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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 dates8,385Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,239 approved or refused records
365Refused applications
6,874 approved · 365 refused · 638 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00714/APP
Retrospective consent to erect replacement temporary office building at
Hawco The Wards Elgin Moray IV30 6AA
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00716/APP
Change of use of canine hydrotherapy centre to industrial/storage at
Unit 1 Linkwood Lane Elgin Moray IV30 1HX
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Unknown25/00717/APP
Demolish existing steading and change of use from agricultural land to storage for large vehicles at
Kinermony Farm Aberlour Moray AB38 9LX
Received 12 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00719/APP
Erect tractor shed with workshop within the existing maturation site at
Glenlossie Distillery Glenlossie Road Thomshill Elgin Moray IV30 8SS
Received 12 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00724/LBC
Install replacement horizontal balanced flue and extract vent at
9 High Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LD
Received 13 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00725/APP
Install replacement horizontal balanced flue and extract vent at
9 High Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LD
Received 13 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00726/LBC
Renovation of existing washroom at
Cumming House Gordonstoun Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RF
Received 13 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00727/APP
Renovation of adjoining washroom at
Cumming House Gordonstoun Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RF
Received 13 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00731/LBC
Removal of cementitious render and replacement with lime render
Croughly Farm Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9EN
Received 16 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00733/APP
Alter the previous consent 17/00584/APP to change the single holiday home to two dwellings at
Prescalton Carron Moray
Received 16 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00738/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
35 High Street Aberlour Moray AB38 9QJ
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00739/APP
Retrospective consent to site new catering container storage container polytunnel associated with catering unit with picnic and play area and associated drainage at
Thorabella Farm Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2RZ
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Unknown25/00740/PNOT
Erect silage /draff storage at
Auchnascraw Farm Chapeltown Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JT
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00744/APP
Install photovoltaic panels to rear air source heat pump and erect entrance porch at
Green Cottage 87 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YG
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00745/LBC
Expansion joints to be installed instead of nosing joints (existing) new drainage pipes secured to abutment walls and outlet into short filter drains and existing bird netting mesh on bearing shelves to be replaced at
Bridge Of Findhorn Forres Moray
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00754/APP
Erect replacement porch at
Hawthorn Cottage Dyke Forres Moray IV36 2TF
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00755/APP
Reinstatement of eroded foreshore adjacent to
Moray Golf Course Lossiemouth Moray
Received 19 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00756/APP
Change of use of commercial pottery to residential unit at
Ardoch Mill Deskford Buckie Moray AB56 5XX
Received 19 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00757/APP
To site caravan and attached wooden utility building for a further temporary period of 3 years
Beechtree Farm Keith Moray AB55 6RE
Received 19 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00761/APP
Replacing a window in the dining room with small patio doors
22 Central Avenue Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3XS
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Unknown25/00762/PNOT
Erect general purpose forestry store at
Mayen Hill Rothiemay Huntly
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00763/APP
Proposed porch extension at
5 St Aethans Road Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5YR
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00764/APP
Proposed domestic shed and utility/boot room extension at
Muirfield 27 Forteath Avenue Elgin Moray IV30 1TF
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00769/APP
Construction of the concrete headwall for the new combine sewer overflow (CSO) into the River Spey on land at the Riverbank
Picnic Area Bi Centennial Park High Street Fochabers Moray
Received 23 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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