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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 dates7,408Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,354 approved or refused records
312Refused applications
6,042 approved · 312 refused · 575 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided20/01138/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
15 Spey Crescent Fochabers Moray IV32 7QN
Received 7 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01139/ADV
Replacement signage at
161 Mid Street Keith Moray AB55 5BL
Received 8 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01140/APP
Change of use from bridal store to podiatry clinic at
2 Gordon Street Buckie Moray AB56 1JD
Received 8 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01143/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
56 Pluscarden Road Elgin Moray IV30 1SH
Received 8 Sept 2020 - Unknown20/01146/S36SCN
Screening Opinion for energy storage modules synchronised condenser housed in a building and other associated ancillary electrical infrastructure at
Blackhillock Keith Moray AB55 5PA
Received 8 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01150/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse and formation of access road
Site West Of Muirtown Craigellachie Aberlour Moray
Received 9 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01151/PNOT
Erect an agricultural shed at
Elchies Kirk Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SL
Received 9 Sept 2020 - Unknown20/01152/APP
Change of use of agricultural land to equestrian school for private use and formation of access road at
Elchies Kirk Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SL
Received 9 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01156/APP
Formation of a storage yard
Site To East Of James Jones And Sons Greshop Industrial Estate Forres Moray
Received 10 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01157/LBC
Install external boiler at
Laburnum Cottage High Street Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7NQ
Received 10 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01159/APP
Change of use of care home/residential home to a private dwellinghouse at
Taigh Farrais Macdonald Drive Forres Moray IV36 1NG
Received 10 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01160/APP
Erect airplane store at
Highland Gliding Club Easterton Airfield Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8SW
Received 10 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01163/HAZ
Application for hazardous substance consent at
Glenfarclas Distillery Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9BD
Received 10 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01164/APP
Demolish garage and extend house at
23 Woodlands Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 4LY
Received 11 Sept 2020 - Unknown20/01168/S36SCN
Screening opinion on proposed variation to section 36 consent and generating station Marine Licence for the
Moray West Offshore Wind Farm
Received 11 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01170/APP
Remove conservatory roof with solid roof
Cluny 2 Mackenzie Drive Forres Moray IV36 2JP
Received 14 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01171/APP
Formation of 16 (inc 2 accessible) porus parking spaces and associated footpath at
Longmorn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SJ
Received 14 Sept 2020 - Unknown20/01172/APP
Demolition of existing buildings alterations and extension at
26 King Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PZ
Received 14 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01176/APP
Re-roof existing lean-to with Planwell Permaroof covering at
12 Bridge Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LG
Received 15 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01177/APP
Proposed alterations and change of use of part of hotel to 3 residential letting apartments at
Garmouth Hotel South Road Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LU
Received 15 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01178/LBC
Proposed alterations and change of use of part of hotel to residential letting apartments at
Garmouth Hotel South Road Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LU
Received 15 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01180/ADV
Erect hoarding sign at
Arnold Clark Edgar Road Elgin Moray IV30 6YQ
Received 15 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01181/APP
Construct dwellinghouse carport and store on
Site Adjacent To Roadside Cottage Rafford Moray
Received 15 Sept 2020 - Decided20/01183/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 3-9 on planning consent 19/01256/PPP to erect a dwellinghouse on
Plot 1 Barnhill Huntly Moray
Received 16 Sept 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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