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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 dates7,398Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,345 approved or refused records
312Refused applications
6,033 approved · 312 refused · 574 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided20/00847/HAZ
Minor variation to Hazardous Substance consent at
Glenburgie Distillery Forres Moray IV36 2QX
Received 9 Jul 2020 - Unknown20/00849/APP
Change of land by adding a business use garage extension to an existing domestic garage at
Ben Lethan Forres Moray IV36 2QU
Received 10 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00850/PNOT
Formation of access track at
Delnabo Tomintoul Moray
Received 10 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00851/APP
Erect extension to side of dwellinghouse at
105 Muirfield Road Elgin Moray IV30 6DD
Received 10 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00856/APP
Erection of reverse vending machine unit for recycling purposes and associated works at
Aldi Foodstore Ltd 11 Trinity Place Elgin Moray IV30 1UL
Received 13 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00857/APP
Residential development consisting of 16no social housing units and associated landscaping and infrastructure on
Site At Alba Place Elgin Moray
Received 13 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00858/APP
Install shipping container for storage of tents and camping equipment at
Elgin District Scout HQ The Wards Elgin Moray IV30 6AA
Received 13 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00859/APP
Change of use from garage to dwelling house at
24 Great Eastern Road Portessie Buckie Moray
Received 13 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00871/APP
Change of use of agricultural land to extend distillery car park at
Glenallachie Distillery Glenallachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9LR
Received 15 Jul 2020 - Unknown20/00873/APP
Proposed dwellinghouse on
Site North West Of Little Tulloch Dufftown Moray
Received 15 Jul 2020 - Unknown20/00876/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
22 Maxwell Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7DE
Received 16 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00877/APP
Section 42 application to remove Condition 4 and vary Conditions 3 and 5 of planning permission 20/00237/APP on
Land Adjacent To No 13 Westerton Road Keith Moray
Received 16 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00878/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site 284M South Of Fogwat Hall Adjacent To Dismantled Railway Longmorn Moray
Received 16 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00879/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Birkenbaud Cottage Birnie Moray
Received 16 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00883/APP
Demolish existing single garage and erect double garage at
2 Quarryhill Keith Moray AB55 5AX
Received 17 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00888/APP
Internal and external down takings alterations to window and door openings formation of new window and door openings internal alterations including structural alterations new internal partitioning and floor levels platform lifts and stairs and associated infrastructure and landscaping works at
Town Hall High Street Forres Moray IV36 1PB
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00889/LBC
Internal and external down takings alterations to window and door openings formation of new window and door openings internal alterations including structural alterations new internal partitioning and floor levels platform lifts and stairs and associated infrastructure and landscaping works at
Town Hall High Street Forres Moray IV36 1PB
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00890/LBC
The deconstruction of B listed building and reconstruction to reinstate shop on ground floor and provide No 4 flats on upper 2 storeys (Phase 1) and additional extension to the rear to create No 17 flats with additional No.2 commercial units onto North St (phase 2) at
Poundland 161-163 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DW
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00891/APP
The deconstruction of B listed building and reconstruction to reinstate shop on ground floor and provide No 4 flats on upper 2 storeys (Phase 1) and additional extension to the rear to create No 17 flats with additional No.2 commercial units onto North St (phase 2) at
Poundland 161-163 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DW
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00892/APP
Extension to domestic dwelling
Ceolnamara Stotfield Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QP
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00893/APP
Proposed alterations and extension to dwellinghouse at
An Gean Forres Moray IV36 2SJ
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00894/APP
Retrospective consent to erect domestic garage at
Cedarwood Sheriffmill Road Elgin Moray IV30 6UH
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00895/APP
Conversion of attic to living accommodations formation of balcony and internal alterations at
Suil-na-mara Alexandra Terrace Forres Moray IV36 1DJ
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00902/APP
Alter and extend existing warehouse at
Speyfruit Ltd 5 Chanonry Road South Elgin Moray IV30 6NG
Received 21 Jul 2020
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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