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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 dates7,647Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,570 approved or refused records
320Refused applications
6,250 approved · 320 refused · 591 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/00078/APP
Erect extension to rear at
60 Highfield Forres Moray IV36 1FN
Received 19 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00079/APP
Change of use of amenity land to garden ground at
18 High School View Elgin Moray IV30 6UF
Received 19 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00081/APP
Alterations and extension to existing house
49 Dunbar Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5XQ
Received 20 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00082/APP
Change of use of part of an existing warehouse to form a production facility sewing centre and storage at
Johnstons Of Elgin Moycroft Road Elgin Moray IV30 1XZ
Received 20 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00083/APP
Revise house type design approved under ref 16/01542/APP on
Plots CP2 Horticultural Production Centre Dallas Moray
Received 20 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00086/APP
Erection of a bird/nature hide on agricultural land at
Inverharroch Farm Lower Cabrach Huntly Moray AB54 4EH
Received 21 Jan 2022 - Unknown22/00090/PNOT
Upgrade forestry track on
Site Adjacent To Wester Gaulrig Cottage Tomintoul Moray
Received 24 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00091/APP
Extension of amenities building extension of car park new access road and engineering workshop at
Macallan Distillery Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RX
Received 24 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00093/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse and form balcony at
21 Commercial Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PX
Received 25 Jan 2022 - Unknown22/00094/APP
Erect dwellinghouse
Within Garden Ground Of 211 Findhorn Forres Moray
Received 25 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00096/LBC
Proposal for new external elevation lighting scheme at
The Tolbooth And Market Cross High Street Forres Moray IV36 1NX
Received 26 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00097/APP
Proposal for new external elevation lighting scheme at
The Tolbooth And Market Cross High Street Forres Moray IV36 1NX
Received 26 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00098/LBC
Proposal for new external elevation lighting scheme at
Nelson Tower St Leonards Road Forres Moray IV36 2RD
Received 26 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00099/APP
Proposal for new external elevation lighting scheme at
Nelson Tower St Leonards Road Forres Moray IV36 2RD
Received 26 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00100/APP
Retrospective consent to erect a fence at rear of property at
Shenandoah Elgin Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6HD
Received 26 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00101/APP
Extend existing grain store and erect farm office at
Maryfield Farm Elgin Moray IV30 5PQ
Received 26 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00108/PPP
Proposed dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Plot At Clatternbriggs Cranloch Elgin Moray
Received 27 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00109/APP
Change of use from farm building to Pet Crematorium at
Mains Of Tannachy Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5BU
Received 27 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00110/APP
Change of use of Class 1 retail element for sale of whisky to workshop at
4 Waterford Circle Forres Moray IV36 3EF
Received 27 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00114/APP
Install electric vehicle charging (EVC) points to existing car park at
Sheriff Court House High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BU
Received 28 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00116/APP
Renew temporary consent (19/01052/APP) for change of use from a store to a boxing club at
Store 41 North Street Bishopmill Elgin Moray IV30 4EE
Received 28 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00119/APP
Erect single storey extension at
16 Dunkinty Elgin Moray IV30 8RA
Received 31 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00120/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Scottsbank 18 Hawthorn Road Elgin Moray IV30 1PG
Received 31 Jan 2022 - Decided22/00121/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and garage on
Site Adjacent To The Wood Of Coneloch Birnie Moray
Received 31 Jan 2022
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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