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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 dates8,167Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,047 approved or refused records
350Refused applications
6,697 approved · 350 refused · 619 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00189/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Romach Sanquhar Road Forres Moray IV36 1DG
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00195/APP
Erect replacement garage with an upper storey annexe for short term let at
Caladh Stotfield Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QS
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00196/APP
Creation of accessible car park and access path to castle and upgrading of farm track at
Drumin Castle Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00200/APP
Retrospective consent to use room in house from short term let at
82A Granary Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UA
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00212/APP
Amended house design approved under ref 20/01349/APP at
Mulben View Mulben Keith Moray
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00213/APP
Renewal of Planning Permission 20/01570/APP to erect dwellinghouse and detached garage at
Airidhantuim Aberlour Moray AB38 9NS
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00216/APP
Alterations and new dormer window at
Lochiel Cottage East Cummingston Elgin Moray IV30 5XY
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00217/APP
Proposed garage conversion and erection of porch at
32 Drumduan Park Forres Moray IV36 1FQ
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00226/APP
Proposed internal alterations and replacement extension at
2 Tait Avenue Elgin Moray IV30 6AU
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00230/APP
Proposed bay window
11 Braemar Close Elgin Moray IV30 8BB
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00231/APP
Proposed new water abstraction for Aberlour Distillery including abstraction in River Spey together with control building underground pipeline directional drilling below A95 and associated infrastructure at
Land West Of Aberlour Distillery Aberlour Moray
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00233/SCN
Expansion of maltings production capacity and storage including new germination vessels kiln barley storage shed drying and dressing facilities malt storage silos and associated roads drainage and infrastructure at
Portgordon Maltings Buckie Moray AB56 5BU
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00234/SCN
Proposed new water abstraction for Aberlour Distillery including abstraction in River Spey together with control building underground pipeline directional drilling below A95 and associated infrastructure at
Land West Of Aberlour Distillery Aberlour Moray
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00237/ADV
Erect replacement signage at
94 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BJ
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00240/LBC
Erect replacement signage at
94 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BJ
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00241/HAZ
Application for hazardous substance consent at
Tomintoul Distillery Kirkmichael Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AQ
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00247/APP
Extend former farmhouse at
Lochhills Farmhouse Lochhills Elgin Moray IV30 8LT
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00248/APP
Erect hut with separate composting toilet on
Site Within Wood Of Sourden Rothes Aberlour Moray
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00250/APP
Subdivide dwelling change of use of part of shop into a dwelling and flat at
41 The Square Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9ET
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00251/APP
Alter and extend at
Elgin Mosque 78 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JG
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00261/SCN
Demolition of farm buildings at
Glenconglass Farm Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9EP
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00262/SCN
Demolition of farm buildings at
Mains Of Oxhill Buckie Moray AB56 5ET
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00263/SCN
Construction and operation of greener grid park(GGP) infrastructure in the form of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with generating capacity up to 50MW on
10 Westerton Road Keith Moray AB55 5EP
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00265/APP
Erect dwellinghouse construct vehicular access and install private drainage system on
Land 20M West Of Speyside Lodge Carron Aberlour Moray
Received 19 Feb 2024
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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