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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 dates7,152Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,138 approved or refused records
295Refused applications
5,843 approved · 295 refused · 551 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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
- Unknown19/01008/OAC
Erection of a TechnoAlpin snow factory at
Glenshee Ski Centre Braemar Aberdeenshire AB35 5XU
Received 14 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01013/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Site At Sillyearn Mains Grange Keith Moray
Received 16 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01014/APP
Install new windows internal alterations and laundry wing replacement at
Archiestown Hotel The Square Archiestown Aberlour Moray AB38 7QL
Received 16 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01015/APP
Lift installation to rear of
Andersons Care Home Institution Road Elgin Moray IV30 1RP
Received 16 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01016/LBC
Erect external enclosure make internal alterations to facilitate lift installation and form escape ramps at
Andersons Care Home Institution Road Elgin Moray IV30 1RP
Received 16 Aug 2019 - Unknown19/01017/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
Ceolnamara Stotfield Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QP
Received 16 Aug 2019 - Approved at LRB19/01018/APP
Replacement windows to front and side elevation
19 Reidhaven Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LS
Received 16 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01019/APP
Construct a concrete slipway at
Bundon Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YE
Received 16 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01026/APP
Construction of circular kiln building associated service building malt storage silos and conveyor gantries at
The Maltings 20 March Road East Buckie Moray AB56 4BY
Received 19 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01027/APP
Change of use from ground floor residential accommodation to use class 2 premises (financial/professional or other services) at
14 West Church Street Buckie Moray AB56 1HD
Received 19 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01028/APP
Amendment application ref 14/01133/APP from two storey extension to single storey sun lounge / utility extension and removal of detached garage at
Birch Cottage Greyfriars Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LF
Received 19 Aug 2019 - Unknown19/01031/APP
Erection of dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Woodside Farm Kinloss Forres Moray
Received 20 Aug 2019 - Unknown19/01032/APP
Erect dwellinghouse garage and agricultural shed on
Site At Beechbank Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AW
Received 20 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01033/APP
Erection of wooden garage/shed at
3 Cloddymoss Kintessack Dyke Forres Moray IV36 2TG
Received 20 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01034/LBC
Existing equipment to be refreshed within internal equipment room within tower proposed 3no RRUs and 3no combiners to be wall mounted at
9A Moss Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LU
Received 20 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01036/APP
Erect a storage compound to provide a storage area for plant related to the operational use of the wind farm at
Dorenell Wind Farm Lower Cabrach Huntly Moray
Received 21 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01037/APP
Change of use from kitchen showroom/workshop to gin micro distillery and visitor facility at
Unit 8 Coulardbank Industrial Estate Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6NG
Received 21 Aug 2019 - Unknown19/01038/APP
Proposed new tasting lodge/bothy experience with associated boundary wall and access track on
Land 290M Northwest Of Grant Cottage Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray
Received 21 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01043/APP
Erection of a single storey rear conservatory with ramp at
2 Hythehill Place Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6NH
Received 22 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01044/APP
Proposed change to house design at
College Of Roseisle Rise Wester Buthill Roseisle Moray
Received 22 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01045/APP
Proposed access path around fences to sections of boundary and formation of 2no parking spaces at
Blairfindy Castle Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray
Received 22 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01047/APP
Amend car park layout and pavement layout and exterior finish at
Tennant Arms 15 St Andrews Road Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8NZ
Received 22 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01048/APP
Erection of dwellinghouse on
Site South Of Fedden Farm Cottages Brodie Forres Moray
Received 23 Aug 2019 - Decided19/01050/ADV
Erect 2no fascia signs wall mounted signs and 1no banner frame at
1 Falconer Avenue Forres Moray IV36 2PA
Received 23 Aug 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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