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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 dates7,674Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,595 approved or refused records
322Refused applications
6,273 approved · 322 refused · 593 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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
- Decided22/00268/ADV
Erect advance warning sign
Coleburn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 24 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00269/ADV
Erect a fascia sign at
Coleburn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 24 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00270/ADV
Erect an advance warning sign at
Coleburn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 24 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00271/ADV
Erect a fascia sign at
Excise Cottage Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 24 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00272/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
23 Drumduan Park Forres Moray IV36 1GF
Received 24 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00273/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness for confirmation that works have commenced on 08/01175/FUL for erection of dwellinghouse and associated works on
Site Adjacent To Wester Chalder Keith Moray
Received 24 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00275/LBC
Proposed installation of permanent light fittings to the ground immediately adjacent to the viaduct piers for illumination of the viaduct structure
Railway Viaduct Castle Terrace Cullen Moray
Received 24 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00276/APP
Installation of permanent light fittings to the ground immediately adjacent to the viaduct piers at
Railway Viaduct Castle Terrace Cullen Moray
Received 24 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00289/APP
Alteration and change of use at former travel agents premises to play centre and ancillary cafe at
Scotscoup Ltd 67 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EE
Received 28 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00290/APP
Erect single storey shed to house forklift trucks at
Malcolmburn Bond Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6YB
Received 28 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00291/APP
Erect a cafe and meeting place at
The Stables Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6YX
Received 28 Feb 2022 - Decided22/00292/APP
Proposed office extension at
1 Pinefield Parade Elgin Moray IV30 6AG
Received 28 Feb 2022 - Unknown22/00298/PAPP
Upgrade forestry track on
Site Adjacent To Wester Gaulrig Cottage Tomintoul Moray
Received 28 Feb 2022 - Unknown22/00302/PNOT
New forest road at
East Of Glenlatterach Rothes Estate Moray
Received 1 Mar 2022 - Unknown22/00303/PNOT
New forest road at
2km East Of Moss Of Birnie Rothes Estate Moray
Received 1 Mar 2022 - Unknown22/00305/PNOT
New forest road at
1Km East Of Cairn Cattoch Rothes Moray
Received 1 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00306/APP
Extension to the rear of the property at
4 Findouran Conglass Lane Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9HH
Received 1 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00308/APP
Erect dwellinghouse at
The Conifers Spey Valley Drive Aberlour Moray
Received 2 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00309/APP
Section 42 application to vary condition 12 imposed on planning consent ref 21/01060/APP to amend the occupation of the lodges to not more than 11 months in any calendar year by the same person or persons
Kinloss Country Golf Club Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 2UB
Received 2 Mar 2022 - Unknown22/00310/S37
Screening Opinion for grid connection works at
Rothes III Wind Farm Moray
Received 1 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00319/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjoining 4 Reidhaven Street Cullen Buckie Banffshire
Received 3 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00320/APP
Revise house design approved under ref 17/00017/APP at
Lour View Ben Rinnes Drive Tomnabent Aberlour Moray
Received 3 Mar 2022 - Unknown22/00321/APP
Erect gin distillery with associated distilling rooms tasting rooms and retail space external gin terrace loading/service zone and associated parking at
Plot 14 Elgin Business Park Elgin Moray
Received 3 Mar 2022 - Decided22/00322/APP
Proposed single storey extension to rear at
53 Councillors Walk Forres Moray IV36 1HA
Received 3 Mar 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.
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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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