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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 dates7,600Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,525 approved or refused records
319Refused applications
6,206 approved · 319 refused · 590 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown21/01755/PPP
Sub division of garden ground to form separate plot and erection of dwellinghouse at
22 Moss Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LU
Received 5 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01756/APP
Alterations and extension at
3 Anderson Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 4HJ
Received 5 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01757/APP
Alterations and change of use to nursery and community use at
The Warehouse Theatre Pitgaveny Quay Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6TW
Received 5 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01758/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
5 St John Ogilvie Way Keith Moray AB55 5LA
Received 8 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01765/APP
Erect a portacabin for storage and training room at
Elgin District Scout HQ The Wards Elgin Moray IV30 6AA
Received 9 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01772/APP
Proposed farm shop
On Land At Aulton Boharm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray
Received 10 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01773/APP
Alterations and extension at
2 Blantyre Place Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LJ
Received 10 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01777/APP
Installation of synchronous compensators with electrical connection to adjacent substation and associated infrastructure on
Land Adjacent To Blackhillock Electricity Substation Keith Moray
Received 11 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01778/APP
Convert redundant farms steading dwellinghouse and associated domestic treatment plant at
Califermoss Forres Moray IV36 2RN
Received 11 Nov 2021 - Unknown21/01779/S36
Variation to operational life of generating station (from 30 years to 40 years) at
Former Milltown Airfield Elgin Moray IV30 8NQ
Received 10 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01784/APP
Enlarge window and form new window at
17 Harbour Place Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4NR
Received 11 Nov 2021 - Unknown21/01785/SCN
Install and keep a 275kilovolt (kv) steel lattice overhead electricity line (OHL) located approximately 10km south of Forres and 22km south-west of Elgin on
Land At Clash Gour Dunphail Forres Moray
Received 11 Nov 2021 - Unknown21/01786/SCN
Development of a battery energy storage system on
Land At Drum Farm Keith Moray
Received 15 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01787/APP
Change of use of former steading building from office and showroom to a office meeting/training room and event space at
Greenbrae Steading Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5XZ
Received 12 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01788/APP
Extend wall at rear and erect 1.8m high timber fence to side and rear garden within boundary at
14 Woodlands Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 4LY
Received 12 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01789/ADV
Retrospective consent to erect signs at
16 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LE
Received 12 Nov 2021 - Unknown21/01796/SCN
Proposed extension to
Cairdshill Quarry Keith Moray AB55 5PA
Received 12 Nov 2021 - Unknown21/01797/SCO
Proposed extension to
Cairdshill Quarry Keith Moray AB55 5PA
Received 12 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01800/ADV
Erect 1 tri stack sign 3 secondary signs and 8 flags and addition of Barratt Logo to the gable at Plot 1 at
Findrassie Lossiemouth Road Elgin Moray
Received 15 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01801/APP
Substitution of house types on Plots 455-466 Phase 3 (as per application 18/01142/APP) at
R2 Ferrylea Forres Moray
Received 15 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01803/APP
Proposed cafe at
West Beach Caravan Park Harbour Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5RU
Received 15 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01804/APP
Demolish extension and replace with new extension and covered outdoor seating area at
Lynnburn Aberlour Moray AB38 9PJ
Received 15 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01805/APP
Proposed construction and operation of a battery energy storage facility with a capacity of up to 19.9MW and all associated works at
Speyslaw Farm Elgin Moray IV30 8LX
Received 15 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01806/APP
Proposed rear single storey extension
10 Kirkton Place Elgin Moray IV30 6JR
Received 15 Nov 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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