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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 dates6,858Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,873 approved or refused records
276Refused applications
5,597 approved · 276 refused · 537 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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
- Decided18/00436/APP
Removal of condition 2 of planning consent ref 14/02217/APP and relocation of proposed wall mounted extract fan terminal at
1 Abbey Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DA
Received 29 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00437/APP
Form additional car parking at
Taylor Court Keith Moray
Received 29 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00439/APP
Alterations to existing buildings to form 5 separate units at
22 West Road Forres Moray IV36 2GW
Received 29 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00440/APP
Variation of planning condition 3 of planning consent 09/00247/FUL to vary the time period from 25 years from date of the consent to 25 years from date of first electricity generation at
Myreton Grange Crossroads Keith Moray AB55 6NJ
Received 29 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00446/APP
Erect one and a half storey house on
Plot 2 Minduff Drybridge Buckie Moray
Received 30 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00447/APP
Remove chimney install wood stove internal alterations form french doors and fit velux roof lights above kitchen at
102 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YJ
Received 30 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00448/APP
Convert first floor offices to private single flat accommodation at
12 Commerce Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BS
Received 30 Mar 2018 - Decided18/00450/APP
Proposed dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Garrowood Croft Grange Keith Moray
Received 2 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00455/APP
Erect animal shelter and winter housing/tractor and tool store at
Kintail Huntly Moray AB54 7PE
Received 3 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00461/APP
Erect 3 bed bungalow with off street parking and attached garage on
Plot 21 Highfield Gardens Steinbeck Road Buckie Moray
Received 4 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00462/APP
Formation of temporary storage area of surplus drainage clay subsoil material from
Glenfiddich Distillery Castle Road Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DH
Received 4 Apr 2018 - Unknown18/00463/APP
Infilling of gully using surplus drainage clay subsoil material to increase grazing land area at
Midtown Of Buchromb Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4BL
Received 4 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00466/LAW
Establish if the extension of opening hours to 24-hour opening is lawful at
The Greshop Filling Station Nairn Road Forres Moray IV36 2EY
Received 5 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00467/APP
Installation of 1 x telecommunications high speed broadband cabinet at
B9136 OPP Drumin Smithy Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray
Received 5 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00471/LBC
Demolish lean-to building on east elevation and form window openings reinstatement of original frontage on south elevation and re-slating roofs at
Home Farm Orton Fochabers Moray IV32 7QE
Received 6 Apr 2018 - Unknown18/00472/PNOT
Erect general purpose agricultural shed at
Alderside Maggieknockater Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RA
Received 6 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00473/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Balnabreich Mulben Keith Moray
Received 6 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00474/LBC
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 6 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00476/APP
Proposed attic conversion car port and associated works at
25 High School Drive Elgin Moray IV30 6UE
Received 6 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00477/APP
Convert vacant building into dwellinghouse with associated works at
Corner Of School Lane/Granary Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UJ
Received 6 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00479/APP
Proposed fixed wireless broadband mast and ground mounted solar array on
Site On Brown Muir Hill Rothes Moray
Received 9 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00480/LBC
Alterations to dwellinghouse form rear facing patio and door opening in boundary wall at
Rosebank 13 St Leonards Road Forres Moray IV36 1DN
Received 9 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00481/APP
Extension to the side of existing dwelling at
26 Birnie Circle Elgin Moray IV30 6JD
Received 9 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00482/APP
Change of use of amenity ground to garden ground and erect fence at
13 Hilltop Road Forres Moray IV36 1FW
Received 9 Apr 2018
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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