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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 dates7,146Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,132 approved or refused records
295Refused applications
5,837 approved · 295 refused · 551 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided19/00967/PNOT
Erect agricultural building at
Belnoe Of Achnascraw Chapeltown Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JT
Received 7 Aug 2019 - Decided19/00968/APP
Garage conversion and erect detached garage at
Firview Kintessack Forres Moray IV36 2TG
Received 8 Aug 2019 - Decided19/00969/APP
Alterations and installation of roof light at
Lucys Cottage Bronte Place Victoria Road Forres Moray IV36 3BN
Received 8 Aug 2019 - Decided19/00970/APP
Erect single storey extension at
Fernlea 34 Maxwell Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7DE
Received 8 Aug 2019 - Unknown19/00972/APP
Convert garage to self contained holiday flat at
Taighsona Archiestown Aberlour Moray AB38 7RB
Received 8 Aug 2019 - Decided19/00976/APP
Erect two storey extension and attic conversion at
Trinlen Salterhill Elgin Moray IV30 5PT
Received 8 Aug 2019 - Unknown19/00977/APP
Refurbish alter and extend visitor centre building divert access road to provide new parking to the south west edge of visitor centre at
Hilton Cottage Longmorn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SF
Received 9 Aug 2019 - Decided19/00979/APP
Retrospective planning for dutch barn on
Land 90M East Of Fordston Glack Of Clunymore Keith Moray
Received 9 Aug 2019 - Decided19/00982/APP
Build a garden wall at rear of
24 Mill Crescent Buckie Moray AB56 1LN
Received 12 Aug 2019 - Decided19/00983/APP
Amend existing approval (19/00564/APP) to add garage at
Site At Wardend Birnie Elgin Moray
Received 12 Aug 2019 - Decided19/00985/APP
Amend existing consent 18/01514/APP to re-position previously approved garage and form hobby room above on
Plot 2 Hilton Side Drybridge Buckie Moray AB56 5AE
Received 12 Aug 2019 - Decided19/00987/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse demolish garage and shed and erect new garage at
9 Wittet Drive Elgin Moray IV30 1SE
Received 13 Aug 2019 - Decided19/00988/APP
Extension to Anaerobic Digestion Facility Energy Plant and associated infrastructure at
Grissan Riverside Ltd Glenfiddich Distillery Castle Road Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DH
Received 13 Aug 2019 - Decided19/00994/APP
Amend location of footpath approved under ref 19/00011/APP leading from The Glenlivet Distillery to Blairfindy Castle at
Glenlivet Distillery Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DB
Received 14 Aug 2019 - Decided19/00995/LAW
Demolish part existing stone wall infill timber clad frame with two new windows and patio door and install four roof lights at
Craigisla Seafield Avenue Keith Moray AB55 5BS
Received 14 Aug 2019 - Unknown19/00996/HHCOMP
Application for high hedge notice at
Land Adjacent To Snowdrop Cottage Forres Moray
Received 14 Aug 2019 - Decided19/00998/APP
Proposed garage conversion at
10 Bain Avenue Elgin Moray IV30 6GB
Received 15 Aug 2019 - Decided19/00999/APP
Erect single storey extension at
22 Blairdaff Street Buckie Moray AB56 1PT
Received 15 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01000/APP
Conversion of garage to living accommodation at
30 Mcmillan Avenue Elgin Moray IV30 6GJ
Received 15 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01001/APP
Erect sunroom at
7 Gisborne Court Elgin Moray IV30 6FD
Received 15 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01002/APP
Erect replacement dormer window at
96 Duncan Drive Elgin Moray IV30 4NH
Received 15 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01003/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse and erect boundary fence at
1 Hilltop Road Forres Moray IV36 1FW
Received 15 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01004/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse to rear at
32 Knockomie Gardens Forres Moray IV36 2TN
Received 15 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01005/APP
Revise position of house on existing approval under planning ref 19/00264/APP at
Buckpool Salmon Bothy Buckie Moray
Received 15 Aug 2019
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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