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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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Moray. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,553 approved · 339 refused · 605 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Tugnet Cottage Spey Bay Fochabers Moray IV32 7PJ
Received 8 Jun 20234 John Street Buckie Moray AB56 1QX
Received 9 Jun 2023Walney Dunbar Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6AJ
Received 9 Jun 202355 Murrayfield Fochabers Moray IV32 7EZ
Received 9 Jun 2023Land At Beinn Chruinnich Ballindalloch Moray
Received 12 Jun 2023Seaview Caravan Park Findhorn Road Kinloss Moray
Received 12 Jun 2023Land Southwest Of Electricity Substation Westerton Road Keith Moray
Received 12 Jun 2023Land To North Of Existing Substation Westerton Road Keith Moray
Received 12 Jun 202366 McIntosh Drive Elgin Moray IV30 6AW
Received 12 Jun 2023Sonraichte Muiryhall Urquhart Elgin Moray IV30 8LW
Received 12 Jun 2023Inchbroom Phase 2B Lossiemouth Moray
Received 13 Jun 2023Findhorn Bay Caravan Park Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3TY
Received 13 Jun 2023Copperfield Whiteinch Forres Moray IV36 3TS
Received 14 Jun 2023Land To East Of A941 Bishopmill Elgin Moray
Received 14 Jun 202335 Duff Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5RZ
Received 15 Jun 20232 King Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EU
Received 15 Jun 20232 King Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EU
Received 15 Jun 2023Land Adjacent To 4 March Road West Buckie Moray
Received 15 Jun 202315 West Road Forres Moray IV36 2GW
Received 16 Jun 2023Lower Mill Of Tynet Buckie Moray AB56 5HJ
Received 16 Jun 2023Cullen Bowling And Tennis Club Reidhaven Place Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4RN
Received 16 Jun 2023Phoenix Park Coulardbank Road Lossiemouth Moray
Received 16 Jun 2023166 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YL
Received 16 Jun 202321 West End Cummingston Elgin Moray IV30 5XY
Received 16 Jun 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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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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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