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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 dates8,363Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,220 approved or refused records
365Refused applications
6,855 approved · 365 refused · 637 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00450/APP
Change of use from call centre to a Reuse Hub including the retail of items diverted from landfill community workshops share and repair services educational activities rooms for other community groups and businesses and cafe at
Strathcona House 1 Grangehall Road Forres Enterprise Park Forres Moray IV36 2QS
Received 24 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00451/APP
Demolish garden shed and erect workshop with garden store extend the existing car park provide accessible parking spaces and erect fence around boundary at
Erskine Veterans Activity Centre Tytler Street Forres Moray IV36 1EL
Received 24 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00452/APP
Relocate parking area and access onto the public road at
Ormthwaite Station Road Elgin Moray IV30 1QW
Received 24 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00453/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse to rear at
1 Parkmore Distillery Cottages Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DL
Received 24 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00454/APP
Site 6 glamping pods for overnight guest use with associated decking and drainage facilities at
Spey Bay Golf Club Spey Bay Fochabers Moray IV32 7PJ
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00455/APP
Erect replacement sun lounge at
Carn Liath Bridge Street Burghead Elgin IV30 5YX
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Unknown25/00460/PNOT
Forest road extension at
East Of Glenlatterach Rothes Estate Moray
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00461/APP
Replace existing door with composite traditional styled door existing recessed niche to be block up removal of wooden door pane at
19 South Castle Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4RT
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00463/APP
Erect replacement extension at rear and install patio doors at
14 Mid Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QU
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00464/LBC
Erect replacement extension at rear and install patio doors at
14 Mid Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QU
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00466/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Within The Grounds Of 14 Fleurs Drive Elgin Moray
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00468/APP
Change of use from retail to domestic use ancillary to neighbouring house
60 Union Street Keith Moray AB55 5DP
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00469/APP
Form a battery energy storage facility comprising battery storage units ancillary buildings and equipment and associated works on
Land Near Quarrywood Elgin Moray
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00470/APP
Renew planning consent ref 23/00412/AMC to erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Glen Of Rothes Fishery Glen Of Rothes Rothes Moray
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00471/APP
Renew planning consent ref 23/00413/AMC to erect dwellinghouse on
Site South Of Clash Wood Glen Of Rothes Rothes Moray
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00472/APP
Renew planning consent ref 23/00414/AMC to erect dwellinghouse on
Site On North Edge Of Clash Wood Rothes Moray
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00473/APP
Erect single storey extension to rear at
27 Linn Crescent Buckie Moray AB56 1NA
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00474/APP
Conversion of stable block extension and alteration to existing dwelling at
1 Blackfriars Road Elgin Moray IV30 1TY
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00479/APP
Siting of temporary caravan during construction on
Plot 1 Grange Riding Centre Meikle Cantly Grange Keith Moray
Received 1 May 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00480/APP
Proposed 3no holiday pods at
Floors Grange Keith Moray AB55 6SX
Received 1 May 2025 - Decided25/00481/LBC
Replacement windows and internal alterations at
22 Urquhart Street Forres Moray IV36 1DD
Received 1 May 2025 - Unknown25/00483/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Land To The Rear Of Millbank Kingston Road Garmouth Moray
Received 1 May 2025 - Decided25/00484/APP
Erection of cattle court at
Delavorar Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9HT
Received 1 May 2025 - Decided25/00495/APP
Erect a free range poultry shed (Egg Production) and feed silos at
Netherton Farm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RA
Received 2 May 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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