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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 dates7,394Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,341 approved or refused records
312Refused applications
6,029 approved · 312 refused · 574 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
- Decided20/00786/APP
Replace garage flat roof with pitched roof replace garage doors and various internal alterations at
30 Kirkton Place Elgin Moray IV30 6JR
Received 30 Jun 2020 - Decided20/00794/APP
Reduce the external walls to the corners only (as approved under planning ref 16/01663/APP) on
Land At Forsyth Street Hopeman Moray
Received 1 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00795/APP
Erect 12no apartments at
Curling Pond Oldmills Road Elgin Moray IV30 1YH
Received 1 Jul 2020 - Unknown20/00796/APP
Erect 6no private apartments and 6no affordable apartments on
Land Adjacent To No 31 And 33 Grampian Road Elgin Moray
Received 1 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00797/APP
Amend the approved cladding on the A Type House and approved parking arrangements (as approved under planning ref 16/01663/APP) on Plot 7 on
Land At Forsyth Street Hopeman Moray
Received 1 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00798/APP
Erect cold store on
Land South Of Newton Of Darnaway Farm Darnaway Forres Moray
Received 1 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00801/LBC
Replace single-glazed 12-pane sash-and-case windows with double-glazed 12-pane sash-and-case windows at
Edinkillie House Dunphail Forres Moray IV36 2QH
Received 2 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00805/ADV
Erect replacement fascia sign at
Benromach Distillery Invererne Road Forres Moray IV36 3EB
Received 3 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00808/APP
Formation of a new access at
Netherton And Concals Forest Aberlour Moray
Received 3 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00809/LBC
Conversion of vacant office to 2no residential units including removal of external fire escape stair at
7 The Square Fochabers Moray IV32 7DG
Received 3 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00810/APP
Conversion of vacant office to 2no residential units including removal of external fire escape stair at
7 The Square Fochabers Moray IV32 7DG
Received 6 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00811/APP
Install new driveway and erect gates to rear garden of
20 Admiralty Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4NB
Received 6 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00812/APP
Alter renovate and extend dwellinghouse remove existing garage and erect new garages and boat store and formation of new slipway at
Elderslie House Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YY
Received 6 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00813/LBC
Refurbish balcony windows and balustrading fit solar panels and metallic stove flue and external door within a door and rearrange internal layout at
Torfness House 72 Granary Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UA
Received 6 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00814/APP
Construction of flexible small business units with potential use classes 4/5/6 with associated parking and landscaping at
Forres Enterprise Park Forres Moray IV36 2AB
Received 6 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00815/APP
Refurbish top floor balcony windows and balustrading and fit solar panels and black metallic stove flue to south rooftop at
Torfness House 72 Granary Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UA
Received 6 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00816/APP
Erect home office / workshop building and site temporary caravan on site only for the duration of build at
Shougle Neuk Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8SW
Received 6 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00821/PNOT
Upgrade access track at
Lynn Of Carron Moray
Received 7 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00822/APP
Convert outbuilding to main house annexe at
Dunleigh Queens Road Aberlour Moray AB38 9PR
Received 7 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00823/APP
Demolition and new build of existing steading to dwellinghouse and conversion of existing cottage to garage/workshop at
Boldow Blacksboat Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9BR
Received 7 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00824/APP
Build new access to
Benview Knockando Aberlour Moray AB38 7RY
Received 7 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00839/APP
Single storey utility room extension at
Benrinnes Cottage 35 North Road Forres Moray IV36 1AW
Received 8 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00840/APP
New dwellinghouse on
Plot 4 Foths Wood Birnie Moray
Received 8 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00845/APP
Change of use of agricultural land to create a secure dog walking field at
The Lodge Drybridge Buckie Moray AB56 5JD
Received 9 Jul 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.
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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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