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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 dates7,828Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,737 approved or refused records
328Refused applications
6,409 approved · 328 refused · 599 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/00779/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
30 Brucelands Elgin Moray IV30 1TS
Received 27 May 2022 - Decided22/00781/APP
Site modular storage building on site at
March Road Development I3 Buckie Moray
Received 30 May 2022 - Decided22/00782/APP
Two doorways to be re-instated ramp to South Street removed and level pavement re-instated at
58-60 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JZ
Received 30 May 2022 - Decided22/00783/APP
Erect 4no dwellinghouses and associated works
Plots 5- 8 Site Opposite Ghilliebog House Elgin Moray
Received 30 May 2022 - Decided22/00784/APP
Proposed change of use from vegetable processing business with ancillary cold storage facilities to bonded warehouse at
6 Greshop Road Forres Moray IV36 2GU
Received 30 May 2022 - Decided22/00791/APP
Convert part of dwelling and extend garage to form annexe accommodation
Hollybrae South Darkland Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8NT
Received 31 May 2022 - Decided22/00792/APP
Change of use from museum to office at
Buckie Drifter Maritime Heritage Centre Freuchny Road Buckie Moray AB56 1TT
Received 31 May 2022 - Decided22/00793/APP
Erect dwellinghouse attached garage and off street parking on
Plot 63 Burnbank Buckie Moray
Received 31 May 2022 - Decided22/00794/APP
Proposed roof plant replacement
Tesco Stores Ltd Blackfriars Road Elgin Moray IV30 1TY
Received 31 May 2022 - Unknown22/00798/SCN
Proposed cable sealing end compound (T113R) on
Land Adjacent To Electricity Substation Westerton Road Keith Moray
Received 30 May 2022 - Unknown22/00808/PNOT
Proposed extension to agricultural building at
Wester Marchfield Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8LL
Received 2 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00809/APP
Change of use from visitors centre restaurant and shop to e-commerce and storage at
Baxters Food Group Fochabers Moray IV32 7LD
Received 2 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00815/APP
Install telecoms cabinet and associated pole at
Coleburn Elgin Moray
Received 3 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00817/APP
Demolition of existing farm buildings and erection of 5no dwellinghouses at
Hillockhead Keith Moray AB55 6RT
Received 3 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00818/APP
Demolition of derelict farmhouse and erect replacement dwellinghouse at
Hillockhead Keith Moray AB55 6RT
Received 3 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00819/APP
Change of house type approved under ref 09/01345/FUL at
Hillockhead Keith Moray AB55 6RT
Received 3 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00820/APP
Proposed installation of rooflights at
Old Mills The Quarters Fochabers Moray IV32 7HJ
Received 6 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00830/APP
Change of use from undeveloped site sale and display for sale of motor vehicles on
Land East Of Paul Williamson Car Sales Riverside Road Elgin Moray
Received 7 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00831/LBC
Two doorways to be re-instated, ramp to South Street removed and level pavement re-instated, and internal alterations at
58 - 60 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JZ
Received 7 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00832/APP
Demolish garage and erect new extension to side of
23 Castlehill Street Elgin Moray IV30 6HB
Received 7 Jun 2022 - Unknown22/00833/APP
Conversion of kennels to create dwellinghouse at
Upper Tominachty Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9QR
Received 7 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00834/APP
Erect sun lounge to rear of
5 Cameron Crescent Buckie Moray AB56 1AA
Received 7 Jun 2022 - Unknown22/00837/SCN
Proposed cable sealing end compound (T362R) on
Land Adjacent To Electricity Substation Westerton Road Keith Moray
Received 7 Jun 2022 - Unknown22/00841/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Within Garden Ground Of Juniper 1 Beech Brae Elgin Moray
Received 8 Jun 2022
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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