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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 dates7,660Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,583 approved or refused records
322Refused applications
6,261 approved · 322 refused · 591 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/00163/APP
Erect dwellinghouse with integral garage
Mid Ringorm Craigellachie Moray
Received 7 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00164/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Broadley Clochan Buckie
Received 7 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00171/APP
Alter existing detached garage to form an annex apartment
Greyfriars House 6 Queen Street Elgin Moray IV30 1RR
Received 8 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00172/APP
Revise drainage arrangements on planning consent ref 15/00600/APP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Kempston House Maverston Urquhart Moray
Received 8 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00173/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
33 Duff Street Keith Moray AB55 5EA
Received 8 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00174/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Beach House 13 Duke Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PR
Received 8 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00179/PPP
Extend planning consent 17/01886/PPP for erection of house on
Site 340M Northwest Of Shougle Farm Birnie Moray
Received 9 Feb 2022 - Unknown22/00180/APP
Proposed dormer extensions to cottage at
9 Spey Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7EH
Received 9 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00181/APP
Change of use from community facility to one bedroom dwellinghouse at
562 West Whins The Park Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3SH
Received 9 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00182/APP
Repaint front of
Co-operative 39 High Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7DX
Received 9 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00183/APP
Demolish existing extension erect new extension refurbish existing single glazed sash & case windows replace concrete tile roof with new roof construction with pantile finish and replace door
214 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SJ
Received 9 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00184/LBC
Demolish existing extension erect new extension refurbish existing single glazed sash & case windows replace concrete tile roof with new roof construction with pantile finish and replace door at
214 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SJ
Received 9 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00188/APP
Change of use of car sales unit to martial arts facility at
18 Pinefield Parade Elgin Moray IV30 6AG
Received 10 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00189/APP
Erect replacement temporary office building at
Hawco The Wards Elgin Moray IV30 6AA
Received 10 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00190/APP
External and internal alterations and change of use of clubhouse to dwellinghouse at
Kinloss Country Golf Club Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 2UB
Received 10 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00193/APP
Erect detached domestic garage at
1 Work Way Buckie Moray AB56 4HR
Received 11 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00197/APP
Erection of 3 domestic polytunnels at
Blervie Forres Moray IV36 2RH
Received 14 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00198/ADV
Directional and wayfinding signs erected on poles.
A941 At Coleburn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray
Received 14 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00199/APP
Installation of a 20m tall telecommunications mast and associated equipment within a fenced enclosure on
Land North Of B9009 Braushie Cree Glenrinnes Moray
Received 14 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00200/APP
Replace existing culvert at
Embankment Along The NCN1 Between Cullen And Portknockie Within Cullen Links Golf Course Moray
Received 14 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00201/APP
Revised design approved under ref 20/01539/APP alter and extend dwellinghouse and convert farm buildings to provide additional accommodation
Waterford Farm Forres Moray IV36 3TN
Received 14 Feb 2022 - Unknown22/00202/PNOT
Erect agricultural building at
Land Adjacent To Limehillock Grange Keith Moray
Received 14 Feb 2022 - Unknown22/00203/PNOT
Demolition of buildings at
Macallan Distillery Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RX
Received 14 Feb 2022 - Unknown22/00209/PNOT
Erect a polytunnel at
Newton Of Corinacy Lower Cabrach Huntly Moray AB54 4EQ
Received 15 Feb 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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