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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 dates8,375Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,230 approved or refused records
365Refused applications
6,865 approved · 365 refused · 638 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00654/APP
Vertical test bench for hot fire testing at
Kinloss Barracks Burghead Road Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3UH
Received 29 May 2025 - Unknown25/00657/SCN
Reopening of existing quarry for extraction of sand and gravel at
Fairyhills Quarry Forres Moray
Received 29 May 2025 - Unknown25/00659/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and site temporary caravan during construction on
Land East Of Bush Farm Aberlour Moray
Received 30 May 2025 - Decided25/00663/APP
Retrospective consent to convert hostel to dwellinghouse at
Ballindalloch Station Cragganmore Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AB
Received 30 May 2025 - Decided25/00664/APP
Demolish existing stores and erect domestic garage at
The Laurels Morriston Road Elgin Moray IV30 4EA
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00665/APP
Renew planning consent ref: 23/00787/AMC to erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Shougle Farm Birnie Moray
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00666/LBC
Fit secondary glazing and aluminium glazing bars on lean-to conservatory at rear of property at
The Middle House Victoria Street Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SR
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00667/APP
Erect replacement wooden garden shed at
The Middle House Victoria Street Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SR
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00675/APP
Erect replacement rear extension and replace windows throughout and replace outbuilding roofs at
Cairndhu 15 Station Road Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PJ
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00685/APP
New paintwork to existing woodwork at ground and first floor front elevation at
107 - 109 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EA
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Unknown25/00686/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and associated infrastructure on
Land Adjacent To Whinny Brae Barmuckity Elgin Moray
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Unknown25/00687/APP
Around 50 wester hemlock will be felled as part of thinning at
Sanquhar Woodlands Woodside Road Forres Moray
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00694/APP
Alter and extend care home at
Weston View Care Home 1 Sellar Crescent Keith Moray AB55 5JS
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00695/APP
Proposed steading conversion and new dwellinghouse at
Haughs Keith Moray AB55 6QN
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00696/APP
Proposed annexe extension (additional accommodation for use of the existing dwelling only) at
33 Golf Crescent Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5TL
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00697/CLE
Confirmation of Commencement of Works ref 21/01778/APP prior to expiry date of 9 June 2025
Califermoss Forres Moray IV36 2RN
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00698/LBC
Concrete deck repairs steel repairs installation of a temporary work deck and other associated works at
Boat O' Brig Railway Viaduct Orton Fochabers Moray
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00699/APP
Revise plot boundaries and change of house type for 9no dwellings to include Plots 9/10 11 12 and 20-25 and formation of electrical sub station on
Land To West Of Ordeiquish Road Fochabers Moray
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Unknown25/00700/APP
Proposal to subdivide
Plot 2 Housing Development Tombain Aberlour Moray
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00706/APP
Retrospective application to erect conservatory at
13 North Lane Archiestown Aberlour Moray AB38 7QX
Received 10 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00707/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse to form attached garage at
The Forecourt Cummingston Elgin Moray IV30 5XY
Received 10 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00710/APP
Rotate garage 90 degrees on site and replace first floor dormer with roof lights and alter ground floor windows and doors at
Hilton Heights Drybridge Buckie Moray AB56 5JP
Received 10 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00712/APP
Create a new footpath from Ben Rinnes carpark towards
Recletich Glenrinnes Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4BY
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00713/APP
Proposed storage building at
Glenallachie Distillery Glenallachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9LR
Received 11 Jun 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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