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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 dates7,488Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,424 approved or refused records
316Refused applications
6,108 approved · 316 refused · 583 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/00413/APP
Alter and extend
6 Beach Chalets Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YQ
Received 23 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00419/APP
Conversion of former baker to 3 residential units at
212 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BA
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00420/APP
Proposed bonded warehouses at
Glenfarclas Distillery Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9BD
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Unknown21/00421/APP
Erect dwellinghouse driveway track on-site parking and private sewage treatment at
Site At Sillyearn Bracobrae Grange Keith
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00422/APP
Alter retail unit into 2 smaller retail units on ground floor and convert/extend first and second floors to form two flats at
9 - 11 East Church Street Buckie Moray AB56 1EX
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00423/APP
Erect conservatory to ground floor flat
An Cala Edgehill Road Forres Moray IV36 2RD
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00425/APP
Erect dwellinghouse garage and shed on
Site To North East Of Darklass House Dyke Forres
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00426/APP
Variation of planning application reference 19/01520/APP to allow the testing of fuel and pressure vessels to include wet dress rehearsals and static hot fire tests (sui generis) as well as tests falling within Use Classes 4 and 5 together with an extension to the existing site boundary and siting of associated structures and equipment at
Kinloss Test Facility Kinloss Barracks Burghead Road Kinloss Forres
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00427/APP
Alteration to previous planning application (ref - 20/00585/APP) to alter point of delivery access
44 Queen Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PN
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00434/APP
Garage extension and associated surface water treatment at
6 Fairway Road Buckie Moray AB56 4HJ
Received 26 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00446/APP
Remove sun lounge and extend existing lounge
Taudie Cottage Carron Aberlour Moray AB38 7RE
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00447/ADV
Erect replacement signage at
4 Commerce Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BS
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00448/APP
Erect new office and workshop at
Plot 3 Elgin Business Park Elgin Moray
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00449/ADV
Erect branded hoarding 2no Tri stack site signs 2no swing signs 4 flags on posts and portacabin signage at
Findrassie Development Elgin Moray
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00459/APP
Proposed 2 storey extension
16 Croft Place Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9TE
Received 30 Mar 2021 - Unknown21/00468/PNOT
Erect a general purpose agricultural building at
Little Tulloch Parkmore Keith Moray AB55 4DN
Received 31 Mar 2021 - Decided21/00469/APP
Erect freestanding glass canopy at rear of
The Seafield Arms Hotel 19 Seafield Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 2SG
Received 31 Mar 2021 - Unknown21/00482/PAPP
Erect an agricultural building at
Easter Coltfield Alves Moray
Received 1 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00483/APP
Erection of a 2m high timber fence at
19 Station Road Urquhart Elgin Moray IV30 8LQ
Received 2 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00484/APP
Vary condition 1 attached to planning permission 16/01657/APP to increase the operational life period of Aultmore Wind Farm from 27 to 30 years at
Aultmore Forest Drybridge Buckie Moray
Received 2 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00485/APP
Conversion of garage to hair salon at
14 Victoria Place Keith Moray AB55 5FU
Received 2 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00486/APP
Erect domestic garage at
18 Newfield Road Elgin Moray IV30 4DA
Received 5 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00487/APP
Change of use of agricultural land to garden ground expansion of hardstanding with associated retaining walls (retrospective) and erection of detached garage at
Isla Neuk Keith Moray AB55 5QH
Received 5 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00488/APP
Revise house design approved under 20/00630/APP on
Plot 8 Fairway Heights Kinloss Forres Moray
Received 5 Apr 2021
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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