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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 dates7,023Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,024 approved or refused records
283Refused applications
5,741 approved · 283 refused · 547 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown18/01609/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
35 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YE
Received 21 Dec 2018 - Unknown18/01610/APP
Remove existing concrete steps and install new timber decking at
53 Clifton Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6DP
Received 21 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01611/APP
Erection of dwellinghouse and installation of septic tank on
Site B Darklass Dyke Moray
Received 21 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01612/APP
Proposed demolition of existing house and erection of dwellinghouse with integrated garage at
Heather Brae School Road Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5SP
Received 21 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01613/APP
New concrete bays asphalt road process kit for gas storage fencing and drainage at
Roseisle Distillery Roseisle Elgin Moray IV30 5YP
Received 21 Dec 2018 - Unknown18/01614/APP
Single storey extension at
Kilmun Longhill Elgin Moray IV30 8LE
Received 21 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01615/APP
Installation of 1 x DSLAM telecommunications broadband cabinet at
Site Opposite Broomknowe Findhorn Forres
Received 21 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01616/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Little Cottage Gallowhill Glenlivet Moray AB37 9DL
Received 21 Dec 2018 - Unknown18/01617/APP
Proposed change of use from agricultural field to commercial use (cooperage) at
Speyside Cooperage Ltd Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RS
Received 24 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01618/APP
Installation of an emergency 40kVA back-up generator at
1A Chanonry Road South Elgin Moray
Received 24 Dec 2018 - Unknown18/01619/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
35 Duff Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5RZ
Received 24 Dec 2018 - Decided18/01620/APP
Change of use from bank to domestic flat and erection of carport at
102A High Street Aberlour Moray AB38 9QA
Received 24 Dec 2018 - Unknown18/01623/APP
Erection of a 28 bed single storey extension waste treatment plan and formation of additional car parking at
Grove Residential Home Elgin Moray IV30 8TE
Received 25 Dec 2018 - Decided19/00001/APP
Erect new storage building to replace existing at
80 Main Street Newmill Keith Moray AB55 6TS
Received 3 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00003/APP
Erect dwellinghouse with associated access and parking and turning for 2 vehicles at
Site R3E Easter Buthill Roseisle Moray
Received 4 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00004/LAW
Extend dwellinghouse at
25 New Street Buckie Moray AB56 1JP
Received 7 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00005/APP
Change of use of reception area to class 1 retail element for the display and sale of whisky at
Glenallachie Distillery Glenallachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9LR
Received 7 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00010/APP
Proposed bedded cattle court
Kennieshillock Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8LJ
Received 8 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00011/APP
Construct new easy access whin dust public footpath leading from The Glenlivet Distillery to Blairfindy Castle at
Glenlivet Distillery Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DB
Received 8 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00018/APP
Change of use of residential home to serviced accommodation and retention of general storage building/car parking at
123 - 125 Moss Street Keith Moray AB55 5EZ
Received 10 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00019/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
37 Harrison Terrace Elgin Moray IV30 4JW
Received 10 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00020/LBC
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
37 Harrison Terrace Elgin Moray IV30 4JW
Received 10 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00021/APP
Extend existing factory including a high bay erection of a new factory erection of a vehicle workshop and garage and re-location and extension of the existing car parking at
L H Stainless Keith Moray AB55 5JA
Received 10 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00023/APP
Amend car parking configuration at
Tennant Arms 15 St Andrews Road Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8NZ
Received 10 Jan 2019
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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