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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 dates7,919Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,821 approved or refused records
336Refused applications
6,485 approved · 336 refused · 603 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/00181/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-13 imposed on planning consent ref 20/00517/PPP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site 360M South Of Blackhills House Blackhills Estate Elgin Moray
Received 3 Feb 2023 - Unknown23/00184/HAZ
Hazardous substance consent on
Land West Of Glenrothes Distillery Burnside Street Rothes Moray
Received 3 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00189/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-15 imposed on planning consent ref 20/00493/PPP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site 500M North Of Dalvey Forres Moray
Received 6 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00190/APP
Build link porch and rear store at
Kinloss And Findhorn Parish Church Findhorn Road Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3TX
Received 6 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00191/LBC
Build link porch and rear store at
Kinloss And Findhorn Parish Church Findhorn Road Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3TX
Received 6 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00192/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-17 imposed on planning consent ref 20/00514/PPP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site 250M West Of Rowan Tree House Cranloch Elgin
Received 6 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00193/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-17 imposed on planning consent 20/00515/PPP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site Opposite Rose Cottage Cranloch Elgin
Received 6 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00194/APP
Erect two dwellinghouses (semis) and associated infrastructure on
Site To Rear Of Heatherlea Main Street Tomintoul Moray
Received 6 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00201/APP
Change of use of barn to dwellinghouse with extension at
The Barn Auchenhalrig Fochabers Moray IV32 7PP
Received 7 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00202/APP
Erect a yurt for well being and environmental charity use at
Sanquhar Woodlands Woodside Park Forres Moray
Received 7 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00204/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
White Cottage Mosstodloch Fochabers Moray IV32 7HZ
Received 7 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00209/APP
Replace existing flat roof to garage with pitched roof at
6 Station Road Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4NS
Received 7 Feb 2023 - Unknown23/00212/PNOT
Erect an agricultural store at
The Rowans Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SQ
Received 8 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00225/APP
Install a Top Up Tap for water bottles on
Cullen Viaduct Car Park Cullen Moray
Received 9 Feb 2023 - Unknown23/00226/APP
Erect two one bedroom apartments with attached double garage and off street parking on
Plot 18 - 19 Hamilton Drive Elgin Moray
Received 9 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00227/APP
Install a Top Up Tap for water bottles at
Grant Park High Street Forres Moray
Received 9 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00228/APP
Temporary siting of timber buildings for nursery use on
Land Adjacent To Spynie Village Hall Elgin Moray
Received 9 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00237/APP
Internal alterations to kitchen with additional roof lights and rear canopy at
2 Regent Street Keith Moray AB55 5DU
Received 10 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00238/APP
Change of use from retail unit to coffee shop at
6 Falconer Avenue Forres Moray IV36 2PA
Received 10 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00244/APP
Proposed porch to front of property at
2 Ardgye Farm Cottage Elgin Moray IV30 8UP
Received 13 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00246/APP
Proposed vehicle layby associated with construction of a SSE electricity sub station kiosk on
Land At Post Office Brae Portgordon Moray
Received 13 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00247/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
35 Muirfield Road Elgin Moray IV30 6DB
Received 13 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00248/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-16 imposed on planning consent ref 20/00878/PPP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site 284M South Of Fogwat Hall Adjacent To Dismantled Railway Longmorn Moray
Received 13 Feb 2023 - Decided23/00249/APP
Retrospective consent for erection of timber cabin for use as short-term holiday let at
Moss Lodge Grange Crossroads Keith Moray AB55 6LQ
Received 13 Feb 2023
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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