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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 dates7,866Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,773 approved or refused records
333Refused applications
6,440 approved · 333 refused · 600 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/01473/CLP
Use of cottage for holiday/short-term letting purposes at
3 Covesea Village Covesea Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5QS
Received 10 Oct 2022 - Unknown22/01474/SCN
New distillery process building (on site of warehouse which is to be demolished) bio-plant building office building alterations to existing building for new process evaporator associated infrastructure including a new access road and landscaping at
Miltonduff Distillery Miltonduff Elgin Moray IV30 8TQ
Received 6 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01476/APP
Rotate dwellinghouse with integral garage (approved under ref 21/01535/APP) by 180� at
Ringorm Heights Craigellachie Moray
Received 11 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01477/APP
Rotate dwellinghouse with integral garage (approved under ref 21/01692/APP) by 180� at
Ringorm Lodge Craigellachie Moray
Received 11 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01478/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Opposite 16 Nelson Terrace Keith Moray
Received 11 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01479/APP
Proposed replacement boundary wall
Lamlash 46 Lower Blantyre Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4RQ
Received 11 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01484/S75
Update the legal agreement to make reference to 22/00161/APP at
R1 Kinneddar Lossiemouth Moray
Received 11 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01487/CLE
Certificate of lawful use for a dwellinghouse at
Site Adjacent To Greenwards Birnie Moray
Received 13 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01488/APP
Proposed battery energy storage system and associated Infrastructure on
Land Adjacent To Electricity Substation Westerton Road Keith Moray
Received 13 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01489/APP
Erect single storey dwellinghouse garage treatment plant and soakaway at
Site Adjacent To Woodbine Cottage Auchenhalrig Fochabers Moray
Received 13 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01500/APP
Amend design of house and garage approved under application 21/00141/APP site caravan to be used as temporary living accommodation for the duration of the build and thereafter retained on a permanent basis on completion and erect office/storage building on
Plot 4 Bridge Of Burnroy High Street Archiestown Moray
Received 14 Oct 2022 - Awaiting decision22/01509/HAZNOT
Hazardous Substance Consent Notification for
Portgordon Maltings Buckie Moray AB56 5BU
Received 14 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01517/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
61 Beils Brae Urquhart Elgin Moray IV30 8XQ
Received 17 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01519/APP
Conversion of existing garage to holiday let at
Delnabo House Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9HT
Received 17 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01521/APP
Install a temporary modular building for 3 years at
Elgin High School Edgar Road Elgin Moray IV30 6UD
Received 17 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01527/APP
Retrospective consent to change of use of annex to holiday accommodation at
Nether Tomlea Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SJ
Received 18 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01528/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Dowans Cottage Aberlour Moray AB38 9LS
Received 18 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01535/APP
Introduce balcony to existing holiday let along with a new proposed modular chalet holiday let accommodation at
Rockview Corsemaul Drive Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4EJ
Received 19 Oct 2022 - Unknown22/01536/PNOT
Erect panelled wall bunker for livestock fodder at
North Retanach Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7NU
Received 19 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01537/APP
Install glazed protective barrier to flat roof to form balcony at
21 Yardie Buckie Moray AB56 1XJ
Received 19 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01538/CLE
Certificate of lawful use for a short term holiday let at
2 St Aethans Place St Aethans Road Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UT
Received 19 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01541/APP
Internal alterations and erect sunroom to rear at
Station House 7 Station Road Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4NS
Received 19 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01542/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
46 Mossend Place Elgin Moray IV30 6YB
Received 20 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01543/APP
Extend dwellinghouse and convert garage to living accommodation at
The Bothy Linksfield Farm Elgin Moray IV30 5NY
Received 20 Oct 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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