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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 dates7,101Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,091 approved or refused records
290Refused applications
5,801 approved · 290 refused · 550 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided19/00653/APP
Alter extend and refurbish dwellinghouse at
Grange Villa 25 Duff Avenue Elgin Moray IV30 1QS
Received 31 May 2019 - Decided19/00655/APP
Removal of 21m lattice mast 4no antennas 1no 300mm dish 1no equipment cabin and ancillary development and install 27m high lattice mast and headframe 2no antennas 1no 300mm dish 6no cabinets and ancillary development including relocated EE equipment at
Telecommunications Mast Cone Rock Rothes Moray
Received 3 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00656/PNOT
Proposed forestry track at
Sandyhills Ben Aigen Forest Rothes Moray
Received 3 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00657/APP
Erect 2 storey dwelling at
6 Work Way Buckie Moray AB56 4HR
Received 4 Jun 2019 - Unknown19/00658/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Land Opposite Dowans Wood Dowans Road Aberlour Moray
Received 4 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00659/APP
Removal aluminium framed windows and door and replacement with uPVC framed double glazed windows and door at
16 Mid Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QU
Received 4 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00660/APP
Change of use of bank building to a retail unit (class 2) unit on ground and basement with 2no one bedroom flats at second floor level at
96 High Street Forres Moray IV36 1NX
Received 4 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00661/LBC
Change of use of bank building to a retail unit (class 2) unit on ground and basement with 2no one bedroom flats at second floor level at
96 High Street Forres Moray IV36 1NX
Received 4 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00662/APP
Erect steel framed shed at
Tamnabrack Maggieknockater Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RA
Received 4 Jun 2019 - Unknown19/00664/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Plot 2 On Site Adjacent To Oakenhead Keith Moray
Received 4 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00666/APP
Substitution of house types on Plots 1-4 Crescent North (as per 16/01244/APP) at
Elgin South Elgin Moray
Received 4 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00668/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
11 Clarendon Court Elgin Moray IV30 6TA
Received 4 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00669/PNOT
Erect an agricultural building at
Wester Hillside Mosstowie Elgin Moray IV30 8XE
Received 4 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00671/APP
Erect a memorial on
Site Between Baxters And A96 Fochabers Moray
Received 4 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00674/LAW
Alterations to shop front at
6 - 8 East Church Street Buckie Moray AB56 1AE
Received 4 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00675/APP
Retrospective consent to alter and extend dwelling to form 2no two storey houses with extension to No 3 at
2 And 3 Station Road Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5RZ
Received 5 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00676/HAZ
Application for Hazardous Substance consent for
Roseisle Distillery Roseisle Elgin Moray IV30 5YP
Received 5 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00677/APP
Erect dwellinghouse (amended design) and erect garage on
Site At Darklass Brodie Moray
Received 5 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00678/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
43 Duffus Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 5PY
Received 5 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00681/PPP
Erect one and a half storey dwellinghouse garage on
Site Within Grounds Of Copperfield Whiteinch Forres Moray IV36 3TS
Received 6 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00682/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To 35 Nelson Terrace Keith Moray
Received 6 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00683/APP
Demolish commercial garage and erect new shop at
106 High Street Aberlour Moray AB38 9NX
Received 6 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00684/PNOT
Erect a agricultural building at
Benbreezi Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SQ
Received 6 Jun 2019 - Unknown19/00685/SCN
Construct new circular malting kiln kiln service building and 3nr 1000 tonne malt storage silos at
The Maltings 20 March Road East Buckie Moray AB56 4BY
Received 31 May 2019
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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