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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 dates7,861Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,768 approved or refused records
330Refused applications
6,438 approved · 330 refused · 600 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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
- Decided22/01355/APP
Conversion of barn to dwellinghouse at
Westertown Grange Keith Moray AB55 6TB
Received 16 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01360/APP
Erect new stable block and outside arena at
Site At Rashcrook Birnie Moray
Received 19 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01361/APP
Erect domestic garage at
Coopers Aberlour Moray AB38 9NL
Received 19 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01362/CLE
Former steading at rear of existing house conversion to additional living accommodation at
Hoggie Deskford Buckie Moray AB56 5UT
Received 20 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01364/APP
Remove existing fence and erect 1.57m high fence at
18 School Walk Elgin Moray IV30 6ES
Received 21 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01365/APP
Additional parking facilities including 10no vehicle parking bays 1no EV charging point bay 1no dual EV charging point/accessible parking bay 1no motorcycle bay and 6no sheltered cycle stands to accommodate up to 12no bicycles at
RAF Lossiemouth Childcare Centre Muirton Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6TU
Received 21 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01368/APP
New operations and maintenance base for Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Limited to be constructed comprising office and warehouse building yard area for deliveries and a car parking area
28B Commercial Road Buckie Moray AB56 1UN
Received 22 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01369/APP
PV panels to roof and alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Bayside Cottage 122 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YJ
Received 22 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01374/APP
Erect single storey extension to rear at
13 Schoolhill Terrace Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6JZ
Received 22 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01376/APP
Erect dwellinghouse at
Site At Netherton Farm Aberlour Moray
Received 23 Sept 2022 - Unknown22/01377/PNOT
Covered cattle feeding area at
Belnoe Of Achnascraw Chapeltown Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JT
Received 23 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01378/ADV
Erect replacement signage at
Poundstretchers Ltd Thunderton Place Elgin Moray IV30 1BG
Received 23 Sept 2022 - Unknown22/01379/PNOT
Erect cattle feeding shed at
Lettoch Auchnarrow Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JQ
Received 23 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01382/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Turnhead Orton Fochabers Moray IV32 7QQ
Received 26 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01383/APP
Convert agricultural building to dwellinghouse at
Turnhead Orton Fochabers Moray IV32 7QQ
Received 26 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01385/APP
Amend planning approval 21/00961/AMC to increase the number of affordable flats from 14 affordable flats to 16 affordable 1 bed flats at
Site R11 Findrassie/Myreside And I8 Newfield Elgin Moray
Received 27 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01386/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Lynachork Delnabo Estate Tomintoul Moray
Received 27 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01387/APP
Retrospective application for erection of 1.8m high wall/ fence to rear of
14 Turnberry Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 8BE
Received 27 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01388/APP
Amend design of proposed evaporator building including adjustment to position on site at
Aberlour Distillery Aberlour Moray AB38 9PJ
Received 27 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01389/APP
Proposed alterations to outbuilding to form accommodation ancillary to dwellinghouse at
Phaebuie Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SQ
Received 27 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01392/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
119 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SN
Received 27 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01393/LBC
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
119 Seatown Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4SN
Received 27 Sept 2022 - Decided22/01396/PPP
Proposed 40 bed care home on
Land To The Rear Of Eight Acres Hotel Morriston Road Elgin Moray
Received 28 Sept 2022 - Unknown22/01397/LBC
Extend dwelling demolish existing shed/garage and erection of replacement outbuilding for ancillary office use at
Managers House Coleburn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 28 Sept 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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