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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.
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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 dates7,176Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,158 approved or refused records
299Refused applications
5,859 approved · 299 refused · 553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided19/01154/APP
Temporary change of use from licenced premises to medical facility
The Croft Inn Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DP
Received 16 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01157/APP
Partial change of use from agricultural storage building to micro distillery at
Corglass Farm Blacksboat Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9BS
Received 17 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01158/APP
Erect a carport at
Plot 12 Tombain Farm Aberlour Moray
Received 17 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01159/APP
Replace existing blockwork wall with timber fence at
Elgin Lawn Tennis Club Duff Avenue Elgin Moray
Received 17 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01163/APP
Extend house at
Greenwards Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8SW
Received 18 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01164/APP
Amend access arrangements to serve house approved under application 18/01410/APP
Hillwood Carron Aberlour Moray AB38 7QP
Received 18 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01167/APP
Erect single storey extension at
27 Birnie Place Elgin Moray IV30 6EB
Received 18 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01169/APP
Block off existing access from shared track drop kerb and form new access at west side of site retain the required parking/turning areas within site at
Caledonia Mosstodloch Fochabers Moray IV32 7HZ
Received 19 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01170/APP
Renovations and external alterations at
Kirktown Farm Cabrach Huntly Moray AB54 4HQ
Received 19 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01178/APP
Substitute approved 2no blocks of 4 unit apartments with 2no blocks of 6 unit apartments and enlarged garage blocks on
Plots 29 And 30 Inchbroom Lossiemouth Moray
Received 20 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01183/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Redroofs Crossroads Grange Keith
Received 23 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01184/APP
Installation of SuDS basin at
R3 Ferrylea Forres Moray
Received 23 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01192/APP
Erect bungalow with attached garage and off street parking on
Plot 49 Strathisla Park Keith
Received 24 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01193/LBC
Install two number CCTV Cameras to the northeast and northwest elevations at
58-60 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JY
Received 24 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01194/APP
Install two number CCTV Cameras to the northeast and northwest elevations at
58 - 60 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JZ
Received 24 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01195/APP
Formation of storage yard including roadways, laydown areas and erection of fencing/gateways on
Site No 7 BP1 Barmuckity Elgin Moray
Received 25 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01200/APP
Fit 6 AR solar thermal panels to slate roof south east facing at
63 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YF
Received 25 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01203/APP
Erection of 2 holiday chalets for tourist accommodation on
Land Adjacent To Tomlea Craigellachie Moray
Received 26 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01204/APP
Erect timber garden room within grounds of
Broanglen 1 Glen Elgin Road Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SZ
Received 26 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01205/APP
Revised house type approved under ref 17/01935/APP at
Land Adjacent To No 1 Forsyth Street Hopeman Moray
Received 26 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01209/APP
Site a portable office building adjacent to
The Phoenix Centre 156 The Park Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3TD
Received 26 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01215/APP
Surfacing of vehicular access to service a public water supply tanker point on
Land Adjacent To Unclassified Road Tomnavoulin Moray
Received 30 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01216/APP
Erect a bungalow with off street parking and detached garage on
Plot 12 Castlewood Development Fochabers Moray
Received 30 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01217/APP
Erect 10no dwellings in the form of a terraced building made up of single bed flats and 2 3 and 4 bed homes on
Site Adjacent To No 6 Alba Place Elgin Moray
Received 30 Sept 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.
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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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