 18 Feb 2025 - Unknown25/00187/APP
Section 42 to vary condition 3 of 21/01787/APP to extend operating hours from 0800 to 2300 hours at
Greenbrae Steading Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5XZ
Received 19 Feb 2025
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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