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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 dates7,186Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,168 approved or refused records
299Refused applications
5,869 approved · 299 refused · 553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- Decided19/01218/APP
Erection of a warehouse and distribution unit on
Site 10 Elgin Business Park Barmuckity Elgin Moray
Received 30 Sept 2019 - Unknown19/01220/AMC
Approval of Matters specified in conditions 1 - 17, 19, 23,25-30, 37-44, 45-47, 52, 53 and 58 on planning consent 17/00834/PPP for proposed residential development of 92 homes including affordable housing with landscaping parking access and associated works within part of Area 1
Site R11 Findrassie Elgin Moray
Received 30 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01221/APP
Replace existing wood frame single glaze windows with upvc frame double glazed windows at
Carron Village Hall Carron Aberlour Moray AB38 7QP
Received 30 Sept 2019 - Unknown19/01222/APP
Removal of conditions 3 4 and 5 attached to applications ref 00/00801/FUL and 02/01133/FUL to allow use as dwellinghouses at
Cottage 1 And 2 Port Long Road Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4AG
Received 30 Sept 2019 - Decided19/01225/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse and erection of carport at
Brooks Cottage Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SD
Received 1 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01226/APP
New first floor bay dormer window including installation of kitchen french doors at
Upper Dallachy Farmhouse Upper Dallachy Fochabers Moray IV32 7PW
Received 1 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01227/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 700M South Of Newton Of Dalvey Forres Moray
Received 1 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01233/LBC
Change the kitchen door from one side of the room to another and add en-suite downstairs at
20A Urquhart Street Forres Moray IV36 1DD
Received 2 Oct 2019 - Unknown19/01239/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Arradoul House Arradoul Moray
Received 3 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01241/APP
Proposed sun lounge extension at
26 East Road Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5SU
Received 4 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01242/ADV
Installation of free standing illuminated entrance sign at
Glenrinnes Distillery Glenrinnes Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DB
Received 4 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01247/APP
Alter extend and change of use of store to holiday cottage
Boat Shed Port Long Road Cullen Moray
Received 7 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01248/APP
Erection of water recovery plant building chiller slab and associated access road with landscaping at
Roseisle Distillery Roseisle Elgin Moray IV30 5YP
Received 7 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01249/APP
Erect steel tractor shed
Backieley Plot 1 Hilton Side Drybridge Buckie Moray
Received 7 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01251/APP
Erect replacement dwelling house and double garage at
Heatherlea Broom Of Moy Forres Moray IV36 2SR
Received 7 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01252/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
6 Seafield Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QY
Received 7 Oct 2019 - Unknown19/01255/SCN
Construction and operation of an anaerobic digestive facility and associated information on
Site Location Approx 0.8km South West Of Portgordon Maltings Buckie Moray
Received 4 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01256/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Plot 1 Barnhill Huntly Moray
Received 8 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01257/APP
Proposed maintenance to existing footpaths at
Cluny Hill Edgehill Road Forres Moray IV36 2RD
Received 8 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01265/APP
Demolish steading and erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Clachbrake Archiestown Aberlour Moray
Received 9 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01266/APP
Proposed conversion of existing garage to form family room at
22 Dove Court Elgin Moray IV30 6LH
Received 9 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01267/APP
Construct a flow forge plant cage/compound and the installation of air conditioning/refrigeration plant thereto together with the forming of 4 no openings in external wall/cladding associated with same at
Unit 3 Elgin Retail Park Edgar Road Elgin Moray IV30 6RP
Received 9 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01268/APP
Change of use of agricultural land to car park in association with
Duffus House Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5QB
Received 9 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01269/APP
Erect single storey rear extension at
Triannedd 4 Wester Gauldwell Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9QX
Received 9 Oct 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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