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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 dates6,936Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,945 approved or refused records
279Refused applications
5,666 approved · 279 refused · 542 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
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Change of use of part of agricultural unit to Class 4 office accommodation including incubation business starts up unit and form new access road at
Whiterow Farm Forres Moray IV36 2SG
Received 18 Jul 2018 - Decided18/00986/PNOT
Erect general purpose agricultural building at
Craigroy Farm Dunphail Forres Moray IV36 2QR
Received 18 Jul 2018 - Decided18/00987/APP
Proposed single storey extension to south side and install flue at
Osborne 23 Hay Street Elgin Moray IV30 1NH
Received 18 Jul 2018 - Decided18/00988/APP
Proposed detached garage within the grounds of
Osborne 23 Hay Street Elgin Moray IV30 1NH
Received 18 Jul 2018 - Decided18/00989/APP
Change of use from office to hotel bedrooms including extensions and associated works at
Osborne 23 Hay Street Elgin Moray IV30 1NH
Received 18 Jul 2018 - Decided18/00993/PNOT
Erect general purpose agricultural building at
Grangehall Forres Moray IV36 2TR
Received 19 Jul 2018 - Decided18/00994/APP
Site residential caravan on site during restoration works at
Pittyvaich Farmhouse Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4BR
Received 19 Jul 2018 - Decided18/00995/APP
Erect dwellinghouse treatment plant and soakaways at
Site Adjacent To No 6 East Grange Cottages Kinloss Moray
Received 20 Jul 2018 - Decided18/01000/APP
Erect 14no business starter units at
Elgin Business Park Elgin Moray
Received 23 Jul 2018 - Decided18/01007/APP
Erect a conservatory at
Easter Unthank Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RN
Received 23 Jul 2018 - Decided18/01008/APP
Erect a summer house at
Cowley 23 Wittet Drive Elgin Moray IV30 1SW
Received 23 Jul 2018 - Decided18/01020/APP
Demolish derelict house and construction of new dwellinghouse at
Site 216M South East Of Tomnarieve Chapeltown Ballindalloch Moray
Received 25 Jul 2018 - Decided18/01024/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and associated aviary on
Site At Blackmyre Farm Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2RZ
Received 26 Jul 2018 - Decided18/01025/APP
Permanent siting of steel container housing snow factory for the production of snow at
The Lecht Ski Centre Corgarff Strathdon Aberdeenshire AB36 8YP
Received 26 Jul 2018 - Decided18/01026/APP
Erect garden shed for use as private exercise room at
110A Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YJ
Received 26 Jul 2018 - Decided18/01027/APP
Erect replacement garage at
33 Petrie Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 1PE
Received 26 Jul 2018 - Decided18/01029/PAMAST
Install 12m pole and smart metering at
Town Hall 22 Station Road Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PN
Received 26 Jul 2018 - Decided18/01030/AMC
Approval of matters specified in conditions 1-7 from previous approval 15/02137/PPP to to erect dwellinghouse on
Land Within Garden Ground Of The Salmon Bothy Great Eastern Road Buckie Moray
Received 27 Jul 2018 - Decided18/01032/APP
Erect timber garage at
1 John Street Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SW
Received 27 Jul 2018 - Decided18/01036/APP
Alterations to rear kitchen window at
6 Chapel Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QX
Received 31 Jul 2018 - Decided18/01037/LBC
Alterations to rear kitchen window at
6 Chapel Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QX
Received 31 Jul 2018 - Decided18/01038/APP
Change of use from bank (closed) to small cafe/restaurant at
102A High Street Aberlour Moray AB38 9QA
Received 31 Jul 2018 - Decided18/01039/APP
Upgrade Track in three phased work areas (Phase 1 - between Gate A to the Estate Track Thain junction Phase 2 - between public road junction and Gate A Phase 3 - between Thain junction to Bolnaclash via BOL Gate 3 and BOL Gate 1 at
Estate Track Between Public Road And Bolnaclash Braes Of Glenlivet Moray
Received 31 Jul 2018 - Decided18/01040/APP
Restoration part demolition and internal alterations and conversion of store to office at
Blairs Hall Forres Moray IV36 2SH
Received 31 Jul 2018
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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