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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 dates7,879Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,786 approved or refused records
333Refused applications
6,453 approved · 333 refused · 600 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Oct 2016 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown22/01831/APP
Construct new water abstraction for Aberlour Distillery including abstraction in River Spey erect control building underground pipeline directional drilling below A95 underground and aboveground pipeline through the distillery and associated infrastructure on
Land To The West Of Aberlour Distillery Aberlour Moray
Received 7 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01832/APP
Construction of pipe bridge structure
Baxters Food Group Fochabers Moray IV32 7LD
Received 7 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01833/APP
Revise house design on planning consent ref 17/01864/APP and erect detached domestic garage at
Upper Hilton Drybridge Buckie Moray
Received 7 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01834/APP
Retrospective consent for temporary works comprising of formation of bellmouth and access road on
Land Adjacent To C7L Public Road North East Of Cultain Farm Keith Moray
Received 7 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01835/APP
Temporary works comprising upgrades to junction (formation of bellmouth) and access road on
Land Adjacent To A95 Between River Isla And Burn Of Paithnick Keith Moray
Received 7 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01836/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
30 King Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5XA
Received 7 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01837/ADV
Advertisement of the following types : Fascia Sign, Projecting Sign 55'' Digital Screen Nameplate Disabled Access Sign
Royal Bank Of Scotland 209 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DL
Received 8 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01838/APP
Erect single storey dwelling and single garage with carport
Plot 6 Cults Drive Tomintoul Moray
Received 8 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01839/APP
Convert church to dwellinghouse at
Alves Old Parish Church Alves Moray
Received 8 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01840/APP
Temporary works comprising formation of bellmouth and access road on
Land Adjacent To The East Of B9018 At Mid-Paithnick Keith Moray
Received 8 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01849/APP
Erect free standing car port
32 Muirfield Road Elgin Moray IV30 6DE
Received 9 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01850/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-18 imposed on planning consent ref: 20/00373/PPP to erect dwellinghouse on
Land South West Of Longfold Buckie Moray
Received 9 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01851/APP
Replace existing uPVC windows and doors with new timber sash and case double-glazed windows and panelled doors at
1 Old Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PF
Received 9 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01852/APP
Change the use of holiday home to residential at
64A Balvenie Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AS
Received 12 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01853/APP
Amend length of extension approved under ref 22/00593/APP by 0.76m at
Orcadia Pine Lane Nether Dallachy Fochabers Moray IV32 7RF
Received 12 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01854/LBC
Erect replacement signage and replace shop glass at
42 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BU
Received 12 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01855/APP
Erect one and a half storey dwellinghouse on
Plot 1 East Of Oakenhead Keith Moray
Received 12 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01856/APP
Erect one and a half storey dwellinghouse on
Plot 2 East Of Oakenhead Keith Moray
Received 12 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01857/APP
Proposed loft conversion and new dormer to rear at
6 Adam Drive Forres Moray IV36 2JN
Received 12 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01872/APP
Replace existing conservatory with sun room at
1 Newfield Terrace Elgin Moray IV30 4DF
Received 13 Dec 2022 - Unknown22/01873/APP
Change of use and alteration to form new campsite shower facility hard standing and foul at
Old Mart Site Conglass Lane Tomintoul Moray
Received 13 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01874/APP
Alterations to dwellinghouse and conversion of workshop/store to form bothy for holiday accommodation at
Surradale Farm Elgin Moray IV30 8XL
Received 13 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01875/APP
Change of house type approved under ref 20/01708/AMC to erect a dwellinghouse at
Flakeburn Deskford Buckie Moray AB56 5UT
Received 13 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01876/APP
Relocate dwellinghouse approved under ref 20/00045/APP and install static caravan for accommodation during building works on
Site At Muiryfold Grange Keith Moray
Received 13 Dec 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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