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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 dates8,399Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,253 approved or refused records
366Refused applications
6,887 approved · 366 refused · 638 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00825/LBC
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
9 Seafield Place Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4TE
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00826/HAZ
Hazardous substance consent on
Land Adjacent To Portgordon Maltings Buckie Moray
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Unknown25/00830/SCN
Proposed bonded warehouse development at
Caley Casks Viewfield Farm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9QT
Received 9 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00832/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse and erect garage at
33 Seatown Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6JJ
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00837/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
53 Woodside Drive Forres Moray IV36 2UF
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00838/LBC
Install solar panels on south elevation at
St Michaels Northfield Terrace Elgin Moray IV30 1NE
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00839/APP
Add solar panels to south elevation at
St Michaels Northfield Terrace Elgin Moray IV30 1NE
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00840/APP
Form new window install new rooflight and internal alterations to dental surgery at
8to8 Dental 1 Westerton Road North Keith Moray AB55 5FL
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00841/APP
Erect garden store at
13 Duart Way Elgin Moray IV30 8AY
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00842/LBC
Convert church to a dwellinghouse and replace slate roof at
Alves Old Parish Church Alves Moray
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Unknown25/00846/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1 2 4 5 6 and 9 imposed on 19/00320/PPP to erect dwellinghouse with integrated greenhouse for food growing workshop bin/bike store shepherd's hut and wind turbine at
Plot 620 North Whins Findhorn Moray
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00850/S36
Erect up to 12 wind turbines 8 with maximum tip height of up to 230m and 4 with a maximum tip height of 200m associated foundations crane hardstandings BESS compund containing approximtely 19 battery containers with total capacity 85MW export capacity combination of new and upgraded tracks erect a metrological mast network of underground cabling new substation compound and one construction and store compound at
Teindland Forest Orton Fochabers Moray
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00855/APP
Proposed extension at
46 Gordon Street New Elgin Elgin Moray IV30 6EF
Received 16 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00858/APP
Retrospective erection of garden pod as short term let at
The Ducklins Alexandra Road Keith Moray AB55 5BX
Received 17 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00859/LBC
Replace both the existing side and rear doors with new composite doors
4 St Catherines Place Elgin Moray IV30 1TN
Received 17 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00867/APP
Change of use from hairdresser to hot food takeaway at
228 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BA
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00869/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Scottsbank 18 Hawthorn Road Elgin Moray IV30 1PG
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00870/LBC
Removal of existing window and sliding doors and replace with new timber sash and case window and timber glazed doors at
East Neuk 38 Maxwell Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7DE
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00877/APP
Change of use of church to dwellinghouse at
Speymouth Parish Church Fochabers Moray IV32 7LE
Received 23 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00878/APP
Extension and garden improvement at
6 Castle Gardens Fochabers Moray IV32 7AE
Received 23 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00887/APP
Erect a single storey extension to rear including replacement roof with pitched roof to form first floor storage area at
8 East Carlton Terrace Buckie Moray AB56 1HX
Received 24 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00888/APP
Demolish conservatory and extend dwellinghouse at
Luaka 7 Beaufighter Road Nether Dallachy Fochabers Moray IV32 7QX
Received 24 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00890/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Hyde Park Church Road Keith Moray
Received 25 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00899/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Anvil House Brodie Forres Moray IV36 2TF
Received 28 Jul 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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