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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 dates7,376Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,326 approved or refused records
312Refused applications
6,014 approved · 312 refused · 572 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided20/00497/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 500M South Of Newton Of Dalvey Forres Moray
Received 15 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00499/LBC
Temporary removal of one existing sash and case window to provide access to install plant installation of window ventilation and reinstatement of window on completion of works at
Dr Grays Hospital Pluscarden Road Elgin Moray IV30 1SH
Received 15 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00501/APP
Conversion of existing steadings to create 2 dwellings on
Site At Innesmill Elgin Moray
Received 16 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00503/APP
Renew planning consent 17/00260/APP for alterations and extension to dwellinghouse and demolish shed (at 9 Coal Row)
Kishmuls Cottage 13 Mcpherson Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5TG
Received 17 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00504/APP
Erection of infill wall under existing roof overhang and reconfiguration of Lagmore Farmhouse from golf clubhouse to distillery cafe and shop and erection of external stair access to existing first floor apartment at
Ballindalloch Castle Golfing Ltd Lagmore Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AA
Received 17 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00505/LBC
Erection of infill wall under existing roof overhang and reconfiguration of Lagmore Farmhouse from golf clubhouse to distillery cafe and shop and erection of external stair access to existing first floor apartment at
Ballindalloch Castle Golfing Ltd Lagmore Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AA
Received 17 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00511/APP
Change of use of woodland to garden ground on adjacent plot of land (associated with 19/00729/PPP) at
Land At Wood Of Buchromb Craigellachie Moray
Received 20 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00512/APP
Alter and extend existing dwellinghouse and demolish and rebuild rear extension and sunroom to front of property at
184 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YN
Received 20 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00513/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Site At Wood Of Buchromb Craigellachie Aberlour
Received 20 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00514/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 250M West Of Rowan Tree House Cranloch Elgin
Received 20 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00515/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Opposite Rose Cottage Cranloch Elgin
Received 20 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00516/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Opposite Birch Cottage Lochnabo Elgin
Received 20 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00517/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 360M South Of Blackhills House Blackhills Estate Elgin Moray
Received 20 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00520/APP
Change of use of backpackers hostel to dwellinghouse at
Harbour House Port Long Road Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4AG
Received 21 Apr 2020 - Unknown20/00521/APP
Proposed new Tasting Lodge with associated boundary fence and access track at
Land 440M West Of Grant Cottage Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray
Received 21 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00522/APP
Proposed alterations and extension at
Easter New Forres Forres Moray IV36 2RG
Received 21 Apr 2020 - Unknown20/00524/APP
Erect dwellinghouse with integral garage on
Land Adjacent To Westcote Mosstodloch Moray
Received 22 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00525/APP
Construction of new airfield drainage solution comprising attenuation tank wastewater treatment works long sea outfall pipeline and associated infrastructure at
RAF Lossiemouth Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SD
Received 22 Apr 2020 - Unknown20/00526/APP
Loft conversion and extension to reconfigure layout and create first floor bedroom and bathroom
10 Chancellor Road Buckie Moray AB56 1TD
Received 22 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00529/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Scaraben 6 Seaview Road Cummingston Elgin Moray IV30 5YU
Received 23 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00530/APP
Erect new dwelling house and double garage
The Hedges Plot Torrieston Pluscarden Elgin
Received 23 Apr 2020 - Unknown20/00537/APP
Erection replacement dwellinghouse at
Bloomfield Deskford Buckie Moray AB56 5YN
Received 27 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00538/APP
Amended chalet design approved under ref 17/01439/APP for erection of 2no holiday chalets on
Land Adjacent To The Willows Rafford Moray
Received 27 Apr 2020 - Decided20/00539/APP
Erect a bungalow at on
Site To Rear Of Brackenlea Beaufighter Road Nether Dallachy Moray
Received 27 Apr 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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