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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 dates7,872Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,779 approved or refused records
333Refused applications
6,446 approved · 333 refused · 600 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/01615/APP
Install replacement roof covering and solar panels at
16 West Road Forres Moray IV36 2GW
Received 3 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01616/APP
Internal alterations replacement sash and case windows and front door with new timber sash and case double glazed units to match the existing new rooflights and wrap around veluxs to the first floor at
5 New Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PS
Received 3 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01617/LBC
Internal alterations replacement sash and case windows and front door with new timber sash and case double glazed units to match the existing new rooflights and wrap around veluxs to the first floor at
5 New Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PS
Received 3 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01631/APP
Proposed standing out area of hardstanding and concrete for container movements associated with
Newton Nursery Elgin Moray IV30 8XR
Received 4 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01638/APP
Section 42 application to vary condition 17 of 11/01071/AMC to allow cabin to be retained and used for short-term lets at
The Lodge Grange Crossroads Keith Moray AB55 6LQ
Received 7 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01640/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and site temporary caravan during period of build at
Alderwood Bothy Mosstowie Elgin Moray IV30 8XE
Received 8 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01641/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Easterton Keith Moray AB55 5JJ
Received 8 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01642/APP
Proposed solar panels at
Milton Of Grange Farm Forres Moray IV36 2TR
Received 8 Nov 2022 - Unknown22/01643/PPP
Proposed dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Site Adjacent To1-5 South Darkland Lhanbryde Moray
Received 8 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01650/CLE
House used for short term holiday letting at
6 Bruceland Road Elgin Moray IV30 1SF
Received 9 Nov 2022 - Unknown22/01654/SCN
Erection and operation of anaerobic digestion plant and associated infrastructure on
Land At Longmorn Elgin Moray
Received 9 Nov 2022 - Unknown22/01655/APP
Erect 2 lodges within grounds of public house at
The Coulard Coulardbank Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SL
Received 10 Nov 2022 - Unknown22/01660/SCN
Erection and operation of anaerobic digestion plant and associated infrastructure on
Land At Rathven Buckie Moray
Received 9 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01673/EIA
Erection of whisky maturation warehouses and associated works on
Land West Of Glenrothes Distillery Burnside Street Rothes Moray
Received 14 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01674/APP
Construct a meditation sanctuary at
46 The Park Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3TD
Received 14 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01675/APP
Lay a new tennis court to the east of existing court area at
Rothes Tennis Club Rothes Recreation Park Station Street Rothes Moray
Received 14 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01678/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Skaffie Cottage 51 Seatown Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6JJ
Received 15 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01683/CLE
Use of annexe as family accommodation and short term holiday let at
The Schoolhouse Tomnavoulin Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JA
Received 15 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01684/APP
Erect dwellinghouse workshop/garden room and siting of temporary caravan during construction works on
Site Adjacent To Moray Park Findhorn Road Forres Moray
Received 16 Nov 2022 - Unknown22/01685/PNOT
Proposed forestry track at
Land Adjacent To Craigroy Mill Dallas Forres Moray
Received 16 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01695/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse new retaining wall to rear garden at
52 Conval Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AH
Received 17 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01696/APP
Revise planning consent ref 20/01517/APP by repositioning house forming retaining wall and amending access details on
Plot 2 Bydand Walk Keith Moray
Received 17 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01697/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Redhythe Alexandra Terrace Forres Moray IV36 1DJ
Received 17 Nov 2022 - Decided22/01698/APP
Erect mast up to 123m tip height for meteorological anemometers and wind vanes associated with the Edintore II on
Land At Cairds Wood Moray
Received 17 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.
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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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