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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 dates7,837Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,745 approved or refused records
329Refused applications
6,416 approved · 329 refused · 599 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/00890/APP
Alter dwellinghouse and conversion of attached steading to habitable accommodation at
Park Cottage Marypark Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9BG
Received 16 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00891/ADV
Retrospective consent to erect 3 flag posts at
Tesco Stores Ltd Moss Street Keith Moray AB55 5HB
Received 16 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00892/APP
Retrospective application to install 1 XEV fast charger Unit and 1 X EV media charging unit
Tesco Stores Ltd Moss Street Keith Moray AB55 5HB
Received 16 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00893/APP
New door opening at
Glenlivet Distillery Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DB
Received 16 Jun 2022 - Unknown22/00894/PNOT
Erect general purpose agricultural building at
Lea Rigg Roseisle Elgin Moray IV30 5YD
Received 16 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00895/APP
Extend dwelling house at
16 St Peter's Road Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5QL
Received 17 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00896/ADV
Erect fascia sign at
Scotscoup Ltd 67 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EE
Received 17 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00897/APP
Demolish dwellinghouse and erect replacement dwellinghouse at
Braehead Orton Fochabers Moray IV32 7QH
Received 17 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00902/APP
Extend and alter dwelling house at
Urie Cottage 6 Hope Street Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5QN
Received 20 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00904/APP
Join 2 cabins together to create a single dwellinghouse on
Land To Rear Of The Auld Mill Craigellachie Moray
Received 20 Jun 2022 - Unknown22/00905/APP
Change of use from open space to private garden ground erect a wall/fence and relocate the existing pathway at
2 Duke Street Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5RH
Received 20 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00906/APP
First floor extension and internal alterations at
Tynet Cottage Spey Bay Fochabers Moray IV32 7PJ
Received 20 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00907/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Meulach Cottage Auchindoun Keith Moray AB55 4DQ
Received 20 Jun 2022 - Unknown22/00913/S36
Construct and operate a wind farm and associated infrastructure with a generating capacity between 50mw and 100mw at
Craig Watch Wind Farm
Received 20 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00914/APP
Erect summerhouse shed and fence on existing wall at
Bryaren 32 Redburn Drive Buckie Moray AB56 1EW
Received 21 Jun 2022 - Unknown22/00915/PNOT
Erect an agricultural store and welfare unit at
Muiryhall Farm Urquhart Elgin Moray IV30 8LW
Received 21 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00916/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse, install air source heat pump and solar roof panels
29 Commercial Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PX
Received 21 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00918/APP
Alter and extend dwelling house at
14 Kyd Drive Elgin Moray IV30 4GN
Received 21 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00919/APP
Conversion of garage to bedroom at
4A Farquhar Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5SN
Received 21 Jun 2022 - Unknown22/00922/APP
Erect dwellinghouse with single internal garage
Within Garden Ground Of The Shieling Clochan Buckie Moray
Received 22 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00928/APP
Proposed replacement garage roof and installation of PV panels at
Rosemount Walker's Crescent Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8PB
Received 23 Jun 2022 - Unknown22/00939/APP
Erect 3no dwellinghouses on
Site At Balloch Road Keith Moray
Received 24 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00942/LBC
Repairs to external stone including rebuilding of chimneys, repointing, replacement of drainage and rain water goods, replacement rooflights, new timber sash and case windows and install new solid flue stoves at
Blervie Forres Moray IV36 2RH
Received 24 Jun 2022 - Decided22/00945/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
30 Castle Terrace Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SD
Received 27 Jun 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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