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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 dates7,888Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,794 approved or refused records
334Refused applications
6,460 approved · 334 refused · 600 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/01928/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Brooks Cottage Kellas Elgin Moray IV30 8TS
Received 20 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01938/APP
Extend existing fermentation tank farm to provide up to 9 additional vessels with high level gantry access at
Glenmoray Distillery Bruceland Road Elgin Moray IV30 1YE
Received 21 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01941/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-10 and 12-18 imposed on planning consent ref 20/00367/PPP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site 260M Southwest Of Longfold Hill Of Maud Buckie Moray
Received 21 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01948/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Site Adjacent To Glenlivet Cottage Glenlivet House Glenlivet Moray
Received 22 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01949/APP
Change of use of land to form hardstanding for touring caravan and motorhome parking tent camping pitches with associated amenity block and drainage at
Duffus House Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5QB
Received 22 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01950/APP
Erect domestic garage building at
Kilcluan House Elgin Moray IV30 8LA
Received 22 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01952/APP
Change of use of parking area and gas compound to car sales business on land at
Buccaneer Service Station 137 Lossiemouth Road Elgin Moray IV30 4LF
Received 22 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01962/LBC
Proposed Change of internal layout retrospective siting of small bike racks to east elevation and signage to north elevation amended layout leaving first floor as existing at
Garmouth Hotel South Road Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LU
Received 23 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01972/APP
Revise house design on planning ref 14/01583/APP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site Opposite South Hillockhead Pond Dallas Moray
Received 26 Dec 2022 - Decided22/01974/APP
Build a zipwire course which consists of two zip wires at1. A continuous zipwire through the trees of the forest made up of 15 shorter zipwire sections linked together, ranging in length from 10m - 70m and at a height of up to 10m from the ground.2. And a second standalone 80m long double zipwire for participants to finish on.
Bike Glenlivet Glenlivet Bike Trails Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AR
Received 26 Dec 2022 - Decided23/00005/LBC
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
11 Mid Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QU
Received 5 Jan 2023 - Decided23/00006/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
11 Mid Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QU
Received 5 Jan 2023 - Unknown23/00012/APP
Site mobile fast food container on
Grassed Area To The North Of KFC Riverside Road Elgin Moray
Received 6 Jan 2023 - Decided23/00013/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-13 imposed on planning consent ref: 19/01430/PPP for dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Clearview Gallowhill Hopeman Elgin Moray
Received 6 Jan 2023 - Decided23/00014/LBC
Replacement windows at
24 Seafield Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LX
Received 6 Jan 2023 - Unknown23/00017/PNOT
Extension to processing room at
Lower Mill Of Tynet Buckie Moray AB56 5HJ
Received 9 Jan 2023 - Decided23/00025/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in conditions 1-17 imposed on planning consent ref 20/00290/PPP to erect dwellinghouse on
Land 250M North Of Mains Of Pitlurg Keith Moray
Received 11 Jan 2023 - Decided23/00026/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-16 imposed on planning consent ref 20/00293/PPP to erect dwellinghouse on
Land Opposite Edintore Cottage Keith Moray
Received 11 Jan 2023 - Decided23/00027/APP
Erection of lattice tower meteorological mast at 80 metres in height with supporting guy wires at
Berry Burn Wind Farm Dunphail Forres Moray
Received 11 Jan 2023 - Decided23/00028/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in conditions 1-14 imposed on planning consent ref 19/01620/PPP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Easter Unthank Farm Duffus Elgin Moray
Received 11 Jan 2023 - Decided23/00029/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-14 imposed on planning consent ref: 20/00272/PPP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site South Of Easter Unthank Duffus Moray
Received 11 Jan 2023 - Decided23/00030/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-11 imposed on planning consent ref: 19/00570/PPP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Herrockside Keith Moray
Received 11 Jan 2023 - Decided23/00031/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-11 imposed on planning consent ref: 19/00569/PPP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site 130M Southeast Of Wester Herricks Keith Moray
Received 11 Jan 2023 - Decided23/00032/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-12 imposed on planning consent ref 19/01462/PPP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site 120M North-East Of Wester Herricks Keith Moray
Received 11 Jan 2023
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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