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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 dates7,005Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,010 approved or refused records
282Refused applications
5,728 approved · 282 refused · 544 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided18/01449/LBC
Alterations to building to form 2 dwellings
147 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SL
Received 9 Nov 2018 - Decided18/01453/APP
Restore and convert existing Millie bothy to office and erect 8 no self-catering holiday units at
Millie Bothy Roseisle Beach Moray
Received 12 Nov 2018 - Decided18/01454/APP
Retrospective planning permission for conversion of steading to dwellinghouse
Brankumleys Steading Rathven Buckie Moray AB56 4DB
Received 12 Nov 2018 - Decided18/01455/APP
Change of use from vacant hot food take-away to restaurant at
79 Clifton Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6DP
Received 12 Nov 2018 - Decided18/01457/APP
Erect dwelling house including creation of access from Ruthrie Road parking and turning for 2 cars on
Plot 12 Housing Development Tombain Aberlour Moray
Received 12 Nov 2018 - Decided18/01458/APP
Cottage renovation and porch extension at
Benrinnes Cottage 35 North Road Forres Moray IV36 1AW
Received 12 Nov 2018 - Unknown18/01461/SCO
Proposed extension comprising approximately 10 turbines up to a maximum tip height of 149.9m with associated transformers and switchgear, foundations, area of hardstanding to erection crane network of onsite tracks including watercourse crossing borrow pits sub-station compound permanent control building network of buried cable and temporary construction compounds storage area and car park at
Berry Burn Wind Farm Dunphail Forres Moray
Received 9 Nov 2018 - Decided18/01462/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Westburn 2 Albert Street Forres Moray IV36 1PR
Received 13 Nov 2018 - Decided18/01463/PNOT
Upgrade forestry track at
Land At Clash Gour Dunphail Forres Moray
Received 13 Nov 2018 - Unknown18/01465/APP
Fit new windows and erect garden fence at
62 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YF
Received 14 Nov 2018 - Decided18/01466/APP
Erect single domestic garage extension to dwellinghouse at
26 Station Road Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7NB
Received 14 Nov 2018 - Decided18/01467/APP
Formation of Trailhead car park to serve existing walking paths at
Bridgehead Cabrach Moray
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decided18/01468/APP
Proposed installation of 1200L LPG tank at
Estate Office Main Street Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9EX
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decided18/01469/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on site of former cottage at
Coldwells Cottage Dallas Moray
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decided18/01472/APP
Erection of car sales pavilion with integrated valet area and associated stock parking at
Site On Riverside Road Elgin Moray
Received 19 Nov 2018 - Decided18/01477/APP
Erect cottage on
Land Adjacent To Easter Covesea Cottage Duffus Moray
Received 20 Nov 2018 - Refused at LRB18/01478/APP
Erect single storey dwellinghouse on
Sites At Torriston Pluscarden Elgin Moray
Received 20 Nov 2018 - Unknown18/01479/PE
Conversion and repairs to mill buildings and north mill lade repiared
Scalan Seminary And South Mill Buildings Chapeltown Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JS
Received 20 Nov 2018 - Unknown18/01481/PE
Replacement windows
Church Hopeman Road Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RR
Received 20 Nov 2018 - Decided18/01482/APP
Demolish lean-to sunroom and replace with pitched roof sunroom at
Birkhill Sheriffbrae Forres Moray IV36 1DP
Received 21 Nov 2018 - Decided18/01484/APP
Change of use from gymnastics club to printing works at
Units 4 - 5 Tyock Industrial Estate Elgin Moray IV30 1XY
Received 21 Nov 2018 - Decided18/01485/PNOT
Erect agricultural building at
Burnside Of Dipple Fochabers Moray IV32 7QA
Received 22 Nov 2018 - Unknown18/01486/PPP
Replacement cottage with upgraded access and drainage
Aldernie Maggieknockater Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RA
Received 22 Nov 2018 - Decided18/01493/APP
Alterations to listed wall including partial demolition and re-instatement to allow road realignment at
Walls Gatepiers And Gates Linkwood House Linkwood Road Elgin Moray
Received 26 Nov 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.
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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