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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 dates7,286Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,256 approved or refused records
308Refused applications
5,948 approved · 308 refused · 564 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided20/00353/APP
Retrospective application to fence off area in 0.83ha field to create a storage yard erect fence and 1.8m high deer gate site 2no storage containers with hardstanding in front of the doors and erect a horse shelter to form log seasoning area at
Site Opposite Sundown Garmouth Moray
Received 17 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00354/PPP
Renew planning consent 17/00200/PPP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Shougle Farm Birnie Moray
Received 18 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00355/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 450M Northwest Of Ar Dachaidh Roseisle Elgin
Received 18 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00356/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Disused Quarry Clarkyhill Burghead Moray
Received 18 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00357/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-12 on planning consent ref: 19/01420/PPP to erect dwellinghouse with single garage on
Site At Nether Tomlea Archiestown Aberlour Moray
Received 18 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00358/APP
Change of house type to the previous planning approval 07/00116/FUL on
Ground At Relugas Village Dunphail Forres Moray
Received 18 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00359/APP
Erect dwellinghouse with off street parking on
Plot 23 Castlewood Development Fochabers Moray
Received 18 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00360/APP
Erect dwellinghouse with off street parking on
Plot 22 Castlewood Development Fochabers Moray
Received 18 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00361/APP
Erect two bedroom bungalow garden shed and new access lay-by at
Laich Moray Cottage Coltfield Alves Forres Moray IV36 2UB
Received 18 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00362/APP
Erect domestic garage at
Upper Rochomie Side Drybridge Buckie Moray
Received 18 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00363/APP
Erect house with waste water treatment plant discharging to local wet running ditch on
Land 375M South Of Tamnabrack Maggieknockater Craigellachie Moray
Received 18 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00364/APP
Development of a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) providing a 3G football/rugby pitch 2no 5-a-side pitches and a Sports Court area at
Lesser Borough Briggs Borough Briggs Road Elgin Moray
Received 18 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00365/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 150M East Of Gardeners Cottage Aberlour Moray
Received 18 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00367/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
On Site 260M Southwest Of Longfold Hill Of Maud Buckie Moray
Received 19 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00368/APP
Revise house design on planning consent ref 19/01137/APP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Lunan Wood Fochabers Moray
Received 19 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00369/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-19 of planning consent 19/00727/PPP to construct dwellinghouse and garage on
Site At Easter Ardbrack Drummuir Estate Keith
Received 19 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00371/PAMAST
Installation of electronic communications apparatus at
CSP_AB345 Milltown Of Rothiemay HUNTLY
Received 19 Mar 2020 - Unknown20/00372/APP
Alterations renovations and extension of dwellinghouse and construct garages/boat store at
Elderslie House Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YY
Received 19 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00373/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 140M South Of Longfold Hill Of Maud Buckie Moray
Received 19 Mar 2020 - Unknown20/00374/APP
Proposed caravan on site at
Comraich Benrinnes Aberlour
Received 19 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00375/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Opposite Goukstone Croft Crossroads Grange Keith
Received 19 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00378/APP
Erect extension at
32 Inchbroom Avenue Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6HJ
Received 19 Mar 2020 - Decided20/00379/APP
Erect extension over garage at
14 Kintrae View Elgin Moray IV30 5NA
Received 19 Mar 2020 - Unknown20/00381/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 660M Southwest Of Rhynagarrie Farm Archiestown
Received 20 Mar 2020
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.
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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