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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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Moray. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,427 approved · 329 refused · 600 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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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.
32 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JX
Received 8 Aug 2022Site At Newton Elgin Moray
Received 8 Aug 20225 Seatown Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6JJ
Received 9 Aug 2022Nainamo Church Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6EG
Received 9 Aug 2022Bonaly 89 Moray Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6JF
Received 9 Aug 2022Blervie Forres Moray IV36 2RH
Received 9 Aug 2022Blervie Forres Moray IV36 2RH
Received 9 Aug 2022Whinnybrae Moss Of Barmuckity Elgin Moray IV30 8QW
Received 10 Aug 2022Newmill House 1 The Old Mart Cragganmore Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AB
Received 11 Aug 2022Myreton Grange Crossroads Keith Moray AB55 6NJ
Received 11 Aug 2022Largymore 2 Bracany Gardens Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SY
Received 12 Aug 2022Craighouse 19 New Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PS
Received 12 Aug 2022Cedar Bungalow Drumnagorrach Knock Huntly Moray AB54 7LA
Received 15 Aug 2022Glenmore Dunbar Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6RB
Received 16 Aug 2022Alba 195 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YN
Received 16 Aug 202223 Drumduan Park Forres Moray IV36 1GF
Received 16 Aug 202224 Grant Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4RS
Received 16 Aug 2022The Square Aberlour Moray
Received 18 Aug 2022Meikle Hill Dallas Moray
Received 17 Aug 202250 Nelson Terrace Keith Moray AB55 5EF
Received 19 Aug 2022Plot 5 Wester Buthills Roseisle Elgin Moray
Received 19 Aug 202213 Whiteinch Small Holdings Forres Moray IV36 3TS
Received 19 Aug 20224 Lochy Park View Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8UH
Received 19 Aug 2022Culbin Forest Kintessack Moray
Received 19 Aug 2022Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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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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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