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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 dates7,501Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,436 approved or refused records
316Refused applications
6,120 approved · 316 refused · 584 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/00630/APP
Erect porch extension and minor alterations including installation of stove and external flues
Bruce House Assistant Master Gordonstoun School Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5QZ
Received 26 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00631/CLE
Confirm that material operations took place on site relating to planning permission 09/02066/APP were carried out within specified time limits and that these material operations constituted commencement of the development on
Plot 1 Easter Coltfield Farm Alves Moray
Received 26 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00639/LBC
Alter internal layout to form en-suite toilet and shower to rooms 7 and 8 at
Andersons Care Home Institution Road Elgin Moray IV30 1RP
Received 27 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00640/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse and erect replacement detached garage at
113 Land Street Keith Moray AB55 5DH
Received 27 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00641/APP
Proposed extension at
31 Kirkton Place Elgin Moray IV30 6JR
Received 27 Apr 2021 - Unknown21/00645/APP
Install rooflight change single rear door to double leaf and change the single glazing panes to double glazed panes on the front ground floor elevation at
30 Commercial Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PX
Received 28 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00648/APP
Erect a permanent pumping station at
R11 Findrassie Elgin Moray
Received 29 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00649/APP
Demolish timber log store and erection of garage at
Quarryside Keith Moray AB55 5QH
Received 29 Apr 2021 - Unknown21/00652/SCN
Installation of synchronous compensator with associated electrical bay equipment access landscaping and drainage on land at
Blackhillock Sub-station Keith Moray
Received 28 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00655/APP
Erect a steel portal store at
72 - 76 Mid Street Keith Moray
Received 30 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00656/APP
Demolish existing clubhouse and erect new clubhouse at
Portknockie Bowling Club Seafield Terrace Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4NA
Received 30 Apr 2021 - Unknown21/00657/APP
Extension to dwellinghouse at
8 Fife Avenue Keith Moray AB55 5FY
Received 30 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00658/APP
Erect replacement house at
Hillocks Buckie Moray AB56 5AS
Received 30 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00663/APP
Refurbishment of existing house including re-roofing of adjoining outbuilding at
Bruntown Farmhouse Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4XD
Received 3 May 2021 - Decided21/00664/LBC
Internal alterations and replacement windows at
Bruntown Farmhouse Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4XD
Received 3 May 2021 - Decided21/00665/APP
Change of use of part of hotel/bar to Chinese takeaway and installation of flue (retrospective) at
4 - 8 Young Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UB
Received 4 May 2021 - Decided21/00666/APP
Renewal of temporary consent for caravan within adjacent field for duration of construction at
Tower View Moss Of Barmuckity Elgin Moray IV30 8QW
Received 4 May 2021 - Decided21/00671/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Building Plot South Of Waterford Road Kintessack Forres
Received 5 May 2021 - Unknown21/00672/PNOT
Proposed forestry access on
Open Ground Within Woodland To The West Of U68L Buckie
Received 5 May 2021 - Decided21/00673/APP
Proposed domestic garage at
The Black House Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SQ
Received 5 May 2021 - Decided21/00674/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
43 Brucelands Elgin Moray IV30 1TS
Received 5 May 2021 - Decided21/00675/APP
Erect replacement outbuildings at
Lyn Of Shenval Croft Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DP
Received 5 May 2021 - Decided21/00680/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Plot 4 Wester Buthill Farm Roseisle Elgin Moray
Received 6 May 2021 - Decided21/00691/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
55 Granary Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UA
Received 7 May 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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