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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 dates6,903Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,915 approved or refused records
279Refused applications
5,636 approved · 279 refused · 540 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided18/00758/APP
Erection of dwellinghouses at plots 301 & 302 and alteration to existing boundary wall at Linkwood House on
Land At Linkwood Steadings Linkwood Road Elgin Moray
Received 6 Jun 2018 - Unknown18/00759/APP
Change of use from bank (closed) to small cafe/restaurant at
102 High Street Aberlour Moray AB38 9QA
Received 6 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00768/APP
Replace aluminium windows with timber double glazed windows at
4 Church Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PW
Received 6 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00769/LBC
Replace aluminium windows with timber double glazed windows at
4 Church Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PW
Received 6 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00774/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and garage
Plot CP3 Airngarrow Farm Aberlour Moray
Received 7 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00782/APP
Change of use of office to dwellinghouse at
6 Charlotte Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7EE
Received 8 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00783/AMC
Approval of matters specified in conditions 3 - 17 & 19 from previous approval ref 15/01047/PPP to erect a dwellinghouse on
Plot 2 Barnhill Rothiemay Moray
Received 8 Jun 2018 - Unknown18/00785/APP
Change of use of part of first floor to office at
Town Hall High Street Forres Moray IV36 1PB
Received 8 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00790/APP
Revise house design and site boundaries on planning consent 17/00175/APP to erect dwellinghouse with integral garage on
Land Within Garden Ground Of Gowanhill Chancellor Road Buckie Moray
Received 12 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00791/ADV
Erect 9no non-illuminated advertisements in relation to car park at
Marks And Spencers 213 - 223 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DJ
Received 12 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00792/APP
Erect a four metre high column for an automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) camera at
Marks And Spencers 213 - 223 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DJ
Received 12 Jun 2018 - Unknown18/00794/APP
Erect house and associated garage formation of a new access and associated landscaping on
Land Approx 120M East North East From Muiryfold Lodge Grange Keith Moray
Received 12 Jun 2018 - Appeal decided18/00795/APP
Erect garage and install patio doors at
Bundon Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YE
Received 12 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00796/APP
Revise house design and access route on
Site 380M West Of Birkenbaud Cottage Birnie Moray
Received 12 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00799/APP
Change of use from agricultural building to agricultural restoration workshop and storage area
Laighhill Cabin Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LQ
Received 13 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00800/LBC
Erect fascia sign and projecting sign at
Unit 22 St Giles Centre High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EA
Received 13 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00801/APP
Erect replacement garage at
23 Reidhaven Street Elgin Moray IV30 1QH
Received 13 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00802/APP
Revise house design and site boundaries on consent ref 17/01631/APP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To 3 Chancellors Road Portessie Buckie Moray
Received 13 Jun 2018 - Unknown18/00803/APP
Convert semi derelict existing steading to dwellinghouse at
Kilcluan House Elgin Moray IV30 8LA
Received 13 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00805/APP
Proposed dwellinghouse garage and associated works on
Site Adjacent To Seaside Brander Street Lossiemouth Moray
Received 13 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00811/APP
Development of a 4.7 hectare site to the north of the existing distillery to deliver 11 new cask warehouses new access formation of pond and associated landscaping at
Land Adjoining Benromach Distillery Waterford Road Forres
Received 14 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00812/APP
Extension to existing domestic garage at
Rowanbank Boharm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RL
Received 14 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00813/APP
Erect single storey one bedroom dwellinghouse within grounds of
Mains Of Auchindachy Keith Moray AB55 5HT
Received 14 Jun 2018 - Decided18/00821/APP
Alterations and extensions to dwellinghouse at
1 Gregory Place Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6JH
Received 15 Jun 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.
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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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