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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 dates7,515Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,449 approved or refused records
316Refused applications
6,133 approved · 316 refused · 585 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/00810/APP
Erect 2 no dwellinghouses and associated detached garages on
Land At Ordies Alves Forres Moray IV36 2RB
Received 25 May 2021 - Decided21/00819/APP
Bays A and B to be filled in with blockwork and over clad in metal sheet cladding at
Units 1C Viewfield Farm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9QT
Received 26 May 2021 - Decided21/00820/APP
Erect an agricultural building at
Little Tulloch Parkmore Keith Moray AB55 4DN
Received 26 May 2021 - Decided21/00826/APP
Erect replacement dwellinghouse
12 Convener Street Elgin Moray IV30 6BP
Received 27 May 2021 - Decided21/00827/APP
Erection of garden room for use as a home gym
Brangan 6 Fleurs Drive Elgin Moray IV30 1SS
Received 27 May 2021 - Decided21/00835/APP
Site a 2 bedroom glamping pod at
Netherton Aberlour Moray AB38 9LQ
Received 28 May 2021 - Decided21/00836/APP
Alteration and extension to form front sun room at
1 Auchincrieve Cottages Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7JR
Received 28 May 2021 - Decided21/00837/LBC
Erect four safety barriers on the walkway around the clock tower at
The Tolbooth 80 High Street Forres Moray IV36 1NX
Received 28 May 2021 - Decided21/00838/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site South East Of 31 High Street Aberlour Moray
Received 28 May 2021 - Decided21/00839/APP
Replace conservatory with sun lounge at
Esha Ness 8 Havers Place Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5SR
Received 28 May 2021 - Decided21/00847/CLP
Remove roof panels to enable installation of replacement vats and reinstate panels at
Benromach Distillery Invererne Road Forres Moray IV36 3EB
Received 31 May 2021 - Unknown21/00848/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Ewe House Whiteinch Small Holdings Forres Moray IV36 3TS
Received 31 May 2021 - Unknown21/00849/PNOT
Formation of new forestry road at
Bruach Hill Rothes Forest 3km West Of Rothes Moray
Received 31 May 2021 - Decided21/00851/APP
Proposed sun lounge at
76 Commerce Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QQ
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00853/APP
Replacement windows at
36 High Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LD
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00854/LBC
Replacement windows at
36 High Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LD
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00856/APP
Alterations and extension at
Boreal Drybridge Buckie Moray AB56 5JL
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00857/APP
Erect summerhouse at
133 Balnageith Rise Forres Moray IV36 2HF
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00858/APP
Revise garden ground levels on consent ref 19/01454/APP to erect dwellinghouse with integral garage on
Plot D Lhanmorgund Fogwatt Moray
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Unknown21/00859/PNOT
Erect agricultural store at
Lossat Anderson Drive Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7NF
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00860/APP
Erect single storey double garage/workshop at
Unit 2B Linkwood Lane Linkwood Industrial Estate Elgin Moray
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Unknown21/00862/PNOT
Erect cattle store at
Ordhill Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8RJ
Received 3 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00863/APP
Convert domestic garage to living accommodation annex at
Aldmar Clochan Buckie Moray AB56 5EQ
Received 3 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00865/APP
Proposed dormer extension and internal alterations at
The Knowe Dunbar Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6AL
Received 3 Jun 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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