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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 dates7,391Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,340 approved or refused records
312Refused applications
6,028 approved · 312 refused · 572 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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
- Decided20/00664/PNOT
Erect agricultural buildings at
Balnellan Farm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RP
Received 1 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00665/APP
Demolish existing building and form house site on Plot 1 at
Former Poachers Retreat Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray
Received 1 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00666/APP
Demolish existing building and form house site on Plot 2 at
Former Poachers Retreat Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray
Received 1 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00667/APP
Erection of two dwellinghouses at
5 Alexandra Road Keith Moray AB55 5BX
Received 2 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00668/APP
Upgrade of existing effluent treatment plant including demolition of redundant buildings
Waste Water Treatment Works Green Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7BH
Received 2 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00670/APP
Proposed garden shed and log store
62 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YF
Received 3 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00671/APP
Change of use application from office to hot food takeaway at
3 Southfield Drive Elgin Moray IV30 6GR
Received 3 Jun 2020 - Unknown20/00672/APP
Proposed change use from bridal shop to dwellinghouse at
2 Gordon Street Buckie Moray AB56 1JD
Received 4 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00673/LBC
Replacement of existing windows (not original to the property) with hardwood sash and case windows complete with slim-line double glazed units between astragals and painted to match existing at
Newton Farm Fochabers Moray IV32 7LE
Received 4 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00679/APP
Section 42 application to vary condition 11 (retention of trees on line A-B) and variation of condition 9 (Landscape) of planning permission ref 17/00808/APP for installation of photovoltaic solar panel farm and ancillary works at
Speyslaw Farm Urquhart Elgin Moray IV30 8LX
Received 5 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00680/APP
Formation of jet wash bay at
Pinefield Service Station East Road Elgin Moray IV30 1XU
Received 8 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00681/APP
Convert garage to bedroom
58 South Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7EF
Received 8 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00682/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
34 Gordon Street New Elgin Elgin Moray IV30 6DA
Received 8 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00688/APP
Erect rear extension first floor attic conversion add dormer windows and replace timber cladding to front elevation at
Balnafuaran Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AL
Received 9 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00689/APP
Proposed renovation and conversion of hall to dwellinghouse at
St Ninians Store Newlands Of Tynet Buckie Moray AB56 5HH
Received 9 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00690/PNOT
Erect an agricultural building at
Campbell Cairns Farm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SL
Received 9 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00700/APP
Replace existing flat roof with pitched roof new external stone and timber cladding new openings and internal alterations at
14 Hawthorn Road Elgin Moray IV30 1PG
Received 11 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00705/APP
Alter and extend existing bungalow at
Bowmen's Croft Grange Keith Moray AB55 6TP
Received 12 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00706/APP
Extend existing dormer and create a bedroom by adding two velux windows and remove the chimney at
29 Smith Drive Elgin Moray IV30 4NE
Received 12 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00711/APP
Erect extension and extend garage at
10 Seafield Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 1RE
Received 12 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00718/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Marcassie Farm Rafford Forres Moray
Received 15 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00720/APP
Application under section 42 to vary conditions 6 and 7 of planning consent 19/00401/APP for erection of dwellinghouse and garage on
Site Adjacent To Lyne Of Ruthrie Ben Rinnes Edinvillie Aberlour
Received 16 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00721/APP
Erect storage and distribution building with ancillary trade counter and show area on
Site At Former Gas Works Ashgrove Road Elgin Moray
Received 16 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00724/APP
Change of use and alterations to the ground floor of existing outbuilding from a gym /storage to create a residential annexe to the main dwelling house at
The Granary Beach Road Kingston Fochabers Moray IV32 7NP
Received 17 Jun 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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