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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 dates7,847Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,755 approved or refused records
329Refused applications
6,426 approved · 329 refused · 599 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/01061/APP
Demolish existing steading and erect 2no dwellinghouses at
Site At Innesmill Elgin Moray
Received 20 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01062/ADV
Erect a fascia sign at
6 Balvenie Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AB
Received 20 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01065/APP
Install boiler at
Sunnyhill Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8ST
Received 21 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01066/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
35 Gordon Street Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5QR
Received 21 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01078/APP
Demolish existing extension and erect new extension at
4 County Houses Dyke Forres Moray IV36 2TQ
Received 22 Jul 2022 - Unknown22/01079/ADV
Erect sign board at
Phase 2 Findrassie Elgin Moray
Received 22 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01080/APP
Convert garage to sales office on Plot 1 on
Phase 2 Findrassie Elgin Moray
Received 22 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01081/APP
Erect replacement play equipment at
Village Green Findhorn Forres Moray
Received 22 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01082/APP
Revise house design on planning consent ref 18/00635/APP to include sun room and rainwater drainage revision on
Site 6 Muiryhall Farmhouse Urquhart Moray
Received 22 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01084/APP
Erect industrial unit with yard associated access parking and landscaping works on
Site 14 Elgin Business Park Elgin Moray
Received 25 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01085/APP
Amend site layout as approved under refernce 20/00247/APP at Phase 1 Coreside Anaerobic Digestion Facility at
Coreside Adjacent To Portgordon Maltings Buckie Moray
Received 25 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01086/APP
Amend site layout approved under ref 21/01605/APP at
Phase 2 Tynetside Portgordon Maltings Buckie Moray
Received 25 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01087/APP
Refurbishment and fabric upgrade replacement windows and new VRF unit at
48 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JX
Received 25 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01093/ADV
Printed vinyl to side and front of unit at
Aldi Foodstore Ltd 11 Trinity Place Elgin Moray IV30 1UL
Received 26 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01094/AMC
Appoval of matters specified in conditions 4-6 imposed on 19/00320/PPP (Erect a dwellinghouse and associated landscaping) on
Plot 5 North Whins Findhorn Moray
Received 26 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01096/APP
Installation of 40m mast antennas ground-based apparatus and ancillary development on
Land Adjacent To Mannoch Road Carn Na Cailliche Archiestown Moray
Received 26 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01100/APP
Retrospective consent to erect a glamping pod at
Benholm Ben Rinnes Distillery Aberlour Moray AB38 9NN
Received 27 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01103/APP
Revise house design approved under ref 20/01039/APP on
Plot 4 Nether Birnie Birnie Elgin Moray
Received 28 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01104/APP
Proposed new recycling building at
Grays Recycling Ltd Nether Dallachy Spey Bay Fochabers Moray IV32 7PL
Received 28 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01105/APP
Demolish existing out buildings and erect an annex at
Raynard Hall Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RT
Received 28 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01106/LBC
Install new external railings at
Thunderton House Hotel Thunderton Place Elgin Moray IV30 1BG
Received 28 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01107/APP
Ancillary WC facilities to main house at
Granary Cottage Upper Dallachy Fochabers Moray IV32 7PW
Received 28 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01108/APP
Creation of an aggregate surfaced hard standing storage and laydown area, car parking and portacabin offices for a temporary period (max 3 years) associated with the construction of the Moray West cable laying project
Site 2.7 Km Southeast Of Keith Moray
Received 28 Jul 2022 - Decided22/01110/APP
Alter and extend ground floor flat at
An Cala Edgehill Road Forres Moray IV36 2RD
Received 28 Jul 2022
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.
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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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