Understanding planning · 13 min read
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 dates6,844Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,860 approved or refused records
275Refused applications
5,585 approved · 275 refused · 536 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Nov 2017 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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
- Decided18/00314/APP
Remove external rear concrete steps/ stairs and chimney and extend kitchen at
3 Crown Street Buckie Moray AB56 1SE
Received 7 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00315/APP
Demolition of shed and erection of dwellinghouse with detached garage on
Site At Lettoch Bridge Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4BU
Received 7 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00316/ADV
Entrance signs at
Brodie Castle Forres Moray IV36 2TE
Received 7 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00328/APP
Proposed dwellinghouse and siting of temporary caravan at
Site At Ardioch Aultmore Keith
Received 8 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00333/PNOT
Erect general purpose agricultural building at
Fernbank Carron Aberlour Moray AB38 7QP
Received 8 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00336/ADV
Erect illuminated fascia and projecting sign at
Starbucks 143 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DS
Received 9 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00337/LBC
Erect illuminated fascia and projecting sign and re-paint facade include window ledges and door at
Starbucks 143 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DS
Received 9 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00338/APP
Re-paint facade include window ledges and door
Starbucks 143 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DS
Received 9 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00343/APP
Change of use of amenity land to additional car park
WDC Scottish Dolphin Centre Spey Bay Fochabers Moray IV32 7PJ
Received 12 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00344/PNOT
Erect general purpose agricultural building at
Blackmyre Farm Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2RZ
Received 12 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00345/APP
Proposed agricultural building at
Edintore Keith Moray AB55 5PJ
Received 12 Mar 2018 - Unknown18/00346/PPP
Proposed residential development comprising of 19 serviced house plots with associated access drainage infrastructure and landscaping on
Site R4 Damhead Kinloss Forres Moray
Received 12 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00347/APP
Proposed conservatory and assocaited works to rear of
Gylen 1 Fleurs Drive Elgin Moray IV30 1SS
Received 12 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00349/APP
Change of use from bakery yard to garden ground at
42A North Street Bishopmill Elgin Moray IV30 4EF
Received 12 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00359/APP
Renew planning consent ref 15/00221/APP to erect 5 x 2 bed and 1 x 1 bed apartment block and 6 parking spaces at
Site Adjacent To Granary House Granary Street Burghead Moray
Received 13 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00360/ADV
Erect fascia sign at
54 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BU
Received 13 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00361/APP
Conversion of steadings to 3no dwellings laboratory to dwelling and erect 4no dwellinghouses and demolish general purpose shed at
Ardgye Steading Alves Elgin Moray
Received 13 Mar 2018 - Unknown18/00371/SCN
Screening request for proposed application under Section 42 of the Act to vary condition 2 of Planning Consent 930558 relating to duration of consent for an additional 25 year period
Netherglen Quarry Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 14 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00373/AMC
Approval of matters specified in conditions 1 - 16 as extended under planning reference 15/00420/APP (original consent in principle approved under reference 05/02284/OUT) on
Site At Rhynagarrie Archiestown Moray
Received 15 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00377/APP
Convert existing garage alter and extend dwellinghouse at
8 Coopers Court Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9TH
Received 15 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00378/APP
Revise house design on
Site Adjacent To Ard Darroch Mosstowie Elgin Moray
Received 16 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00379/APP
Erect new archery range building at
Denarii Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8SR
Received 16 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00380/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Allantown Grange Keith Moray AB55 6NB
Received 15 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00381/APP
Retrospective application for mitigating works in relation to attic and office conversion formed without prior approval at
Coleburn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 19 Mar 2018
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.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverage