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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 dates7,854Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,761 approved or refused records
330Refused applications
6,431 approved · 330 refused · 600 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
- Decided22/01216/APP
Install GRP kiosk at
Keith Waste Water Treatment Works Keith Moray AB55 5HN
Received 19 Aug 2022 - Decided22/01217/APP
Proposed extension at
Burnside Croft Buckie Moray AB56 5AB
Received 19 Aug 2022 - Decided22/01219/APP
Site temporary caravan during house construction on
Site At Torewood Torehead Pluscarden Elgin Moray
Received 19 Aug 2022 - Decided22/01220/APP
Erect a car port at
3 Webster Drive Forres Moray IV36 2AG
Received 19 Aug 2022 - Decided22/01221/APP
Change house type under planning ref 19/01614/APP on
Plot 6 Hamilton Gardens Elgin Moray
Received 19 Aug 2022 - Unknown22/01223/PNOT
Erect general purpose building on
Land Opposite To Burniestrype Farmhouse Garmouth Moray
Received 19 Aug 2022 - Decided22/01224/APP
Site temporary caravan 2 years on during construction of dwellinghouse approved under ref 20/00289/APP on
Site South Of Darglins Farm Craigellachie Moray
Received 19 Aug 2022 - Decided22/01225/APP
Erect new bowling club facility at
Portknockie Bowling Club Seafield Terrace Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4NA
Received 19 Aug 2022 - Decided22/01226/LBC
Proposed internal alterations at
Logie House Dunphail Forres Moray IV36 2QN
Received 19 Aug 2022 - Decided22/01228/APP
Redevelopment of existing buildings and proposed extension to form new build flats
30 - 32 Mid Street Keith Moray
Received 22 Aug 2022 - Unknown22/01230/PNOT
Erect a general purposed agricultural building at
Broombank Cottage Moss Of Barmuckity Elgin Moray IV30 8QW
Received 22 Aug 2022 - Decided22/01234/APP
Restoration and change of use of fishing bothy to form holiday home at
Land Adjacent To Millie Bothy Roseisle Moray
Received 23 Aug 2022 - Decided22/01235/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse workshop and holiday accommodation on
Land 250M West Of Easterwood Rafford Forres Moray
Received 23 Aug 2022 - Decided22/01238/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and associated works on
Land East Of Bush Farm Aberlour Moray
Received 24 Aug 2022 - Decided22/01239/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
1 Templand Road Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8PR
Received 24 Aug 2022 - Decided22/01240/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
5 Findlater Circle Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4RY
Received 24 Aug 2022 - Unknown22/01241/APP
Amend site boundary approved under ref 10/01789/APP 23m to the east at
Upper Tomnabent Spey Valley Drive Aberlour Moray
Received 24 Aug 2022 - Unknown22/01242/APP
Amend site boundary approved under ref 10/01791/APP 8m to the west at
Tomnabent Rise Spey Valley Drive Aberlour Moray
Received 24 Aug 2022 - Unknown22/01243/APP
Amend site boundary approved under ref 10/01790/APP 24m to the west at
Tomnabent Neuk Spey Valley Drive Aberlour Moray
Received 24 Aug 2022 - Unknown22/01244/APP
Amend site boundary approved under ref 10/01792/APP 100m to the west at
The Spruces Spey Valley Drive Aberlour Moray
Received 24 Aug 2022 - Decided22/01245/APP
Renew temporary consent 17/01197/APP to erect temporary building containing 2 classrooms and a reception office/staff area
Drumduan School Drumduan House Clovenside Road Forres Moray IV36 2RD
Received 24 Aug 2022 - Decided22/01249/APP
Replace existing windows to UPVC of similar style and colour at
Bishopmill Hall Blantyre Street Elgin Moray IV30 4DW
Received 25 Aug 2022 - Decided22/01250/APP
Conversion of garage and extension to house to form living annex at
Hill View Easter Lawrenceton Forres Moray IV36 2RL
Received 25 Aug 2022 - Decided22/01251/APP
Site temporary caravan on building plot for duration of build at
Shougle Neuk Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8SW
Received 25 Aug 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.
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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