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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 dates7,008Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,013 approved or refused records
282Refused applications
5,731 approved · 282 refused · 544 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- Decided18/01536/APP
Partial remix of existing consent (ref: 16/00083/APP) to provide 30 affordable homes
R1 Stynie Road Stynie Road Mosstodloch Moray
Received 3 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01543/APP
Proposed rear and side elevation extensions at
74 Murrayfield Fochabers Moray IV32 7EZ
Received 4 Dec 2018 - Awaiting decision18/01544/HAZNOT
Hazardous Substance Consent Notification for
Burncrook Station Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7BL
Received 4 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01545/APP
Variation of planning ref 17/01716/APP to move north boundary 3m south and reduced site area by 64m� on
Site South East Of 4 Hay Place Elgin Moray
Received 5 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01546/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site A At Gean Corner Forres Moray
Received 5 Dec 2018 - Unknown18/01550/LBC
Alterations to office premises to form domestic flats at
126 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BW
Received 6 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01551/PPP
Erection of 2 dwellinghouses in the former walled garden of
Seapark House Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3TT
Received 6 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01552/APP
Porch extension and alterations to existing outbuildings at
Binsness House Forres Moray IV36 2SP
Received 6 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01553/APP
Proposed demolition of existing semi-derelict steadings and erection of 3no dwellinghouses at
Easter Coltfield Alves Moray
Received 7 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01554/PNOT
Erect agricultural implement shed at
Altyre Farm Forres Moray
Received 7 Dec 2018 - Unknown18/01555/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 400M West Of Miltonbrae Miltonduff Elgin Moray
Received 7 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01558/PPP
Erection of dwelling house on
Site At Rosebrae Farm Clackmarras Elgin Moray IV30 8RJ
Received 10 Dec 2018 - Unknown18/01560/PPP
Proposed dwelling house
Site At Blackholes Archiestown Moray
Received 11 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01561/APP
Retrospective change of use from agricultural to use for exercising dogs to provide a secure dog walking field at
Site At Rabbit Rock Craigellachie Moray
Received 11 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01562/APP
Extension to cottage at
Cairn Glas Cottage Upper Dallachy Fochabers Moray IV32 7PW
Received 12 Dec 2018 - Unknown18/01563/LBC
Restoration and repair of mill buildings to including lime pointing repair timber windows and doors slater works to roof repairs to North Mill waterwheel and install lighting at
Scalan North And South Mill Chapeltown Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JS
Received 12 Dec 2018 - Unknown18/01564/APP
Restoration and repair of mill buildings including formation of access paths and one car parking space at
Scalan North And South Mill Chapeltown Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JS
Received 12 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01565/APP
Remove and replace ATM and non-illuminated surround signage at
94 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BJ
Received 12 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01566/APP
Construction of proposed new visitors car park fencing seating and toilet block in
Field Adjacent To Priory Lodge Pluscarden Abbey Pluscarden Elgin Moray
Received 12 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01567/APP
Change of use of flat to office at
Flat 2 73 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EE
Received 12 Dec 2018 - Unknown18/01568/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Plot 1 Innesmhor Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YL
Received 12 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01569/APP
Replace flat roof with slate roof and gable extended as chimney at
63 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YF
Received 12 Dec 2018 - Unknown18/01570/APP
Subdivision and refurbishment of research facility including replacement of glazed panel with double doors and provision of new access roads and additional parking spaces at
Unit 9 Forres Enterprise Park Forres Moray IV36 2AB
Received 13 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01571/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
Balnalon Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9HP
Received 13 Dec 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.
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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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