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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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Moray. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
5,669 approved · 280 refused · 542 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
From Within The Vicinity Of Redhythe Point In Aberdeenshire Council Area To Whitehillock Farm Keith Moray AB55 5PH
Received 2 Aug 201836 And 36A Commerce Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QH
Received 2 Aug 2018Inverisla House Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7JP
Received 3 Aug 2018Greenmantle Findhorn Road Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3TX
Received 6 Aug 20181 Church Terrace Rafford Forres Moray IV36 2RJ
Received 6 Aug 2018Linkwood House Linkwood Road Elgin Moray IV30 8RD
Received 6 Aug 2018Linkwood House Linkwood Road Elgin Moray IV30 8RD
Received 6 Aug 2018Chalybeate Spring Buchromb Dufftown Moray
Received 7 Aug 2018The Gables Lettoch Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4BU
Received 7 Aug 2018Morven The Square Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AD
Received 8 Aug 2018Police Scotland 32 Seafield Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SH
Received 8 Aug 2018Craigshannoch Wester Moy Forres Moray IV36 2SP
Received 8 Aug 2018The Glassworks 16 Conval Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AE
Received 8 Aug 2018Myrtle Brae 27 Mayne Road Elgin Moray IV30 1NZ
Received 9 Aug 2018Craigellachie Filling Station Hill Street Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9TB
Received 9 Aug 2018Land To East Of Covesea Cottages Lossiemouth Moray
Received 10 Aug 2018Santander UK 74 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BJ
Received 10 Aug 2018Wardend Villa Milton Of Grange Forres Moray IV36 2TR
Received 10 Aug 2018Barleymill Cottage Forres Moray IV36 2TE
Received 13 Aug 2018Plots 3 And 4 Muiryhall Urquhart Elgin Moray
Received 13 Aug 201839 East Church Street Buckie Moray AB56 1ES
Received 13 Aug 2018Mcpherson Depot Fisherton Industrial Estate Fisherton Aberlour Moray AB38 9LB
Received 13 Aug 2018Land At Hillhead Newmill Keith Moray AB55 6XE
Received 13 Aug 2018The Glassworks 16 Conval Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AE
Received 14 Aug 2018Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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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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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