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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 dates7,239Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,215 approved or refused records
307Refused applications
5,908 approved · 307 refused · 558 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided19/01639/APP
Removal of redundant tanks, bund wall and associated plant, new screening to existing plant and external works
Glenfiddich Distillery Castle Road Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DH
Received 19 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01640/APP
Site temporary single modular office building at
Gordon And MacPhail Borough Briggs Road Elgin Moray IV30 1AP
Received 19 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01641/APP
Remix of plots 37-40 and 44-47 at (8no total)
Crescent North Elgin South Elgin Moray
Received 19 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01642/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
6 Craigmin Cottages Drybridge Buckie Moray AB56 5JL
Received 19 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01643/APP
Repositioning of Auldearn apartments at Plots 99-106 ( as per pervious approval 16/00620/APP) on
Site R11 Orchard Road Inchgower Barhill Road Buckie Moray
Received 19 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01644/APP
Site temporary compound for A96 dualling investigation works incorporating car parking for site personnel, site offices, self contained welfare storage containers and lay down areas at
Elgin Auction Mart New Elgin Road Elgin Moray IV30 6BE
Received 19 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01649/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in conditions 3 (overall layout), 7 (sections) and 8 (landscaping) of 19/00320/PPP at
Land To The North And West Of East And West Whins Findhorn Moray
Received 19 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01650/APP
Alter and extend existing house at
14 Allardyce Crescent Aberlour Moray AB38 9PQ
Received 20 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01652/APP
Proposed sunlounge extension at
2 Trantor Terrace Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6FF
Received 20 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01653/MIN
Establish a sand and gravel quarry at
Land 230M South Of Wester Marchfield Lhanbryde Moray
Received 20 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01658/APP
Alterations to existing Bothy to include new extension at
Glennie Home Farm Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7NN
Received 23 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01659/APP
Erection of visitor cafe on
Land Adjacent To The Moray Coastal Path Patrol Road Portknockie Moray
Received 23 Dec 2019 - Unknown19/01660/APP
Alterations extension and refurbishment at
The Royal British Legion Sanquhar Road Forres Moray IV36 1DG
Received 23 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01661/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site To Rear Of Gleannan Dunbar Street Lossiemouth Moray
Received 23 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01662/PAMAST
Install smart metre radio mast (overall height 9.15m) 1no smart metering Omni antenna 1no smart metering GPS and 3G antennas ancillary equipment enclosure and power pillar at
Eastbound Layby A95 Cragganmore Moray
Received 23 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01669/APP
Extend dwelling to form new staircase and revised ground floor layout at
Rosemount 10 Kynoch Terrace Keith Moray AB55 5FX
Received 24 Dec 2019 - Decided19/01672/LBC
Retrospective consent to install UPVC windows to the south facing side of building at
Flat 4 Clavie Court Station Road Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5WT
Received 25 Dec 2019 - Decided20/00001/APP
Conversion of attic at
Oakfield Brodie Forres Moray IV36 2TE
Received 6 Jan 2020 - Decided20/00005/APP
Home gym and home office extension at
Hampshire House Fochabers Moray IV32 7PQ
Received 7 Jan 2020 - Decided20/00010/APP
Erect detached garage
8 Mayne Road Elgin Moray IV30 1PA
Received 8 Jan 2020 - Decided20/00011/PPP
Construct single storey one bedroom dwelling on
Site Within Garden Ground Of 88 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YG
Received 8 Jan 2020 - Decided20/00012/APP
Construct warehouse for distribution use containing a small office with a collections point associated yard and parking on
Plot 9 Elgin Business Park Elgin Moray
Received 8 Jan 2020 - Decided20/00013/APP
Extension to existing building used as a store at
A Falconer And Sons Ashgrove Road Elgin Moray IV30 1UX
Received 8 Jan 2020 - Decided20/00015/APP
Retrospective substitution and relocation of house types on plots 78-82 and 91-94 at
Inchgower View Buckie Moray
Received 9 Jan 2020
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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