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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.
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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 dates7,582Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,510 approved or refused records
318Refused applications
6,192 approved · 318 refused · 588 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Mar 2017 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/01561/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 2-9 11-15, 18-20, 22, 24-29 on planning consent 18/01046/EIA to Construct onshore electrical transmission infrastructure comprising of a cable transition jointing bay underground cable circuits construction of substation to south of Keith with further connecting cabling to allow connection with existing transmission network
From Within The Vicinity Of Redhythe Point In Aberdeenshire Council Area To Whitehillock Farm Keith Moray AB55 5PH
Received 4 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01562/APP
Relocate store/workshop at
Fairview Pluscarden Elgin Moray IV30 8TZ
Received 4 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01563/APP
Site container for storage and meeting space in car park at
The Royal British Legion 50 Balvenie Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AS
Received 4 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01565/APP
Retrospective consent to erect garden store/gym at
6 Burnside Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QW
Received 4 Oct 2021 - Unknown21/01568/SCN
Erect process building and storage warehouse tank farm out loading silo roads and associated infrastructure on
Site 12 Elgin Business Park Elgin Moray
Received 4 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01575/APP
Erect extension at
Restwood Arradoul Buckie Moray AB56 5BB
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01576/APP
Installation of replacement windows & doors at
22 South Castle Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4RT
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Unknown21/01577/APP
Erect wall at
3 Harbour Road Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4QP
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Unknown21/01579/LCC
Removal of wooden pews and replace with chairs at
Holy Trinity Church Trinity Place Elgin Moray IV30 1UL
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01581/LBC
Install 2no velux rooflights at
Milford 13 Seafield Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LX
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01582/APP
Install 2no velux rooflights at
Milford 13 Seafield Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LX
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01585/APP
Dormer extension
Seaglass Cottage 14 Kinneddar Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PW
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01586/LBC
Remove existing stone wall and replace with new stone/timber boundary wall at
Decora Limited Bridge Street Elgin Moray IV30 4DE
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01587/APP
Formation of storage yard and erection of fencing/gateways on
Site 2 Elgin Business Park Elgin Moray
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01588/APP
Formation of storage yard and erection of fencing/gateways on
Site 11 Elgin Business Park Elgin Moray Elgin
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01594/APP
Erect ancillary annex in garden grounds at
Caberfeidh 32 Glenlossie Road Thomshill Elgin Moray IV30 8GY
Received 7 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01595/APP
Amend planning consent 21/00311/APP to include missing window opening internal alterations to form laundry room and alter existing window to form door at
The Old Coach House Hotel 28 High Street Buckie Moray AB56 1AR
Received 7 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01596/LBC
Rear extension and internal alterations at
Ivybank Bridge Street Elgin Moray IV30 4DE
Received 7 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01597/APP
Internal alterations and erect a domestic garage at
St Margarets 76 Main Street Elgin Moray IV30 6BG
Received 7 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01598/APP
Change of use of church building to dwellinghouse at
Castlehill Church High Street Forres Moray IV36 1NP
Received 7 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01599/LBC
Change of use of church building to dwellinghouse at
Castlehill Church High Street Forres Moray IV36 1NP
Received 7 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01605/APP
Application to Phase the development of the Coreside Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility to demarcate the consented AD site into 2 phases with the addition of additional biomethane processing infrastructure at
Portgordon Maltings Buckie Moray AB56 5BU
Received 8 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01606/APP
Construction of a new forest access and turning area to facilitate the harvesting of commercial timber at
Ben Main Forest Cabrach Moray
Received 8 Oct 2021 - Unknown21/01607/APP
Reconstruct and extend part of the steading building to form dwellinghouse at
Alton Carron Aberlour Moray AB38 7QT
Received 8 Oct 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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