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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 dates7,868Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,775 approved or refused records
333Refused applications
6,442 approved · 333 refused · 600 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- Unknown22/01544/APP
Change of use from agricultural use to temporary outdoor nursery to be used March to October 2023 during the refurbishment and extension of the nursery at Aberlour Primary School at
New Cemetery Aberlour Cemetery High Street Aberlour Moray
Received 20 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01546/LBC
Proposed alterations and extension at
St Mary's Lodge Orton Fochabers Moray IV32 7QH
Received 20 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01547/APP
Proposed alterations and extension at
St Mary's Lodge Orton Fochabers Moray IV32 7QH
Received 20 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01548/APP
Conversion of garage to living accommodation at
51 Fogwatt Lane Elgin Moray IV30 6GG
Received 20 Oct 2022 - Unknown22/01558/PNOT
Formation of forestry track at
Ordiquish Forest Mulben Moray
Received 21 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01560/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Eriskay Sheriffbrae Forres Moray IV36 1DP
Received 21 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01570/APP
Replace existing floodlight system with a modern low energy LED floodlight system comprising 4 no 15m galvanised columns and install new power cabling and control equipment at
Forres Mechanics Football Club Mosset Park Lea Road Forres Moray IV36 1AU
Received 25 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01577/APP
Amendment consent ref 16/00345/APP to alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Hopeman Lodge Lodge Road Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5YA
Received 26 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01578/LBC
Amendment consent ref 16/00306/LBC to alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Hopeman Lodge Lodge Road Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5YA
Received 26 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01579/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Site At Newton Elgin Moray
Received 26 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01581/APP
Erect 2no dwellinghouse and garages on
Plot 3 And Plot 6 Seapark House Kinloss Moray
Received 26 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01583/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site To The East Of Viewmount Archiestown Aberlour Moray
Received 27 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01584/APP
Convert garage to living accommodation annexe to house at
3B Broomhill Road Keith Moray AB55 5EX
Received 27 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01587/APP
Erect 2(no) storage buildings at
Spey Bay Auto-Salvage Nether Dallachy Spey Bay Fochabers Moray
Received 28 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01588/LBC
Install two non-permanent access points with dimensions 18.1(L) x 15.1(W) to install Wi-Fi on top floor behind two of the clock faces at
The Clock Tower The Square Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AD
Received 28 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01589/S75
Discharge of planning obligations relative to planning permission ref 19/00615/APP at
Knockomie Braes Forres Moray
Received 28 Oct 2022 - Unknown22/01591/PNOT
Proposed office at
Milton Of Grange Farm Forres Moray IV36 2TR
Received 31 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01594/APP
Change of use to garden ground and erect a garage/storage shed at
The Forecourt Cummingston Elgin Moray IV30 5XY
Received 1 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01595/APP
Change design of dwellinghouse and attached garage approved under ref 21/01546/APP on
Plot 3 Easter Whitewreath Longmorn Moray
Received 1 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01596/PPP
Proposed dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Land Adjacent To Rowan Tree House Elgin Moray
Received 1 Nov 2022 - Unknown22/01604/SCO
Erection of Class 5 purposes with ancillary Class 4 the installation of external plant formation of car parking and associated development at
Rothes Corde Ltd North Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7BW
Received 28 Oct 2022 - Decided22/01605/APP
Erect porch and change window to french door at
84 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YG
Received 2 Nov 2022 - Unknown22/01613/SCN
Install ground mounted solar panels at
Kinloss Barracks Burghead Road Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3UH
Received 2 Nov 2022 - Unknown22/01614/APP
Erect dwellinghouse at
Pondview Pluscarden Elgin Moray
Received 3 Nov 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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