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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.
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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 dates8,006Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,905 approved or refused records
339Refused applications
6,566 approved · 339 refused · 605 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/01090/APP
External alterations at
Millbuies Cottage Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8RJ
Received 29 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01091/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Braemoray Forsyth Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5SY
Received 29 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01092/APP
Erect replacement extension at
3 Ardgye Farm Cottage Elgin Moray IV30 8UP
Received 29 Jun 2023 - Unknown23/01095/PAPP
Erect replacement agricultural building at
Kininvie Farm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RD
Received 29 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01098/APP
Install new exit ramp to rear of nursery building at
Moray College Nursery Moray Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JJ
Received 30 Jun 2023 - Decided23/01103/APP
Erect replacement extension to rear of dwellinghouse and extend garage at
69 Forsyth Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5SY
Received 3 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01104/APP
Increase maturation warehouse capacity
Benromach Distillery Invererne Road Forres Moray IV36 3EB
Received 3 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01105/APP
Retrospective application for change of use of former warehouse to auto body workshop at
Unit 2 Edgar Road Elgin Moray IV30 6YQ
Received 3 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01108/APP
External painting at
11 Victoria Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4LQ
Received 3 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01116/APP
Erect a 110m standard specification guyed steel lattice mast for a temporary five year period on
Site Approx 10km South Of Dufftown Moray
Received 4 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01117/APP
Erect a 110m standard specification guyed steel lattice mast for a temporary five year period on
Site At Round Hill Approx 10km South Of Dufftown Moray
Received 4 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01118/APP
Erect a 110m standard specification guyed steel lattice mast for temporary five year period on
Site Adjacent To Grouse Butts 10km South Of Dufftown Moray
Received 4 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01119/APP
Revise access and site boundaries on planning consent 18/00151/AMC to erect dwellinghouse on
Site 300M North Of New Alves Farm Mosstowie Elgin Moray
Received 4 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01120/APP
Revise access and boundaries on planning consent 15/00452/APP to erect dwellinghouse on
Site 190M North Of New Alves Cottage Mosstowie Elgin Moray
Received 4 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01121/APP
Install a 24 Tonne mounded LPG storage tank and associated connection point at
Glenmoray Distillery Bruceland Road Elgin Moray IV30 1YE
Received 4 Jul 2023 - Unknown23/01122/APP
Formation of new access track and upgrade access onto A96 at
2 Hillhead Farm Cottages Forres Moray IV36 2QT
Received 4 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01123/APP
Sub-divide existing dwellinghouse to form short term let apartment at
Yellow Sands Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YY
Received 4 Jul 2023 - Unknown23/01125/LBC
Replacement signs at
62 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BU
Received 4 Jul 2023 - Unknown23/01126/LBC
Replace windows at
62 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BU
Received 4 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01129/LBC
Repairs to existing boundary wall between
13 And 15 South Castle Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4RT
Received 4 Jul 2023 - Unknown23/01133/PPP
Sub-division to form additional house plot at
Achmelvich Elgin Moray IV30 8TZ
Received 5 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01134/APP
Install solar PV panels at
Drumore 24 Reidhaven Street Elgin Moray IV30 1QH
Received 5 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01136/APP
Erect 2 x ground mounted solar pv arrays at
The Coulard Coulardbank Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SL
Received 5 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01142/LBC
Alterations and conversion of ground floor offices to HMO apartment at
Little Cross House South College Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DY
Received 6 Jul 2023
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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