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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 dates7,808Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,717 approved or refused records
326Refused applications
6,391 approved · 326 refused · 599 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown22/00577/PNOT
Form an access road at
Netherglen Glen Of Rothes Rothes Aberlour Moray
Received 8 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00582/LBC
Repair to existing sandstone boundary wall at
Botriphnie Cemetery Keith Moray
Received 8 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00583/APP
Alter existing windows to create patio doors and install stove flue at
Eden Lintmill Buckie Moray AB56 4XQ
Received 11 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00584/LBC
Alterations and repair works at
Blackwater Bridge Lower Cabrach Huntly Moray
Received 11 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00585/APP
Expand the still house and mash service diversions formation of new tanker loading bay draff hopper tank farm and underground spillage containment tank at
Aultmore Distillery Aultmore Keith Moray AB55 6QY
Received 11 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00593/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Orcadia Pine Lane Nether Dallachy Fochabers Moray IV32 7RF
Received 12 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00594/APP
Site a shepherds hut for letting purposes in garden grounds at
Maywood Tomnavoulin Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JA
Received 12 Apr 2022 - Unknown22/00595/APP
Change of use of agricultural land to camper van touring site and associated infrastructure at
Mains Of Auchriachan Farm Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9EQ
Received 12 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00598/APP
Erect single storey front and side extension to form garage cold holding fridge room coffin store and workshop at
4 Newlands Lane Buckie Moray AB56 1PB
Received 14 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00599/ADV
Erect interpretation panels at
Mortlach Parish Church Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4BR
Received 14 Apr 2022 - Unknown22/00601/PNOT
Erect a grain store at
Knock Farm Knock Huntly Moray AB54 7LD
Received 14 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00605/APP
Remove conservatory roof and external wall and replace with solid roof and bi-fold doors.
Genista Broom Of Moy Forres Moray IV36 2SR
Received 15 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00606/APP
Erect shed at
Innesmhor Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YL
Received 18 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00607/APP
Construction of 7 attached storage units at
Site 1 Elgin Business Park Elgin Moray
Received 18 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00617/APP
Convert store to accommodation internal alterations and extension at
20 North Deskford Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4XH
Received 19 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00621/APP
Amend house position approved under ref 21/00180/APP elevation changes and erect a summerhouse at
Site 160M West Of Wester Unthank Farmhouse Duffus Elgin Moray
Received 20 Apr 2022 - Unknown22/00625/PPP
Proposed dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Site Adjacent To Scottish Water Reservoir Lhanbryde Elgin Moray
Received 21 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00627/APP
Retrospective application for erection of radio mast and supports for domestic/hobby purposes at
10 Woodside Drive Forres Moray IV36 2UF
Received 21 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00629/APP
Installation of scour protection measures at
Railway Viaduct UB 291/068 Muckle Burn Brodie Forres Moray
Received 22 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00630/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse including a balcony and erect a double garage at
21 West End Cummingston Elgin Moray IV30 5XY
Received 22 Apr 2022 - Unknown22/00632/SCN
Erection of warehouses (up to 50,000sq m) land engineering (cut and fill) realignment of Core Burn and assocaited engineering and infrastructure works on
Land To South Of Crisp Maltings Buckie Moray
Received 22 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00636/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Els-mhor Muir Of Lochs Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LG
Received 25 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00639/APP
Proposed side extension
Conachreag Wood Lane Nether Dallachy Fochabers Moray IV32 7QZ
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Decided22/00643/APP
Extend and relocate customer entrance reception and offices at
15 West Road Forres Moray IV36 2GW
Received 27 Apr 2022
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Moray
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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