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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 dates7,026Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,026 approved or refused records
283Refused applications
5,743 approved · 283 refused · 547 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided19/00025/APP
Erect 1 1/2 storey dwellinghouse on
Plot 17 Highfield Gardens Buckie Moray
Received 11 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00028/APP
Single storey extension and new bin store compound (close boarded fence) at
The Greshop Filling Station Nairn Road Forres Moray IV36 2EY
Received 14 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00029/APP
Single storey extension of existing sales building at
Pinefield Service Station East Road Elgin Moray IV30 1XU
Received 14 Jan 2019 - Unknown19/00031/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 180M West Of Woodlands Boharm Craigellachie Moray
Received 14 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00033/APP
Take down conservatory and construct a two storey rear extension at
54 Drumduan Park Forres Moray IV36 1FQ
Received 15 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00034/APP
Proposed erection of new offices at
Tamdhu Distillery Knockando Aberlour Moray AB38 7RP
Received 15 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00042/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To East Of Broombank Findhorn Moray
Received 16 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00043/APP
Erect 8no dwellinghouses and district heating and laundry building with 2no air source heat pumps, parking and landscaping on
Site Of Old Access Road The Park Findhorn Moray
Received 16 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00044/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
Seaview 90 Main Street Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9HA
Received 16 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00045/APP
Fit new windows install solar panel and erect garden fence at
62 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YF
Received 17 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00047/APP
Demolish garage and build new domestic garage and workshop at
Rowanbank Boharm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RL
Received 17 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00048/LBC
Replacement of internal supporting load bearing columns at
Maltings Building Coleburn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 17 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00050/APP
Installation of replacement windows at
10 Station Road Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4NS
Received 18 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00051/LBC
Installation of replacement windows at
10 Station Road Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4NS
Received 18 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00053/APP
Revise house design and erect detached garage on site approved under ref 12/01463/APP on
Plot 1 Nether Birnie Elgin Moray
Received 18 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00054/APP
Change of use of use of amenity land to garden ground at
87 Seatown Buckie Moray AB56 1JS
Received 18 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00055/APP
Change of use of part of ground floor and patio area of private house to commercial use at
Shempston House Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RJ
Received 18 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00056/APP
Sun room extension at
18 Granary Park Rafford Forres Moray IV36 2JZ
Received 21 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00057/PPP
Erect 4 bedroom dwellinghouse with integrated garage at
Old Cooperage Spey Road Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9TA
Received 21 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00058/APP
Change of use of workshop to class 1 retail element for the sale of whisky at
4 Waterford Circle Forres Moray IV36 3EF
Received 21 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00061/APP
Conversion and alterations to restaurant bar and function room to form two dwellings with detached double garage at
Birnie Inn Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8SP
Received 22 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00062/APP
Section 42 Planning Application to vary condition 6 of 17/01066/APP to allow Unit 1 to open between 0600 and 2300 hours at
Unit 1 Falconer Avenue Forres Moray IV36 2PA
Received 22 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00064/APP
Erect a 30m telecoms mast with associated cabinets/equipment to extend Emergency Services Network (ESN) mobile coverage across Chapeltown area. The new blue-light communications service will replace the current system known as Airwave on
Site To Rear Of Bochel Farm Chapeltown Ballindalloch
Received 22 Jan 2019 - Decided19/00068/APP
Change of use of ground floor of dwelling to form office with flat over conversion and part demolition of out building and rebuild to form new office at rear at
49 High Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AY
Received 24 Jan 2019
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Moray
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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