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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 dates7,403Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,350 approved or refused records
312Refused applications
6,038 approved · 312 refused · 574 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas18 mapped area records
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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
- Decided20/00904/APP
Demolition of existing stud farm buildings and erect 2no dwellingshouses at
Woodside Stud Brumley Brae Elgin Moray IV30 5PP
Received 21 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00905/APP
Proposed residential units (mix of affordable housing and care village) with associated access infrastructure landscaping and miscellaneous works on
Sites R7, R2 And R3 Bilbohall Elgin Moray
Received 21 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00906/APP
Erect sunlounge at
25 Braehead Terrace Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AN
Received 21 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00907/APP
Proposed sun lounge extension and internal alterations at
47 Wards Road Elgin Moray IV30 1TL
Received 21 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00912/APP
Remove existing utility room extension and construct new utility room extension at
Moss Brae 58 Moss Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LT
Received 22 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00913/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on site of previous cottage at
Deerhill Croft Grange Crossroads Keith Moray AB55 6UN
Received 22 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00914/APP
Demolish existing extension and outbuilding and erect new extension at
Dunree Linkwood Road Elgin Moray IV30 6RE
Received 22 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00918/APP
Proposed dwellinghouse and associated works
Site 30M North West Of 4 Charleston Roseisle Moray
Received 23 Jul 2020 - Unknown20/00919/APP
Proposed dwellinghouse and garage and site temporary static caravan for duration of build on
Site At Lochs Farm Garmouth Fochabers Moray
Received 23 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00925/APP
Site holiday static caravan and associated drainage
Lettoch Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4BU
Received 24 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00926/APP
Erection of detached house and garage on
Plot 12 Kinloss Golf Course Kinloss Forres Moray
Received 24 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00927/APP
Erection of 32 residential units with associated infrastructure and landscaping at
R4 Mannachie Mannachie Road Forres Moray
Received 24 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00928/APP
Alterations and extension at
Asleisk Forres Moray IV36 2RA
Received 24 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00929/APP
Construction of steel portal framed general purpose storage building including surface water soakaway on open yard ground at
Arradoul Farm Arradoul Buckie Moray AB56 5BB
Received 24 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00931/APP
Erect overnight guest accommodation in relation to the distillery and distillery visitor experience at
Glenallachie Distillery Glenallachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9LR
Received 27 Jul 2020 - Unknown20/00932/HAZ
Hazardous Substance Consent for storage of Whisky Casks at
Viewfield Farm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9QT
Received 27 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00933/APP
Revise access point on existing approval ref 20/00455/APP on
Site In Woodlands To South Of Bow Bridge Fochabers Moray
Received 27 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00937/APP
Erect single storey extension at
3 Dyce Court Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4EF
Received 28 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00938/APP
Alterations and change of use from first floor office to beauty salon at
Post Office 19 Batchen Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BH
Received 28 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00939/APP
Revise design of dwellinghouse on existing approval ref 20/00575/AMC to erect dwellinghouse on
Land Adjacent To Seascape Inverugie Road Hopeman Moray
Received 28 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00945/PNOT
Forestry road upgrade at
Coldwells Dallas Moor Dallas Moray
Received 29 Jul 2020 - Decided20/00947/PPP
Erect dwelling house on small holding
Heatheryfold Caravan Damhead Forres Moray IV36 2SJ
Received 30 Jul 2020 - Unknown20/00949/APP
Construct two 10,000 m2 storage lagoons at
Torbay Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4JU
Received 30 Jul 2020 - Unknown20/00952/APP
Proposed development of 10no dwellings on
Site At Kinloss Park Kinloss Forres Moray
Received 31 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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