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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 dates8,405Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,259 approved or refused records
366Refused applications
6,893 approved · 366 refused · 638 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00900/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-17 imposed on planning consent ref 22/01884/PPP for erection of dwellinghouse and associated works on
Ground Adjacent To Kintail South Street Fochabers Moray
Received 28 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00908/APP
Erect replacement dwellinghouse and associated works at
Bell Croft Deskford Moray
Received 29 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00909/APP
Convert loft space and fit window to north west gable at
Darroch 40 Station Road Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PJ
Received 29 Jul 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00914/HAZ
Hazardous substance consent on
Burncrook Warehouses Station Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AD
Received 29 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00916/APP
Proposed variation of conditions 2 and 11 of planning consent 03/01286/MIN to extend the operational life of the existing permitted site until 31st October 2040 and to provide for working to take place in accordance with the proposed amended site design
Blackhillock Quarry Keith Moray AB55 5PA
Received 30 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00917/APP
Proposed southern extension at
Blackhillock Quarry Keith Moray AB55 5PA
Received 30 Jul 2025 - Unknown25/00919/PPP
Replace existing dwelling and residential caravan demolish workshop buildings to form 6no private steading style dwellings and associated infrastructure at
Moss Of Barmuckity Workshop Elgin Moray IV30 8QW
Received 30 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00922/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Firlands Cottage 97 St Leonards Road Forres Moray IV36 2RE
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00923/APP
Retrospective application to erect timber fence and gate and paint external walls white at
Ivy Cottage Mid Street Kingston Fochabers Moray IV32 7NR
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Unknown25/00924/PNOT
Relocation of existing welfare portacabins at
Newton Nursery Elgin Moray IV30 8XR
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00925/APP
New external fenced HVAC plant compound to house new external air handling unit (AHU) in the shared rear service yard
Currys Unit 8 Springfield Retail Park Edgar Road Elgin Moray IV30 6WQ
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00926/APP
Demolish nissen hut and erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Ferniefield Garmouth Moray
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00927/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
1 Bridge Street Forres Moray IV36 1DU
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00928/ADV
Erect perimeter non-illuminated advertising boards at
6 Perimeter Road Elgin Moray IV30 6AF
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00932/APP
Change of use from office to dwellinghouse at
The Elms 29 St Leonards Road Forres Moray IV36 1EN
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00933/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
11 Tait Avenue Elgin Moray IV30 6AU
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Unknown25/00937/PNOTPT
Peatland restoration at
Rochulm Flats Altyre Estate Moray
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00938/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
1 Ben Aigan Way Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AX
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00939/APP
Erect a garden studio at
Birch Lea Tininver Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AZ
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00940/PPP
Form 2 house plots on
Land Adjacent To Edendale Barhill Road Buckie Moray
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00943/APP
Replace existing upvc door with new upvc door and replace existing timber window in upvc at
Cuimean 3 Seaforth Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4JQ
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00946/APP
Upgrade windows and doors at
James Milne Institute 43 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YF
Received 6 Aug 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00947/LBC
Form new opening and reduce height of existing wall
Millburn Linkwood Road Elgin Moray IV30 8RD
Received 6 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00948/APP
Revised house design and associated works approved under ref 14/00286/APP at
Tomnabent Meadows Ben Rinnes Drive Tomnabent Aberlour Moray
Received 6 Aug 2025
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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