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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 dates7,469Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,408 approved or refused records
315Refused applications
6,093 approved · 315 refused · 580 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown21/00003/PNOT
Formation of forestry track at
Mains Of Morinsh Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DT
Received 4 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00004/APP
Proposed single storey extension to bathroom showroom and office space at
Oakwood Bathrooms Limited Elgin Moray IV30 8UN
Received 4 Jan 2021 - Unknown21/00005/PPP
Erect 2 bedroom single storey dwelling house with garage at
Florrie's Field Damhead Rafford Forres
Received 4 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00006/APP
Erect a domestic garage at
Templand 37 St Andrews Road Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8PU
Received 5 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00008/APP
Revise house design approved under ref 18/00802/APP on
Land Adjacent To Earndale Chancellor Road Buckie Moray
Received 6 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00009/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Smithy Croft Glenrinnes Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DA
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00010/APP
Erect one height barrier on Dunes Road and two height barriers and key entry barrier at
West Beach Car Park Findhorn Moray
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Unknown21/00011/APP
Vary condition 1 of planning consent 20/00344/APP to extend the period in which clear and permanent signage identifying the individual pitches fire muster point and site rules must be in place at
West Beach Car Park Findhorn Moray
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Decided20/00542/APP
Alterations to steading to form dwellinghouse and development associated buildings to a garage and annex at
Bruntown Steading Cullen Moray
Received 28 Apr 2020 - Decided21/00015/APP
Proposed residential annex with garage at
Cramond Broomhill Road Keith Moray AB55 5GX
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00019/APP
Remove 4 x 18m columns and metal halide floodlighting system and installation of 8 new 15m columns with LED floodlights
Forres Mechanics Football Club Mosset Park Lea Road Forres Moray IV36 1AU
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00020/EIA
Installation and operation of a wind farm comprising seven turbines with a generating capacity of up to 46.2MW an electricity storage facility with a maximum capacity of 3MW and associated infrastructure on
Garbet Windfarm Site 5.5km Southeast Of Dufftown Moray
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00022/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Cluny 2 Mackenzie Drive Forres Moray IV36 2JP
Received 12 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00023/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Easter Corrie Tomnavoulin Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JB
Received 12 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00024/APP
Change of use of barber shop/pharmacy to pizzeria pretzel and cookie dough takeaway at
7 West Church Street Buckie Moray AB56 1BN
Received 12 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00027/APP
Erect domestic garage
Norwood 15 Academy Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LP
Received 13 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00028/APP
Change of use of former childrens nursery to dwelling house at
1A Milton Drive Buckie Moray AB56 1NW
Received 13 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00029/PNOT
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential) at
Meikle Ardrone Keith Moray AB55 5NQ
Received 13 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00030/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 3-17 on planning consent ref: 17/01747/PPP to erect dwellinghouse with attached garage on
Site Adjacent To Gordonstown Grange Keith
Received 13 Jan 2021 - Unknown21/00033/SCO
Construction and operation of 7no wind turbines with overall tip height of up to 150m forming an extension to the operational Edintore Wind farm assocaited infrastructure including crane hardstanding access tracks and substation compound at
Land At Cairds Wood Moray
Received 13 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00039/APP
Replace windows on front elevation with patio doors and erect decking at
36 Mar Court Keith Moray AB55 5DF
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00040/APP
Erect detached domestic double garage at
Angelly Boharm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RN
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Unknown21/00041/APP
Proposed conversion of part ground floor to 2no flats at
The Old Coach House Hotel 28 High Street Buckie Moray AB56 1AR
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00042/APP
Change site access approved under 18/01024/APP at
Site At Blackmyre Farm Dallas Forres Moray
Received 15 Jan 2021
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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