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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 dates8,342Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,203 approved or refused records
362Refused applications
6,841 approved · 362 refused · 634 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00331/APP
Change of Use from Day Centre to Offices with internal alterations at
8 Victoria Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 1RQ
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00332/ADV
L shaped marketing signage on
Land At A98 Junction Inchgower Buckie
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00335/APP
Proposed extension to poultry shed at
Wester Calcots Farm Elgin Moray IV30 5PH
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Unknown25/00336/APP
Proposed extension at
12 Red Craig Drive Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5ZF
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00337/APP
Removal of existing kitchen extension and replace with new kitchen and sun room at
208 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YS
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Unknown25/00339/APP
Change of use of amenity ground to form private parking on
Land Off Priory Place Elgin Moray
Received 24 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00342/APP
Upgrading of existing second floor velux windows at
Applegrove Bank Lane Forres Moray IV36 1NU
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00343/LBC
Upgrading of existing second floor velux windows at
Applegrove Bank Lane Forres Moray IV36 1NU
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00346/APP
Construction of new entrance porch and alteration to garden room at
Marnoch Lodge Bridge Of Marnoch Huntly Moray AB54 7UE
Received 26 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00347/APP
Conversion of office premises to house of multiple occupancy at
17 Cluny Square Buckie Moray AB56 1HA
Received 26 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00352/APP
Section 42 application to vary condition 1 (time period for implementation of planning permission 21/01901/EIA for proposed maltings) on
Land At Greens Of Rothes Rothes Moray
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00353/APP
Section 42 application to vary condition 1 (time period for implementation of 23/02089/EIA) on
Land At Greens Of Rothes Rothes Moray
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00354/MIN
The extraction of sand and gravel by quarrying and the operation of a ready mix concrete plant on
Land To South-east Of Dykeside Farm Birnie Elgin
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00355/APP
Reconfigure internal layout of existing building to include a disabled toilet, separate male and female toilets, cafe and ticket office along with an extension to the north gable to include changing places, toilet facility and storage room, glazed canopy to principle elevation, landscaping to accommodate seating to the terrace and an accessible ramped entrance at
Toilet Block Cooper Park King Street Elgin
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00357/APP
Proposed dog grooming unit at
Threaplands Garden Centre Threapland Lhanbryde Moray IV30 8LN
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00359/APP
Erect new dwelling house and garage on
Ground To The North West Of Tomdugard Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2RZ
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00360/LBC
Replace UPVC windows with timber sash and case style at
Longhill Farmhouse Elgin Moray IV30 8LE
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00361/APP
Erection of new house at
Wagtail Lodge Whiteinch Small Holdings Forres Moray IV36 3TS
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00364/APP
Erection of 4m x 4.2m Polycrub polytunnel for growing vegetables on
Land To South East Of Macleans Buildings High Street Garmouth Fochabers IV32 7NQ
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Unknown25/00365/APP
Site static caravan for use as ancillary accommodation for family members within the grounds of
Granern Dunphail Forres Moray IV36 2QH
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00366/APP
Construction of building containing ancillary accommodation and large storage area at
Lennox Brae Fochabers Moray IV32 7PE
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00370/LBC
Add insulation to the inner surfaces of all external walls in flat as an energy efficiency measure at
6 Friars House Institution Road Elgin Moray IV30 1QU
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00386/LBC
Replacement windows and doors at
Knockando House Knockando Aberlour Moray AB38 7SD
Received 2 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00388/APP
Extend shop at
Nickel And Dime 171 - 173 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DW
Received 3 Apr 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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