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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 dates8,010Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,909 approved or refused records
339Refused applications
6,570 approved · 339 refused · 605 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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
- Decided23/01144/APP
Section 42 to vary condition 1 of 18/00717/APP to use the summer house as a short term let unit at
Oakhall Dyke Forres Moray IV36 2TF
Received 6 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01148/APP
Demolish rear porch and erect new porch at
Thornhill House Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8RJ
Received 7 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01149/LBC
Demolish rear porch and erect new porch at
Thornhill House Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8RJ
Received 7 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01155/APP
Demolish existing shop and erect new golf pro shop at
Moray Golf Club Stotfield Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QS
Received 10 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01156/APP
S.42 Application seeking to vary conditions 3 and 4 of Full Planning Permission 21/02001/APP associated with re-location of the foul pumping stations at
Kinloss Barracks Burghead Road Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3UH
Received 10 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01157/APP
Installation of solar panels and Webcam at
Burghead Coastal Rowing Club Site 11 Burghead Harbour Church Street Burghead Moray
Received 10 Jul 2023 - Unknown23/01163/PNOT
Erect a forestry building at
Wardend Woods Birnie Elgin Moray
Received 11 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01165/APP
S42 to vary condition 3 and condition 20 of the original planning consent ref 21/00020/EIA at
Garbet Windfarm Site 5.5km Southeast Of Dufftown Moray
Received 11 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01166/ADV
Erect signs at
The Granary 14 - 18 Thunderton Place Elgin Moray IV30 1BG
Received 11 Jul 2023 - Unknown23/01180/PNOT
Proposed forestry track on
Site Approx. 900M To East Of Bardonside Shougle Elgin Moray
Received 12 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01181/APP
New forestry access onto A98 from
Bauds Wood Cullen Moray
Received 12 Jul 2023 - Unknown23/01182/PNOT
Proposed forestry track at
Bauds Wood Cullen Moray
Received 12 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01186/APP
Vary house type approved under ref 22/00655/APP for dwellinghouse on Plot B on
Site To Rear Of Laich Medical Centre Quarry Road Lossiemouth Moray
Received 13 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01187/APP
Proposed sun lounge extension at
Knauchland Smithy Huntly Moray AB54 7NX
Received 13 Jul 2023 - Unknown23/01191/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse at
Site At Meikle Cantly Grange Keith Moray
Received 14 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01193/APP
Upgrade existing access at
The Junction Of The U95H And U97H To Upper Bellandy Glenrinnes Dufftown Moray
Received 14 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01194/APP
Erect a 1.5m wooden fence in place of hedge at
8 Redcraig Mundole Forres Moray IV36 2JR
Received 14 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01195/APP
Erect new office complex and 2 no storage units at
1 Waterford Way Forres Moray IV36 3EE
Received 14 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01200/LBC
Install insulation to suspended timber floor and replace bathroom with utility room at
40 Castle Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7DW
Received 17 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01201/CLE
Certificate of lawfulness for use of house as self catering short term holiday let at
15 Lemanfield Crescent Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LS
Received 17 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01202/APP
Change of use of shared driveway to private driveway and erection of fence and gate at
Knockomie Lodge Forres Moray IV36 2SG
Received 17 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01208/APP
Proposed extension and install solar panels to rear extension of church at
St Michaels Church Conval Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AH
Received 18 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01209/APP
Retrospective consent to erect a free standing gardeners potting shed at
Brodie Castle Brodie Forres Moray IV36 2TE
Received 18 Jul 2023 - Decided23/01210/APP
Change of use of adjoining farm land to garden ground erect solar PV array and extend dwellinghouse to form a plant room at
Upper Tominachty Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9QR
Received 18 Jul 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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