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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 dates7,819Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,728 approved or refused records
327Refused applications
6,401 approved · 327 refused · 599 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/00709/APP
Storage facility extension at
Mortlach School Field Hill Street Dufftown Moray
Received 11 May 2022 - Unknown22/00713/PAPP
Proposed forestry building at
Bluehill Craigellachie Moray
Received 12 May 2022 - Decided22/00714/APP
Erect four Eco cabins (holiday accommodation) and associated infrastructure on
Land Opposite Dell Farm Ballindalloch Moray
Received 12 May 2022 - Decided22/00715/APP
Installation of an energy storage facility including battery enclosures power conversion units transformer substations grid connection infrastructure vehicular access and associated works at
Land At Drum Farm Keith Moray
Received 12 May 2022 - Decided22/00718/APP
Proposed eco cabin with associated access and drainage on
Site Adjacent To Pines View Daroch Of Grange Keith Moray
Received 13 May 2022 - Decided22/00727/APP
Retrospective application for alterations and extension at
Lossie Seafoods Ltd March Road East Buckie Moray AB56 4BY
Received 16 May 2022 - Decided22/00728/CLE
One temporary static caravan at
Caravans Rhynagoup Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2RZ
Received 16 May 2022 - Unknown22/00735/PAPP
New forest road at
1Km East Of Cairn Cattoch Rothes Moray
Received 16 May 2022 - Decided22/00736/APP
Division of plot to create 4 semi-detached dwellings associated drainage and access with widening of main road install of ASHPs on
Vacant Plots County Houses Roseisle Elgin
Received 17 May 2022 - Unknown22/00737/APP
Restoration part demolition and extension of dwellinghouse to form mixed-use commercial and educational building at
Pond Cottage Blairs Forres Moray IV36 2SH
Received 17 May 2022 - Decided22/00743/APP
Re-roof lean to and install roof lights and alterations at
Ormthwaite Station Road Elgin Moray IV30 1QW
Received 18 May 2022 - Decided22/00748/APP
Retrospective permission to erect timber boundary enclosure fence with set back position at north west corner at
27 Balnacoul Road Mosstodloch Fochabers Moray IV32 7LP
Received 19 May 2022 - Unknown22/00749/LBC
Restoration part demolition and extension of dwellinghouse to form mixed-use commercial and educational building at
Pond Cottage Blairs Forres Moray IV36 2SH
Received 19 May 2022 - Decided22/00751/APP
Temporary change of use for 3 years from nurses living accommodation (class 8) to veterans activity/day centre (class 10) at
Leanchoil Hospital Staff Home 89 St Leonards Road Forres Moray IV36 2RE
Received 20 May 2022 - Decided22/00752/APP
Erect garden annexe at
Upper Easterton Keith Moray AB55 5JJ
Received 20 May 2022 - Unknown22/00753/PAPP
New forest road at
Site Hill Of Bodangear Longmorn Moray
Received 20 May 2022 - Unknown22/00754/PAPP
New forest road at
East Of Glenlatterach Rothes Estate Moray
Received 20 May 2022 - Unknown22/00761/PNOT
Erect a general purpose agricultural building at
Land Adjacent To Lochinver Quarry Miltonduff Moray
Received 23 May 2022 - Decided22/00763/APP
Alter and extend dwelling house and erect decking
Wyvis 88 Stotfield Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QT
Received 24 May 2022 - Decided22/00764/ADV
Retrospective consent to erect signs at
Coleburn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 24 May 2022 - Decided22/00765/LBC
Retrospective consent to erect signs at
Coleburn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 24 May 2022 - Decided22/00769/S75
Variation to Section 75 to reflect updated permission reference 22/00064/APP at
Maverston Urquhart Elgin Moray IV30 8LR
Received 24 May 2022 - Decided22/00772/APP
Alterations and erect replacement extension at
The Cottage Woodhead Of Cairnty Fochabers Moray IV32 7QQ
Received 25 May 2022 - Decided22/00778/APP
Proposed 2 storey extension to existing dwellinghouse at
87D High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EA
Received 27 May 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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