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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 dates8,038Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,937 approved or refused records
340Refused applications
6,597 approved · 340 refused · 606 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/01282/APP
Erect domestic garage on
Plot 1 Fairway Heights Kinloss Forres Moray
Received 1 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01283/APP
Repairs to wall head at
Tugnet Cottage Spey Bay Fochabers Moray IV32 7PJ
Received 1 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01284/APP
Retrospective application to erect home office building at
Sunnyhill Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8ST
Received 1 Aug 2023 - Unknown23/01285/PNOT
Erect an agricultural building on
Land Opposite To Burniestrype Farmhouse Garmouth Moray
Received 1 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01286/APP
Internal alterations and replace front door with window at
24 Stuart Street Forres Moray IV36 1HQ
Received 1 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01287/CLE
Use of part of the Boathouse as a residential dwellinghouse at
The Boathouse Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8RW
Received 1 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01290/APP
Demolition of existing porch and erect extension at
Kitchenpark Keith Moray AB55 6QU
Received 2 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01291/ADV
Erect a freestanding visitors information board at
Kinloss Abbey Kinloss Moray
Received 2 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01292/APP
Retrospective consent to erect fence at
11A Greyfriars Street Elgin Moray IV30 1LF
Received 2 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01296/LBC
Repair of lintel to main door
Tugnet Store Spey Bay Moray
Received 3 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01299/ADV
Replacement RBS ATM signage
4 Seafield Square Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AZ
Received 4 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01300/ADV
Replacement ATM signage at
W H Smith Units 18 - 21 St Giles Centre High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EA
Received 4 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01301/LBC
Replacement ATM signage at
W H Smith Units 18 - 21 St Giles Centre High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EA
Received 4 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01302/APP
Subdivide existing dwelling to form two short term let apartments at
Chapel Hill Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AW
Received 4 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01303/APP
Amend design approved under ref 22/01250/APP for conversion of garage and extension to house to form living annex and the erection of a new garage at
Hill View Easter Lawrenceton Forres Moray IV36 2RL
Received 4 Aug 2023 - Unknown23/01304/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse alter access and erect garage at
Scot View Knock Huntly Moray AB54 7LQ
Received 4 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01305/APP
Remove conservatory and erect orangey internal alterations form new opening and new windows and doors at
Rothes House Manse Brae Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AF
Received 4 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01306/LBC
Remove conservatory and erect orangey internal alterations new windows and doors at
Rothes House Manse Brae Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AF
Received 4 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01307/APP
Replace existing asbestos cement roof sheeting with natural slate new roof windows and installation of PV solar panels at
The Warehouse Theatre Pitgaveny Quay Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6TW
Received 4 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01314/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
7 Queen Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4BF
Received 7 Aug 2023 - Unknown23/01315/APP
Remove existing sheds and erect new garden room with decking at
The Rowans Beach Road Kingston Fochabers Moray IV32 7NP
Received 7 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01316/APP
Repair and reinforcement of the eroded bank to the west of the artificial embankment including realignment of the Snaosean Stripe Burn at
Substation Dallas Dallas Moray
Received 7 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01317/APP
Convert former office suite to create extension to existing dwelling house at
65 Moss Street Keith Moray AB55 5HE
Received 7 Aug 2023 - Decided23/01318/APP
Construction and operation of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) development with a capacity of up to 4MW with associated access infrastructure and landscaping on
Land To North Of The Macallan Distillery Craigellachie Aberlour Moray
Received 7 Aug 2023
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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.
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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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