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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 dates6,885Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,898 approved or refused records
277Refused applications
5,621 approved · 277 refused · 539 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided18/00572/ADV
Erect sign at
Johnstons Of Elgin Newmill Road Elgin Moray IV30 4AF
Received 26 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00574/APP
Retrospective change of use of site to class 5 (general industrial) and class 6 (storage and distribution) at
Royal Mail Elgin Delivery Office 244 - 252 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1AA
Received 27 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00578/APP
Revise site boundary and relocate and amend garage design on planning consent 16/00931/APP on
Plot 5 Enzie Station Clochan Moray
Received 30 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00579/APP
Installation of 1 x DSLAM telecommunications broadband cabinet at
Site Opposite 107 - 109 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EA
Received 30 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00580/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
Kellas Mains Kellas Elgin Moray IV30 8TS
Received 30 Apr 2018 - Unknown18/00581/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Site North Of Dowalls Croft Craigellachie Moray
Received 30 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00582/APP
Erect single storey rear and side extension at
49 Cockburn Place Elgin Moray IV30 4HY
Received 30 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00583/APP
Erect porch to front of dwelling at
Hollylea Kintessack Forres Moray IV36 2TG
Received 30 Apr 2018 - Decided18/00594/APP
Extend dwellinghouse and erect garage at
11 Ballantine Circle Miltonduff Elgin Moray IV30 8TH
Received 1 May 2018 - Decided18/00595/APP
Proposed boarding cattery
Within The Grounds Of Woodland View Clochan Buckie Moray AB56 5HX
Received 2 May 2018 - Decided18/00596/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Within Garden To West Of Firview 5 Balnacoul Lane Mosstodloch Moray
Received 2 May 2018 - Decided18/00597/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Within Garden To East Of Firview 5 Balnacoul Lane Mosstodloch Fochabers Moray IV32 7NX
Received 2 May 2018 - Decided18/00601/ADV
Proposed fascia signs at
SNP 9 Wards Road Elgin Moray IV30 1NL
Received 3 May 2018 - Decided18/00602/APP
Change front door to glass door and add 3 skylights to attic at
Kininvie 3 Albert Street Forres Moray IV36 1PR
Received 3 May 2018 - Decided18/00603/APP
Create an off road parking space (drive way) for two cars at
Caradale 1 Seafield Road Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4AF
Received 3 May 2018 - Decided18/00605/APP
Revise house design (approved under ref 14/00971/APP) on
Site Adjacent To Lochs Steading Garmouth Moray
Received 4 May 2018 - Decided18/00606/AMC
Approval of matters specified in conditions 3 - 8 from previous approval ref 15/01019/PPP to erect a dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Howemoor Bungalow Newmill Moray
Received 4 May 2018 - Decided18/00607/APP
Proposed pot ale lagoon at
Cuttlebrae Farm Clochan Buckie Moray AB56 5HS
Received 4 May 2018 - Decided18/00610/AMC
Approval of matters specified in conditions from previous approval ref 12/00275/PPP to erect a dwellinghouse on
Site 2 Muirton Of Dalvey Kintessack Forres Moray
Received 7 May 2018 - Decided18/00611/PNOT
Erect agricultural storage building at
Muiryhall Farm Urquhart Elgin Moray IV30 8LW
Received 7 May 2018 - Decided18/00612/APP
Demolish derelict house and erect replacement dwellinghouse on
Site At Nether Birnie Elgin Moray
Received 7 May 2018 - Decided18/00613/PPP
Renewal of planning consent 15/00415/APP (original ref 12/00274/PPP) for demolition of house and erect replacement house on
Site 1 Muirton Of Dalvey Kintessack Forres Moray
Received 7 May 2018 - Decided18/00614/APP
Alterations and extension at
Clisham Elgin Moray IV30 8UD
Received 8 May 2018 - Decided18/00618/APP
Internal alterations and associated works at
Heatherbank 11 Institution Road Fochabers Moray IV32 7DZ
Received 9 May 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.
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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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