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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 dates7,405Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,351 approved or refused records
312Refused applications
6,039 approved · 312 refused · 575 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided20/01011/ADV
Timber sign fixed to existing Glenlivet Estate signage structure at
The Lecht Ski Centre Corgarff Strathdon Aberdeenshire AB36 8YP
Received 12 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01015/APP
Proposed MRI scanner facility and associated external works at
Dr Grays Hospital Pluscarden Road Elgin Moray IV30 1SH
Received 13 Aug 2020 - Unknown20/01017/APP
Erect a double garage/workshop at
Unit 2B Linkwood Lane Linkwood Industrial Estate Elgin
Received 13 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01018/APP
Alteration and installation of velux rooflights at
46 Yardie Buckie Moray AB56 1XJ
Received 14 Aug 2020 - Unknown20/01026/S36
Proposed wind farm extension at
Berry Burn Wind Farm Dunphail Forres Moray
Received 14 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01028/PPP
Development of apartment block (8no 2 bed units) at
R4 Mannachie Mannachie Road Forres Moray
Received 17 Aug 2020 - Unknown20/01029/APP
Change of use of agricultural land to form hutting site with 1 hut at
Middlefield Farm Forres Moray IV36 3TN
Received 17 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01033/APP
Demolish derelict house and erect replacement house at
14 Stewart Street Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5QT
Received 18 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01034/APP
Erect semi-detached bungalows on
Plots 3 And 4 Corsemaul Drive Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4EJ
Received 18 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01036/APP
Install a telescopic security bollard at
The Pines Victoria Road Forres Moray IV36 3BN
Received 18 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01039/APP
Revise house design and site boundaries approved under ref 12/01463/APP on
Plot 4 Nether Birnie Elgin Moray
Received 20 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01040/APP
Proposed extension to garage and alter driveway at
185 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YN
Received 20 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01044/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness to operate a garage (Motor Vehicle Service Centre) at
Unit 10 The Wards Elgin Moray IV30 6AA
Received 21 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01046/HAZ
Application for hazardous substance consent at
Glenfiddich Distillery Castle Road Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DH
Received 21 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01053/APP
Change of use of waste ground to garden ground erect fence polytunnel at
Catherinebraes Farm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SL
Received 24 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01054/APP
Change the use of the garage from a tyre storage facility to a vehicle sales and repair centre at
Crossroads Garage Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7JT
Received 24 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01055/PNOT
Erect a general purpose agricultural building
Little Tulloch Parkmore Keith Moray AB55 4DN
Received 24 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01056/APP
Renovation of bothy to form ancillary residential unit at
Viewfield Queens Road Aberlour Moray AB38 9PR
Received 24 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01059/APP
Retain installed uPVC windows at
Craigmhor 67 St Leonards Road Forres Moray IV36 1DW
Received 25 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01060/APP
Change of use from vehicle workshop to scaffolding store and office at
Site Compound Grampian Road Elgin Moray IV30 1XJ
Received 25 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01068/APP
Proposed alterations and extension to take away to form new ice cream parlour at
1 Springfield Road Elgin Moray IV30 6BY
Received 26 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01069/APP
Replace roof lights with velux windows at
Moray View 1 Station Road Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4NS
Received 26 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01070/APP
Installation of 17 metre phase 8 pole with wrap around cabinet built around the base 3no new equipment cabinets and ancillary development and removal of the existing 15 metre monopole on pavement at
B9135 Muirton Road Lossiemouth Moray
Received 26 Aug 2020 - Decided20/01071/APP
Erect covering to existing timber yard at
180M East Of Beaufigher Road Nether Dallachy Fochabers
Received 26 Aug 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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