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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 dates7,192Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,173 approved or refused records
301Refused applications
5,872 approved · 301 refused · 554 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Apr 2017 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown19/01270/PNOT
Erect agricultural building at
Rashcrook Birnie Moray
Received 9 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01274/APP
Revise planning consent ref 13/00141/AMC to change house design and erect domestic garage on
Plot 4 Lithe Lochan Longmorn Elgin Moray
Received 10 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01282/APP
Rebuild existing bothy to provide ancillary accommodation to existing dwelling at
Ardoch Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2SD
Received 11 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01285/APP
Internal alterations and porch extension at
Enzie Station Cottage Clochan Buckie Moray AB56 5HT
Received 14 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01286/APP
Minor amendments to include erect garden sheds change in fenestration and specification of windows inclusion of walk-over skylight into raised terrace and location of ASHP and solar thermal panels at
5 Caledon Place Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YE
Received 14 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01287/APP
Proposed single storey extension to dwelling
Greenbrae Duffus Road Elgin Moray IV30 4NP
Received 14 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01288/ADV
Proposed externally illuminated fascia sign at
Longmorn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SJ
Received 14 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01289/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Woodbine Cottage Auchenhalrig Moray
Received 14 Oct 2019 - Refused at LRB19/01290/APP
Change of use of first floor of garage/workshop to holiday let at
17 Cathay Terrace Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4RX
Received 14 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01296/APP
Extend boarding kennels at
Moray Boarding Kennels North Buthill Roseisle Elgin Moray IV30 5YQ
Received 15 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01297/APP
Internal alterations and new roof windows at
17 Fife Street Keith Moray AB55 5EH
Received 15 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01298/APP
New build to replace existing garage at
14 Birnie Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 6JG
Received 15 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01299/PNOT
Proposed agricultural building for use as a silage pit at
Nevie Farm Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DN
Received 15 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01300/PNOT
Erect agricultural storage at
Nethertown Farm Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DJ
Received 15 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01301/APP
Change of use from amenity area to garden ground at
Waste Ground Adjacent To 4 Sutherland Street Buckie
Received 15 Oct 2019 - Unknown19/01306/HHCOMP
Application for High Hedge notice at
Vaila Sheriffbrae Forres Moray IV36 1DP
Received 15 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01307/APP
Internal alterations and fit bi-folding door to rear at
11 Reidhaven Street Elgin Moray IV30 1QG
Received 16 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01308/APP
Erect partitions to separate front shop from rear of building to form 2 separate units at
77 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EA
Received 16 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01309/APP
Change of use of from amenity land to garden ground and erect wall surrounding plot on
Land Adjacent To No 9 Birnie Crescent Elgin Moray
Received 16 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01310/APP
Proposed Extension at
Upper Torehead Cottage Pluscarden Elgin Moray IV30 8TZ
Received 16 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01311/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1 - 16 on planning ref: 17/00059/PPP to demolish existing steadings and replace with house septic tank and soak-away on
Plot 1 Braehead Craigellachie Moray
Received 16 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01312/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1 - 16 on planning ref: 17/00060/PPP on to demolish existing steadings and replace with house septic tank and soak-away on
Plot 2 Braehead Craigellachie Moray
Received 16 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01317/APP
Formation of a storage yard and siting of 45 storage of containers at
Plot 4 East Development Site Chanonry Road South Elgin Moray
Received 17 Oct 2019 - Decided19/01318/APP
Proposed reconfiguration of 2no plots and erection of dwellinghouses on
Site At Wester Buthill Farm Roseisle Elgin Moray
Received 17 Oct 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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