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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 dates7,964Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,863 approved or refused records
338Refused applications
6,525 approved · 338 refused · 605 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown23/00541/APP
Retrospective consent for change of use of barn and workshop and alterations to form holiday accommodation
Muir Of Ruthrie Aberlour Moray AB38 9LT
Received 30 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00542/APP
Change of use from B&B to dwellinghouse at
Willowbank 18 Moss Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LU
Received 30 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00543/APP
Proposed small garden pod at
9 Station Road Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PN
Received 30 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00544/APP
Remedial works and reducing of height of damaged chimney at
220 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BA
Received 30 Mar 2023 - Unknown23/00551/SCN
Development of a battery energy storage system on
Land West Of Electricity Substation Berryburn Dunphail Forres Moray
Received 30 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00552/APP
Proposed replacement dwellinghouse
Cherry Tree Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7PH
Received 31 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00553/APP
Alter and extend existing dwelling and demolish barn to create 1 dwelling house and erect new garage at
Craighead Cottage Aberlour Moray AB38 9NL
Received 31 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00554/APP
Erect front porch and canopy with internal alterations to ground floor at
Greenfold Cottage Bridge Of Marnoch Huntly Moray AB54 7UN
Received 31 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00555/APP
Renew planning permission 18/00936/APP to demolish steading and erect 3 dwellinghouses at
Phorp Steading Dunphail Forres Moray
Received 31 Mar 2023 - Decided23/00560/APP
Change of use of existing HMO building to dwellinghouse at
30 Quarryhill Keith Moray
Received 3 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00561/LBC
Listed building consent to downtake existing porch and rebuild like for like replacement at
Priory Lodge Pluscarden Elgin Moray IV30 8TZ
Received 3 Apr 2023 - Unknown23/00562/PNOT
Proposed forestry buildings and service road at
Land West Of Newton Nursery Newton Elgin
Received 3 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00570/LBC
Internal alterations to create open plan kitchen diner at
The Bield Elgin Moray IV30 8UN
Received 5 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00571/APP
Revise access route approved under planning ref: 20/00387/APP to erect dwellinghouse on
Land 150M Southeast Of Balormie Cottage Lossiemouth Moray
Received 5 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00572/APP
Change of use of derelict shop to outbuilding at
The Rowans Beach Road Kingston Fochabers Moray IV32 7NP
Received 5 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00577/APP
Remove existing car port raised deck and conservatory and install double doors with balcony at
Parkview Nelson Road Forres Moray IV36 1DR
Received 6 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00578/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness to separate dwelling into two units and form holiday let (in unit 2) at
2 Damhead Steading Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3UA
Received 6 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00579/APP
Demolish existing house and erect new dwellinghouse at
3 Town Hall Lane Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6DF
Received 6 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00580/APP
Proposed erection of 4no glamping pods at
Barn Owl Lodge Carron Archiestown Aberlour Moray AB38 7RD
Received 6 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00583/APP
Remix of Plots 601 to 607 (formerly 443-446 and 455-460) on
Land At Knockomie Braes Phase 4 Forres Moray
Received 7 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00584/APP
Replace extension and internal alterations at
Stoneyton House Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6XW
Received 7 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00585/APP
Retrospective consent to erect 2 tractor and implement sheds field shelter a polytunnel and 2 fruit /vegetable cages at
Inchkeil Lodge Inchkeil Woods Roseisle Elgin Moray IV30 8XN
Received 7 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00587/APP
Retrospective consent to change the use of unused shop to dog grooming parlour at
107 High Street Aberlour Moray AB38 9PB
Received 7 Apr 2023 - Decided23/00588/APP
Revised house type approved under ref 19/01614/APP to a 3 bedroom bungalow with attached garage and off street parking on
Plot 4 R13 Hamilton Drive Elgin Moray
Received 7 Apr 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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