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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 dates8,369Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,225 approved or refused records
365Refused applications
6,860 approved · 365 refused · 637 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00578/APP
Erect extension at
13 Greenlaw Lane Buckie Moray AB56 1GA
Received 16 May 2025 - Decided25/00579/APP
Erect dwellinghouse with attached garage on
Site Adjacent To Don Cottage Balnacoul Road Mosstodloch Moray
Received 16 May 2025 - Decided25/00580/APP
Proposed MOT bay extension and delineation of additional parking spaces at
16 - 18 March Road East Buckie Moray AB56 4BY
Received 16 May 2025 - Decided25/00594/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Ard Beag East Grange Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 2UD
Received 19 May 2025 - Decided25/00595/APP
Temporary erection of 3 no sleeping pods and associated services at
Glenisla Care Home Banff Road Keith Moray AB55 5GT
Received 19 May 2025 - Decided25/00604/APP
Erect domestic garage at
The Steading Cranloch Elgin Moray IV30 8QX
Received 20 May 2025 - Unknown25/00605/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Blinkbonny Cottage 48 Union Street Keith Moray AB55 5DP
Received 20 May 2025 - Unknown25/00611/PNOT
Erect an agricultural building at
Newton Of Letterfourie Drybridge Buckie Moray AB56 5LB
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/00612/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Balnagowan Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RL
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/00616/LBC
Remove defective wall harling and re-point original stonework exposed with traditional lime mortar at
Kinloss And Findhorn Parish Church Findhorn Road Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3TX
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/00617/APP
Proposed extension to existing distillery to accommodate MVR plant room and associated works at
Glenlivet Distillery Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DB
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/00619/APP
Renew temporary consent to site temporary caravan for 3 years during construction of dwellinghouse on
Plot 1 Barnhill Huntly Moray
Received 23 May 2025 - Decided25/00620/LBC
Minor internal alterations new paintwork at
107 - 109 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EA
Received 23 May 2025 - Decided25/00621/APP
Re-point and fit two new roof-lights with internal alterations at
155 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SL
Received 23 May 2025 - Decided25/00628/APP
Attached garage removed and erect lounge extension at
3 Hay Street Buckie Moray AB56 1QZ
Received 26 May 2025 - Decided25/00630/APP
Vary condition 2 of 23/01999/APP to remove requirement for installation of acoustic barrier at
Unit 1 3 Bogton Place Forres Moray IV36 1EP
Received 26 May 2025 - Unknown25/00631/APP
Proposed change of use of unused storage unit to car repair unit at
Unit 3 3 Bogton Place Nairn Road Forres Moray IV36 1EP
Received 26 May 2025 - Decided25/00632/APP
Change of use from religious institution to retail at
Nova Church Street Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LT
Received 26 May 2025 - Decided25/00641/LBC
Repair wall section northeast parapet/wingwall at
Conglass Bridge Ballindalloch Moray
Received 27 May 2025 - Unknown25/00642/PNOT
Erect an agricultural shed at
Saughwells Keith Moray AB55 6RJ
Received 27 May 2025 - Unknown25/00647/PNOTWC
Replacement windows at
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 Langstane Lane Keith Moray AB55 5FJ
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/00648/APP
Demolish existing cottage and erect dwellinghouse and double garage at
Blackdam Cottage Fochabers Moray IV32 7LJ
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/00649/ADV
Erect a fascia sign and new frontage at
66 Main Street Elgin Moray IV30 6BG
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/00650/APP
Proposed new car park for the purposes of serving convenience store at 66 Main Street at
4 Land Street Elgin Moray IV30 6BL
Received 28 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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