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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 dates8,364Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,221 approved or refused records
365Refused applications
6,856 approved · 365 refused · 637 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00503/APP
Retrospective planning application for un-heated single storey store at rear of
Kilmolymock Lodge 12 Academy Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LJ
Received 5 May 2025 - Decided25/00504/APP
Change of use from office accommodation to 3 storey townhouse in multiple occupation by not more than 6 individuals living together as a single household at
21 - 23A High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EE
Received 5 May 2025 - Decided25/00505/LBC
Alterations to office accommodation to form 3 storey townhouse in multiple occupation at
21 - 23A High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EE
Received 5 May 2025 - Decided25/00506/APP
Proposed replacement extension to the rear and garage at
The Old Schoolhouse Walker's Crescent Lhanbryde Elgin IV30 8PB
Received 5 May 2025 - Decided25/00507/ADV
Retrospective consent to erect signboard at
West View Turner Place Arradoul Buckie Moray AB56 5BA
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided25/00515/APP
Replacement of single storey extension and internal alterations at
Eastbrae Grange Keith Moray AB55 6TN
Received 8 May 2025 - Unknown25/00528/PNOTPT
Peatland restoration at
Bogawood Newtyle Rafford Forres Moray
Received 9 May 2025 - Decided25/00530/APP
Erect dwellinghouse at
Ringorm Lodge Craigellachie Moray
Received 12 May 2025 - Unknown25/00531/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site South Of The Birnie Inn Birnie Moray
Received 12 May 2025 - Decided25/00532/LBC
Install combi boiler and balanced flue at
Love Dale 9 South Castle Street Cullen Buckie AB56 4RT
Received 12 May 2025 - Unknown25/00548/SCN
Erect a new three-storey building comprising of 1120 pupil secondary school and additional support needs teaching facilities and community facilities with associated hard and soft landscaping, external sport provision and car parking to replace existing academy
Forres Academy Burdsyard Road Forres Moray IV36 1FG
Received 22 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00549/APP
Erect outbuilding for specialist cat boarding facility to operate cattery business from the residential property at
Stewart Place South Road Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LX
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/00550/LBC
Re-point and fit two new roof-lights with internal alterations at
155 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SL
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/00551/APP
Install diesel generators fuel storage and ancillary equipment to provide restoration services for the consented BESS in the event of a National Power Outage
Land Approx 400 Metres South East Of Blackhillock Substation Keith
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/00552/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse with car port at
Juniper 1 Beech Brae Elgin Moray IV30 4NS
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/00553/LBC
Alterations and extension to building
Nickel And Dime 171 - 173 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DW
Received 13 May 2025 - Unknown25/00554/APP
Erect dwellinghouse carport and store on
Land 120M South Of Cala Sona Mosstowie Elgin Moray
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/00562/APP
Extend existing tank farm
Glenfiddich Distillery Castle Road Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DH
Received 14 May 2025 - Decided25/00563/LBC
Installation of new central heating system and air source heat pump to dwellinghouse at
Garmouth Church Hall Spey Street Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7NJ
Received 14 May 2025 - Decided25/00564/APP
Installation of new central heating system and air source heat pump to dwellinghouse at
Garmouth Church Hall Spey Street Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7NJ
Received 14 May 2025 - Unknown25/00571/PNOT
Erect a cattle court on
Land To North-west Of Seggiecrook Grange Keith Moray
Received 15 May 2025 - Decided25/00573/APP
Proposed replacement extension at
The Steading Templestones Forres Moray IV36 2RH
Received 15 May 2025 - Decided25/00574/APP
Proposed extension at
Bluebauds Keith Moray AB55 6YX
Received 15 May 2025 - Decided25/00577/APP
Erect a dwellinghouse and shepherds hut on
The Garden Plot Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YY
Received 16 May 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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