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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 dates7,227Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,205 approved or refused records
305Refused applications
5,900 approved · 305 refused · 556 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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
- Decided19/01519/APP
Proposed extension at rear of property to create utility room and biomass pellet store at
Steinson House Spey Street Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7NJ
Received 21 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01520/APP
Change of use to allow for testing of fuel and pressure vessels (Classes 4 and 5) and siting of associated structures and equipment
Kinloss Test Facility Kinloss Barracks Burghead Road Kinloss Forres Moray
Received 21 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01524/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Taigh An Dochas 16A Golf Road Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5TE
Received 22 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01525/APP
Remove conservatory and replace with sitting room extension at
9 Drumduan Road Forres Moray IV36 1BS
Received 22 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01527/APP
Proposed change of use of existing un-used first floor space to additional tea room seating area at
26 Thunderton Place Elgin Moray IV30 1BG
Received 25 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01534/APP
Erect two storey extension at
11 Spey Avenue Fochabers Moray IV32 7QR
Received 26 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01535/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 250M North Of Poolside Cottage Rothiemay Huntly
Received 26 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01536/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and detached garage at
Roseisle View Roseisle Moray
Received 26 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01537/APP
Demolition of out building and store construct extension comprising extension including replacement store and covered storage area to rear of
9 High Street Aberlour Moray AB38 9QJ
Received 26 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01541/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse at
Claylands Aultmore Keith
Received 27 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01542/APP
Amend planning application ref 19/00653/APP for internal alterations amend cladding remove side door new rear door and Grey Alu Clad windows and doors at
Grange Villa 25 Duff Avenue Elgin Moray IV30 1QS
Received 27 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01544/APP
Variation of condition 5 of planning consent 19/01013/APP to relocate passing place on
Site At Sillyearn Mains Grange Keith Moray
Received 27 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01552/APP
Extend dwellinghouse and alterations to garage and driveway at
49 Maisondieu Road Elgin Moray IV30 1RB
Received 29 Nov 2019 - Unknown19/01553/APP
Construct temporary contractors compound - phase 1 comprising of erection of compound fencing construction of internal roads and siting of temporary office accommodation on
Land Adjacent To RAF Lossiemouth Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SD
Received 29 Nov 2019 - Awaiting decision19/01555/ROMP
Request for postponement of Review of Mineral Permission at
Rothes Glen Quarry Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AQ
Received 29 Nov 2019 - Decided19/01556/APP
Erect two mobile homes joined with metal structure as temporary residence during house build
Autochthon Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SJ
Received 2 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01562/PPP
Form house plot on
Site North Of Binns Garmouth Fochabers Moray
Received 3 Dec 2019 - Unknown19/01565/SCN
Screening Opinion for extension to
CORD Effluent Treatment Plant Green Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7BH
Received 3 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01566/APP
Replace existing flat roof extension with new extension at
56 Gordon Street Buckie Moray AB56 1JJ
Received 4 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01567/APP
Phased remodel and rebuild of existing distillery including new evaporator bio plant boiler house still house tun room mash room new visitor parking with access bridge and associated landscaping at
Aberlour Distillery Aberlour Moray AB38 9PJ
Received 4 Dec 2019 - Unknown19/01574/ADV
Erect 1no roadside post mounted signage board with three signage panels on site off A941 Lossiemouth Road at
Findrassie Elgin Moray
Received 5 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01575/PNOT
Erect an agricultral building at
Sanquhar Mains Farm Forres Moray IV36 2RR
Received 5 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01577/APP
Development of 5 dwellings (plots 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17) on
Phase 1B Kinloss Country Golf Club Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 2UB
Received 5 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01588/APP
Erect a dwellinghouse at
Backieley Plot 1 Hilton Side Drybridge Buckie
Received 9 Dec 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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