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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates8,111Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,997 approved or refused records
346Refused applications
6,651 approved · 346 refused · 614 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/01848/APP
Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1989 to amend condition 18 of planning permission 18/01046/EIA to amend construction working hours
From Within The Vicinity Of Redhythe Point In Aberdeenshire Council Area To Whitehillock Farm Keith Moray
Received 17 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01851/APP
Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to amend condition 7 of planning permission reference 21/01402/AMC, to amend working hours
From Within The Vicinity Of Redhythe Point In Aberdeenshire Council Area To Whitehillock Farm Keith Moray AB55 5PH
Received 18 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01852/APP
Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to amend condition 4 of planning permission reference 21/01561/AMC to amend construction working hours
From Within The Vicinity Of Redhythe Point In Aberdeenshire Council Area To Whitehillock Farm Keith Moray
Received 18 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01853/APP
Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to amend condition 7 of planning permission reference 21/01391/APP to amend construction working hours on
Land Between Greenhill And Factors Park Plantation Deskford Cullen Moray
Received 18 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01862/APP
Proposed extension to existing car park at
1 Pinefield Parade Elgin Moray IV30 6AG
Received 20 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01863/APP
Distillery effluent tank and cooling tower and associated ground works and fencing at
Inverharroch Steading Lower Cabrach Huntly Moray
Received 20 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01866/APP
Revised plot boundaries and change of house types for plots 13 to plots 19 under ref 15/00244/APP on
Land To West Of Ordiequish Road Fochabers Moray
Received 23 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01867/APP
Change of use from bank to form part of neighbouring house demolish outbuilding and erect extension to rear remove fire exit and form new window replace window with door remove chimney install roof lights and replace rain water goods at
79 - 81 High Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7DH
Received 23 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01869/APP
Change of use of residential annexe to short term let holiday accommodation at
1 Seatown Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6JL
Received 23 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01870/APP
Alter and extend dwelling at
Fasnacloich 13 Oakwood Avenue Elgin Moray IV30 6AX
Received 23 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01871/APP
Renew planning permission to site burger van at
Car Park Tyock Industrial Estate Elgin Moray
Received 23 Oct 2023 - Unknown23/01875/MARLIC
Installation of pontoons at
Buckie Harbour Commercial Road Buckie Moray
Received 23 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01876/APP
Demolish 2no dwellings and erect extension to existing hotel including internal alterations at
Station Hotel 51 New Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7BJ
Received 24 Oct 2023 - Unknown23/01877/PNOT
Proposed forestry tracks at
Hill Of Barluack Glen Of Rothes Moray
Received 24 Oct 2023 - Unknown23/01878/PNOT
Proposed forestry track at
Scarr Hill Glen Of Rothes Moray
Received 24 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01880/CLE
Certificate of lawfulness for demolish buildings/steadings and replace with one dwelling
Site 1 Chapelton Farm St Leonards Road Forres Moray
Received 25 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01881/APP
Proposed extension to barrel repair shop to include barrel storage building and canopy at
Speyside Cooperage Ltd Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RS
Received 25 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01882/APP
Erect two storey extension at
39 St Peters Road Buckie Moray AB56 1DP
Received 25 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01888/LBC
Internal alterations form dormer windows and re-slate existing roof (as amended) at
19 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YE
Received 26 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01889/APP
Internal alterations form dormer windows and re-slate existing roof (as amended) at
19 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YE
Received 26 Oct 2023 - Unknown23/01890/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
4 Hutcheon Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5SQ
Received 26 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01896/LBC
Proposed installation of roof mounted solar panels at
Millers Cottage Mill Of Towie Keith Moray AB55 5HX
Received 27 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01897/APP
Equipment store and outdoor work area
Loch Of Blairs Boathouse Forres Moray IV36 2SH
Received 27 Oct 2023 - Decided23/01898/APP
Alter and extend dwelling with new driveway at
6 Seaview Terrace Buckie Moray AB56 1QQ
Received 27 Oct 2023
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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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