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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 dates8,105Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,993 approved or refused records
346Refused applications
6,647 approved · 346 refused · 612 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jul 2016 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/01781/APP
Removal of existing shutters glazed screens and fascia and install new glazed screens with standing seam zinc infill at
48 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JX
Received 5 Oct 2023 - Unknown23/01784/MARLIC
Capital dredge and sea deposit at
Buckie Harbour Commercial Road Buckie Moray
Received 5 Oct 2023 - Appeal decided23/01787/CLP
Use of site for the siting of static holiday caravans at
Riverview Caravan Park Mundole Forres Moray IV36 2SY
Received 6 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01789/CLE
Certificate of lawfulness for confirmation of commencement on planning consent 16/01653/APP for erection of caretakers house on
Land At Covesea Links Golf Course Lossiemouth Moray
Received 6 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01790/CLE
Confirmation of commencement of works ref 20/00689/APP at
St Ninians Store Newlands Of Tynet Buckie Moray AB56 5HH
Received 6 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01794/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Benachie Ashgrove Road Elgin Moray IV30 1UU
Received 9 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01796/APP
Garden studio replacing existing shed in rear garden for use as study utility space and storage area
7 Campbell Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4UE
Received 9 Oct 2023 - Unknown23/01809/S37
EIA Screening Opinion - Build 9 span of 11kV OHL for new supply at
Leanoch/Buinach Elgin Moray
Received 9 Oct 2023 - Unknown23/01810/APP
Replacement windows to property at
59 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YF
Received 10 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01811/HAZ
Hazardous Substance Consent for storage of whisky at
Caley Casks Viewfield Farm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9QT
Received 10 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01812/APP
Construction of a small section of access track at
Land At Drum Farm Keith Moray
Received 10 Oct 2023 - Unknown23/01813/SCN
Excavation of ground to for a lochan on
Land 600M South West Of Berryley Steading Darnaway Forres Moray
Received 10 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01820/APP
Extend dwelling at
5 The Muir Bogmoor Fochabers Moray IV32 7PN
Received 11 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01822/APP
Convert domestic summer house to beauty room at
15 Chanonry Road Elgin Moray IV30 1XH
Received 11 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01823/APP
New boundary fencing and access arrangement at
Fir-Chlis Easter Coltfield Alves Moray
Received 11 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01825/APP
Permanent storage of top soil associated with the redevelopment of Newton Nursery on
Land West Of Newton Nursery Newton Elgin Moray
Received 12 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01826/APP
Erect a flagpole at
Cabrach War Memorial Cairn Garden Inverharroch Lower Cabrach Moray
Received 12 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01835/APP
Revise house design and site boundaries approved ref 15/00363/APP to erect dwellinghouse with integral garage on
Site 150M North Of Brennach Birnie Elgin Moray
Received 13 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01836/APP
Remove diesel pump installation of EV charging unit (2 charge points) and formation of 2no parking spaces at
Craigellachie Filling Station Hill Street Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9TB
Received 13 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01839/APP
Erect a two storey sixth form building containing a multi-use hall 7 small classrooms quiet study space a multi-functional kitchen and ancillary support space at
Gordonstoun School Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RF
Received 16 Oct 2023 - Unknown23/01840/APP
Revised house type approved under ref 18/01477/APP to include a carport on
Land Adjacent To Easter Covesea Cottage Duffus Moray
Received 16 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01841/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-17 imposed on planning consent ref 23/00440/PPP to erect dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Site At Wellhill Farm Kintessack Forres Moray
Received 16 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01842/CLE
Replacement of street-facing window at .
9 Grant Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4XG
Received 16 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01847/APP
Remove harling and paint from quoins and repoint original stonework with lime mortar on south face at
27 Commercial Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PX
Received 17 Oct 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.
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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