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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 dates6,975Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 5,982 approved or refused records
282Refused applications
5,700 approved · 282 refused · 543 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided18/01261/APP
Proposed dwellinghouse and associated work
In Garden Ground Of Braemorriston House Braemorriston Road Elgin Moray
Received 26 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01262/LBC
Dismantling of West Gable (to wallhead level) and piended timber platform roof with felt and slate covering and associated scaffolding
Poundland 163 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DW
Received 26 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01263/APP
Site static caravan for use as temporary accommodation during construction at
Liddesdale Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RJ
Received 26 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01273/APP
Proposed single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling
90 Land Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7BB
Received 27 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01276/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
19 St Peters Road Buckie Moray AB56 1DJ
Received 27 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01277/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Within Garden Ground Of East Lodge Pluscarden Elgin Moray
Received 27 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01278/HAZ
Application for hazardous substance consent
Tamnavulin Distillery Tomnavoulin Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JA
Received 27 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01279/APP
Alterations and sun lounge extension at
Standingstone Farm Alves Elgin Moray IV30 8UZ
Received 28 Sept 2018 - Unknown18/01280/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site To Rear Of 96 Moss Street Keith Moray
Received 28 Sept 2018 - Decided18/01284/APP
Erect domestic garage at
Betron Castlehill Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8SR
Received 2 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01285/LBC
Demolition and reconstruction of existing buildings to form retail unit and serviced accommodation at
184-188 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BA
Received 2 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01287/APP
Erect sun lounge at
60 Beech Brae Elgin Moray IV30 4NS
Received 2 Oct 2018 - Unknown18/01289/APP
Convert dwellinghouse to bed and breakfast establishment with maximum occupancy of 10 persons at
Culane Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4PA
Received 2 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01290/LBC
Replace existing UPVC windows and front door with timber units at
20 King Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EU
Received 2 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01292/LBC
Internal alterations to dwellinghouse at
Eastwood Moss Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LU
Received 2 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01294/APP
Erection of silage pit earth bank and concrete apron at
Crofthead Carron Aberlour Moray AB38 7RD
Received 3 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01295/APP
Installation of planters and soft landscaping at
Muckle Cross 34 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BU
Received 3 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01296/APP
Erect two storey extension at
51 Crown Terrace Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5RJ
Received 3 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01297/APP
Retrospective consent to erect shed fence and gate replace tin roof with natural slate partial re slating of roof - south facing strapped lined and insulation of outside walls at
30 Fife Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AL
Received 3 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01298/LBC
Retrospective consent to replace tin roof with natural slate partial re slating of roof - south facing strapped lined and insulation of outside walls at
30 Fife Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AL
Received 3 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01302/APP
Convert flat into 2no flats at
17 Blackfriars Road Elgin Moray IV30 1TY
Received 3 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01306/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
66 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YF
Received 4 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01307/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 150M Northwest Of Buinach Cottage Kellas Elgin Moray
Received 4 Oct 2018 - Decided18/01308/APP
Install two Velux windows to roof of
31 Maxwell Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7DE
Received 5 Oct 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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