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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 dates7,999Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,898 approved or refused records
339Refused applications
6,559 approved · 339 refused · 605 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/01024/APP
Retrospective consent to erect a 4.5m height flagpole in grounds of
Alba 195 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YN
Received 20 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01025/APP
Alter and extend to create one dwelling install solar panels and erect entrance porch at
Glenbogie North Road Forres Moray IV36 1AW
Received 20 Jun 2023 - Unknown23/01027/APP
Change of use of house alterations and erection of extensions to form dentist surgery and demolition of garage at
34 West Church Street Buckie Moray AB56 1HL
Received 20 Jun 2023 - Unknown23/01032/S36SCN
Proposed 349MW BESS with associated infrastructure including access road storage units fencing and landscaping on
Land To The Rear Of Gibston House Keith Moray
Received 20 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01034/APP
Retrospective consent for alterations and change of use of cottage barn and workshop to form holiday accommodation at
Muir Of Ruthrie Aberlour Moray AB38 9LT
Received 21 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01036/APP
Retrospective consent to install chemical dosing kiosk and landscaping at
Waste Water Treatment Works Dyke Forres Moray IV36 2TF
Received 21 Jun 2023 - Unknown23/01037/PNOT
Erect general purpose agricultural shed at
Tochieneal Farm Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4ST
Received 21 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01039/APP
Renovate upgrade and extend an existing cottage (partly retrospective) at
Refrieish Auchnarrow Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9JP
Received 21 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01049/APP
Erect screening fence and prefab container for existing borehole on
Land Adjacent To The Steadings Inverharroch Lower Cabrach Huntly
Received 22 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01050/APP
Convert public bar and function area to form dwellinghouse at
Fife Arms Hotel Regent Street Keith Moray AB55 5DZ
Received 22 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01053/APP
Alterations and conversion of ground floor offices to HMO apartment at
Little Cross House South College Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DY
Received 23 Jun 2023 - Unknown23/01054/APP
Conversion of attic space over garage to form holiday accommodation at
Cragganchaise Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9EB
Received 23 Jun 2023 - Unknown23/01055/APP
New access point and transfer area on
Site Opposite To Sycamore Grove Buckie Moray
Received 23 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01056/APP
Alterations and single storey lounge extension to rear at
West Cottage Easter Kintrae Elgin Moray IV30 5PX
Received 23 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01062/APP
Change the use of open land to private garden at
2 Duke Street Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5RH
Received 26 Jun 2023 - Unknown23/01069/PAPP
Proposed forestry buildings and service road at
Land West Of Newton Nursery Newton Elgin
Received 27 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01070/APP
Retrospective consent for garage extension replacement door and lock block driveway at
27 High Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LD
Received 27 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01071/APP
Proposed residential development of 263 homes including affordable housing with landscaping parking access and associated works at
Duffus Road Findrassie Elgin Moray
Received 27 Jun 2023 - Unknown23/01074/MARLIC
Install pontoons at
No 3 Pier Commercial Road Buckie Moray
Received 27 Jun 2023 - Unknown23/01076/SCN
Alternative working hours required during construction of onshore transmission infrastructure of Moray West Offshore Wind Farm at
Whitehillock Keith Moray AB55 5PH
Received 22 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01079/APP
Proposed sunlounge extension to rear at
22 Knockomie Rise Forres Moray IV36 2HG
Received 28 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01080/APP
Retrospective planning permission for riding arena and shed at
The Black House Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SQ
Received 28 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01088/LBC
Erect extension with balcony and new shed at
Laundry Cullen House Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4XW
Received 29 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01089/APP
Erect extension with balcony and new shed at
Laundry Cullen House Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4XW
Received 29 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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