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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 dates7,516Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,449 approved or refused records
316Refused applications
6,133 approved · 316 refused · 586 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/00866/APP
Erect 2 no cabins at
Site On Marcassie Farm Rafford Moray
Received 3 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00873/APP
Change of use from public house to serviced apartment and communal breakfast room and associated alterations including demolition at
Garmouth Hotel South Road Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LU
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00874/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
35 Institution Road Fochabers Moray IV32 7DZ
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00875/APP
Proposed residential annexe in the rear garden at
Aultmore 83 Balvenie Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4FS
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00880/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
16 Seaforth Place Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YP
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00881/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1 3-7 and 9 on planning consent ref: 17/00628 /PPP to erect 2 dwellinghouses and relocation of church carpark on
Land At Main Road Rathven Moray
Received 8 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00890/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Tomachlaggan Smithy Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AR
Received 9 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00891/APP
Erect single storey extension and deck at
9 Drumbeg Crescent Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8JS
Received 9 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00899/APP
Proposed alterations and replacement extension at
15 High Street Archiestown Aberlour Moray AB38 7QZ
Received 11 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00900/APP
Revise house design approved under reference 14/01032/APP on
Plot 2 Site Opposite Ghilliebog House Elgin Moray
Received 11 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00901/APP
Erect replacement single storey farmhouse at
Whitefolds Tomnavoulin Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JJ
Received 11 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00906/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
3 Seaview Road Cummingston Elgin Moray IV30 5YU
Received 11 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00909/APP
Change of use of one of the Youth Building to a take-away at
54 The Park Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3TD
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00910/APP
Erection of 3no detached dwellings on
Site Of Beach Bar Commerce Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6BW
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00911/APP
Erect a free standing 15M high lattice tower mast at
Bareflathills Farm Calcots Road Elgin Moray IV30 8BW
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00912/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
The Smiddy Auchnarrow Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JQ
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00913/APP
Installation of 2no CCTV cameras at
TSB Bank PLC 156 High Street Forres Moray IV36 1NP
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00914/APP
Alterations to rear of dwellinghouse at
16 Kinneddar Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PW
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00915/APP
Erect garage at
1 County Houses Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2SB
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00916/APP
Amend application 19/01659/APP for the erection of a cafe including amended design and the introduction of private foul drainage on
Land Adjacent To The Moray Coastal Path Patrol Road Portknockie Moray
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00917/APP
Erect dwellinghouse with associated works on
Site Opposite Birch Cottage Lochnabo Elgin
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00932/APP
Change of use of travel agency to restaurant at
2 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LE
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00933/APP
Change of house type approved under ref 15/00244/APP to Chilton House type on
Plot 3 Ordiequish Road Fochabers Moray
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00939/PPP
Renewal of planning consent 18/00613/PPP (original ref 12/00274/PPP) for demolition of house and erect replacement house on
Site 1 Muirton Of Dalvey Kintessack Forres Moray
Received 16 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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