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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 dates7,106Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,096 approved or refused records
290Refused applications
5,806 approved · 290 refused · 550 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided19/00687/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
27 Dunbar Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5TD
Received 6 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00689/APP
Demolish existing kitchen outbuilding and erection of new kitchen building
33 - 35 High Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7DX
Received 7 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00690/APP
Demolish outbuilding and erection of new dwelling for holiday let at
Keam Schoolhouse Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5YB
Received 7 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00692/APP
Alter and extend dwelling and convert garage to living accommodation at
5 Longmorn Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 6GP
Received 10 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00693/APP
Installation of 1 x DSLAM Telecommunications broadband cabinet on
Site Opposite Broomknowe Findhorn Forres Moray
Received 10 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00694/APP
Alterations change of use and refurbishment to store to form dwellinghouse at
13 West Street Buckie Moray
Received 10 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00695/APP
Replace existing roof covering replacement windows alterations and repairs at
Clydesdale Bank Plc 151 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DS
Received 10 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00696/APP
Erect a single storey straw bale farmhouse dwelling at
Blackmyre Farm Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2RZ
Received 10 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00698/LBC
Take down rear garage and construct single story extension at
18 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YE
Received 11 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00700/APP
Change of use and refurbishment of former food processing factory (industrial class 5) to an indoor trampoline/activity centre and gymnastics gymnasium (leisure class 11) and cafe/snack bar (food and drink class 3) at
Grampian Country Pork Ltd Great Western Road Buckie Moray AB56 1YA
Received 11 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00702/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Bayside Cottage 122 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YJ
Received 11 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00703/APP
Remove planning condition 3 attached to planning consent 04/00715/FUL relating to occupancy at
Seafront House Port Long Road Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4AG
Received 11 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00707/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Pitcraigie Glen Of Rothes Rothes Moray
Received 12 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00708/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site On North Edge Of Clash Wood Rothes Moray
Received 12 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00709/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Opposite May Park Glen Of Rothes Rothes Moray
Received 12 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00711/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site South Of Clash Wood Glen Of Rothes Rothes Moray
Received 13 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00723/APP
Erect sun lounge at
7 Kintrae View Elgin Moray IV30 5NA
Received 14 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00725/PPP
Proposed single house plot on
Land Adjacent To The Auld Mill Craigellachie Moray
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00726/PNOT
Erect an agricultural building
Heldonside Elgin Moray IV30 8TZ
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00727/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse at
Easter Ardbrack Drummuir Keith
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Unknown19/00728/APP
Renovate and extend derelict cottage at
Achbreck Glenrinnes Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4BZ
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00729/PPP
Proposed dwellinghouse on
Site At Wood Of Buchromb Craigellachie Moray
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00730/APP
Decorate front and rear of building including new ceramic tiling installation of external air con unit to flat roof at
Specsavers 96 - 98 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BJ
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00731/ADV
Erect replacement signage and window graphic vinyl at
Specsavers 96 - 98 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BJ
Received 17 Jun 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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