Understanding planning · 13 min read
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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Moray. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,029 approved · 312 refused · 574 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Site Adjacent To The Testing Depot Banff Road Keith Moray
Received 17 Jun 20201 Shieldaig Road Forres Moray IV36 1FY
Received 17 Jun 202018 East Back Street Elgin Moray IV30 4EQ
Received 18 Jun 202011 March Road East Buckie Moray AB56 4BY
Received 19 Jun 2020Conval View Ben Rinnes Drive Tomnabent Aberlour Moray AB38 9NW
Received 19 Jun 2020Site Adjacent To Blervie Castle Farm Forres Moray
Received 19 Jun 2020Site To Rear Of Gleannan Dunbar Street Lossiemouth Moray
Received 19 Jun 20204 Muirton Way Buckie Moray AB56 1FR
Received 19 Jun 2020Horizon Scotland Forres Enterprise Park Forres Moray IV36 2AB
Received 23 Jun 2020Glenfiddich Distillery Castle Road Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DH
Received 23 Jun 2020Railway Line North Of Craighead Mulben Moray
Received 22 Jun 2020Site R11 Findrassie/Myreside And I8 Newfield Findrassie Elgin Moray
Received 23 Jun 2020Muirside Farm Brodie Forres Moray IV36 2TE
Received 23 Jun 2020Miltonduff Distillery Miltonduff Elgin Moray IV30 8TQ
Received 23 Jun 2020Land Adjacent To Rose Cottage Fochabers Moray
Received 23 Jun 2020Plot 3 Wester Buthill Farm Roseisle Elgin Moray
Received 24 Jun 202033 Duff Street Keith Moray AB55 5EA
Received 25 Jun 2020Strathisla Distillery Seafield Avenue Keith Moray AB55 5BS
Received 26 Jun 2020Strathisla Distillery Seafield Avenue Keith Moray AB55 5BS
Received 26 Jun 2020Jasmine Cottage Kintessack Forres Moray IV36 2TG
Received 29 Jun 2020Site At Burnside Upper Coul Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray
Received 29 Jun 2020Spynie Hospital Duffus Road Elgin Moray IV30 5PW
Received 29 Jun 2020Kinloss Country Golf Club Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 2UB
Received 30 Jun 20208 Invererne Gardens Forres Moray IV36 1EE
Received 30 Jun 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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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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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