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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 dates7,441Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,380 approved or refused records
314Refused applications
6,066 approved · 314 refused · 580 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided20/01500/APP
Erect detached domestic garage at
Birkenbaud Lodge Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8RW
Received 10 Nov 2020 - Decided20/01505/APP
Alter extend and refurbish existing semi-detached property to form a single dwelling at
2 And 3 Kennels Cottages Fochabers Moray IV32 7PQ
Received 11 Nov 2020 - Decided20/01506/LBC
Alter extend and refurbish existing semi-detached property to form a single dwelling at
2 And 3 Kennels Cottages Fochabers Moray IV32 7PQ
Received 11 Nov 2020 - Unknown20/01507/APP
Change of use to self contained holiday let at
Mataura Bracobrae Grange Keith Moray AB55 6TP
Received 11 Nov 2020 - Unknown20/01508/PNOT
Formation of access track at
Monahoudie-Ballintomb Access Carron Moray
Received 11 Nov 2020 - Unknown20/01509/PNOT
Form access track at
Monahoudie - Tombreck Access Archiestown Moray
Received 11 Nov 2020 - Unknown20/01510/APP
Erect self-catering/overnight lodge on
Site Adjacent To Fishing Hut At Dandeleith Farm Craigellachie Moray
Received 11 Nov 2020 - Decided20/01511/APP
Installing the Air Source Heat Pump at
Orcadia Pine Lane Nether Dallachy Fochabers Moray IV32 7RF
Received 11 Nov 2020 - Decided20/01514/APP
Retrospective consent for the siting of a residential caravan during the house build associated with application 17/01674/APP on
Site 275M West Of Gedloch House Birnie Elgin Moray
Received 12 Nov 2020 - Decided20/01515/APP
Revise house design and access on planning ref 20/00725/APP to erect dwellinghouse on
Plot 1 Site Adjacent To Testing Depot Banff Road Keith Moray
Received 12 Nov 2020 - Unknown20/01516/APP
Erect dwellinghouse garden grounds and associated works on
Site Opposite Kishmul Alves Moray
Received 12 Nov 2020 - Decided20/01517/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Plot 2 Site Adjacent To Testing Depot Banff Road Keith Moray
Received 12 Nov 2020 - Decided20/01518/APP
Amend design and siting of house approved under planning application 09/01266/FUL on
Plot 2 Meadowview Garmouth Fochabers Moray
Received 12 Nov 2020 - Awaiting decision20/01522/HAZNOT
Hazardous Substance Consent Notification for
Glenfiddich Distillery Castle Road Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DH
Received 12 Nov 2020 - Decided20/01527/APP
Demolish utility/hall extension and construct replacement utility shower room and kitchen extension at
Braehead 5 Marchmont Crescent Buckie Moray AB56 4BX
Received 13 Nov 2020 - Decided20/01528/APP
Erect new dwelling house and double garage
Within Garden Ground At Elmwood 18 Pilmuir Road West Forres Moray
Received 13 Nov 2020 - Unknown20/01529/APP
Demolish outbuildings and erect dwellinghouse on
Site Within Garden Ground Of 52 Mayne Road Elgin Moray
Received 13 Nov 2020 - Decided20/01530/APP
Change of use and internal alterations of bank to form two retails units at
196 Mid Street Keith Moray AB55 5BQ
Received 13 Nov 2020 - Decided20/01539/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse and convert farm buildings to provide additional accommodation
Waterford Farm Forres Moray IV36 3TN
Received 16 Nov 2020 - Decided20/01540/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
4 County Houses Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8SW
Received 16 Nov 2020 - Decided20/01546/PPP
Renew planning consent ref 17/01526/PPP to erect a dwellinghouse on
Plot 1 Site At Newlands Burgie Forres Moray
Received 17 Nov 2020 - Decided20/01547/APP
Change of house type approved under Ref 19/00270/APP and erect a garage/groundscare shed at
Ardoch Rise Craigellachie Moray
Received 17 Nov 2020 - Decided20/01548/APP
Alterations and erect replacement extension to rear of dwellinghouse at
Lagganvoulin Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9ER
Received 17 Nov 2020 - Decided20/01549/APP
Retrospective consent to erect 1800mm boundary fence at
10 Isla Road Newmill Keith Moray AB55 6US
Received 17 Nov 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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