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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 dates7,989Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,888 approved or refused records
339Refused applications
6,549 approved · 339 refused · 605 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/00877/APP
Erect lodge within garden grounds of
1 Lochaber Cottages Forres Moray IV36 2RL
Received 29 May 2023 - Decided23/00878/APP
Division of yard into 4 storage yards including provision for steel containers at
Yard Shore Street Lossiemouth Moray
Received 29 May 2023 - Decided23/00879/LBC
Application to replace front windows at
4 Chapel Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4QX
Received 29 May 2023 - Decided23/00887/LBC
Remove internal partition block up 2(no) doorways and relocate en-suite at
The Bield Elgin Moray IV30 8UN
Received 30 May 2023 - Unknown23/00890/APP
Formation of outdoor gym area at
Buckie Community Garden Queen Street Park Buckie Moray
Received 31 May 2023 - Decided23/00891/APP
External alterations to dwelling at
113 Morriston Road Elgin Moray IV30 4NB
Received 31 May 2023 - Decided23/00892/APP
Construction and operation of an aerobic digestion facility and energy centre with associated landscaping and drainage works on
Land Approximately 150 Metres To The West Of The Portgordon Maltings Buckie
Received 31 May 2023 - Decided23/00894/APP
Construction and operation of an aerobic digestion facility and energy centre with associated works
Land Approximately 200 Metres To The West Of The Portgordon Maltings Buckie Moray
Received 31 May 2023 - Decided23/00895/APP
Construction and operation of an aerobic digestion facility and energy centre with associated works
Land Approximately 250 Metres To The West Of Portgordon Maltings Buckie Moray
Received 31 May 2023 - Decided23/00896/CLE
Running of equine charity and CIC including running open days, shows, events, dressage, show jumping, showing, gymkhana, fairs, car boot sales, stalls, lunches, teas, donation rides and associated activities to raise funds for the charity and CIC and promote awareness and provision of equine facilitated therapy to individuals or groups
The Stables Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6YX
Received 31 May 2023 - Decided23/00904/APP
Alterations to create one dwelling replace and install additional skylights windows and doors remove chimney and erect fence and gate at
10 South Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7ED
Received 1 Jun 2023 - Decided23/00905/APP
Convert garage to living accommodation and erect new garage at
5 Moray Gardens Forres Moray IV36 1DT
Received 1 Jun 2023 - Decided23/00906/APP
Replace nail sick slates with natural slate at
Ormthwaite Station Road Elgin Moray IV30 1QW
Received 1 Jun 2023 - Decided23/00911/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To Sweethome Mosstodloch Moray
Received 1 Jun 2023 - Decided23/00916/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse to provide first floor accommodation at
10 Forbes Road Forres Moray IV36 1HP
Received 2 Jun 2023 - Decided23/00917/HAZ
Hazardous Substance consent at
Glen Moray Distillery Bruceland Road Elgin Moray IV30 1YE
Received 2 Jun 2023 - Unknown23/00924/APP
Remove conservatory and erect extension at
5 Paradise Row Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QU
Received 5 Jun 2023 - Unknown23/00930/SCN
Screening opinion for installation of coastal defences at
Cullen Golf Club Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4WB
Received 5 Jun 2023 - Decided23/00933/APP
Consent to let part of dwellinghouse as self-contained holiday accommodation at
Avonlea The Square Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9ET
Received 6 Jun 2023 - Decided23/00934/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse including a balcony at
Birchfield Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AQ
Received 6 Jun 2023 - Decided23/00935/APP
Erect a detached annex at
Kintail Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7PE
Received 6 Jun 2023 - Unknown23/00936/PNOT
Erect an agricultural store at
Mains Of Tannachy Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5BU
Received 6 Jun 2023 - Decided23/00946/APP
Demolish jet wash machines and create a charging zone erect EV chargers canopy sub-station enclosure and associated forecourt works at
West Road Filling Station West Road Elgin Moray IV30 1SA
Received 7 Jun 2023 - Decided23/00952/APP
Proposed orangery and garden room at
Little Hillhead Buckie Moray AB56 4PB
Received 8 Jun 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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