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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 dates8,440Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,290 approved or refused records
366Refused applications
6,924 approved · 366 refused · 641 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/01214/APP
Install insulated limecrete floor air source heat pump underfloor heating and various external works at
Seamhor Spey Bay Fochabers Moray IV32 7PJ
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01216/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Broomhill Cottage Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2RW
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01217/APP
Replace existing fixed single glazed windows to double glazed windows with openable windows for ventilation at
5 Thunderton Place Elgin Moray IV30 1BG
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Unknown25/01218/PNOT
Upgrade forest track on
Land 650M West Of Netherly Rothes Moray
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Unknown25/01223/SCN
Erection of free range poultry shed (egg production) and feed silos at
Wester Coltfield Farm Alves Forres Moray IV36 2UB
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01224/APP
Demolish steading erect residents games room store and separate laundry service at
Urlamore Steading Kirkmichael Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9HD
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01225/APP
Amalgamation of retail units to form two units and external alterations at
18-40 Isobel Gowdie Road Elgin Moray IV30 4FU
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01229/APP
Weather protection screen cover to external pipework at
Glen Grant Distillery Elgin Road Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7BS
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01230/APP
Convert existing outbuilding to ancillary accommodation at
Glengerrack House Newmill Keith Moray AB55 6UA
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01235/APP
Change of use of public bar to dwellinghouse at
Harbour Bar 83 Main Street Buckie Moray AB56 1XQ
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01236/APP
Convert existing office to dentist surgery and alterations at
8 Victoria Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 1RQ
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01237/APP
Install new staircase allowing the use of the attic as an additional bedroom at
5 Hilton Cottages Drybridge Buckie Moray AB56 5AE
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Unknown25/01241/PNOTPT
Peat restoration on
Land At Clashninian Craigmill Dallas Moray
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01244/APP
Revise house design adjust site boundaries approved under ref 23/01120/APP erect domestic garage and site temporary static caravan for residential use during construction on
Site 190M North Of New Alves Cottage Mosstowie Elgin Moray
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01248/APP
Replace existing flat roofs with pitched slated roofs at
Briggs Of Darbreich Deskford Buckie Moray AB56 5YU
Received 1 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01249/APP
Site external air conditioning unit at
14 Batchen Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BH
Received 1 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01250/APP
Erect single storey extension to rear at
2 Victoria Crescent Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4TT
Received 1 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01252/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse and reposition drive access at
31 Pinewood Road Mosstodloch Fochabers Moray IV32 7JU
Received 2 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01253/APP
Site timber chalet for use as ancillary accommodation for family members within the grounds of
Granern Dunphail Forres Moray IV36 2QH
Received 2 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01254/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
Easter Califer Forres Moray IV36 2RN
Received 2 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01255/APP
Solar panels added to football canopy stand
Lossiemouth Football Club Grant Park Kellas Avenue Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6JG
Received 2 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01275/APP
Enlarge driveway gates opening and width of drive at
14 - 16 New Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PS
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01276/APP
Revise site boundaries and modify house design approved under ref 23/02007/APP for renovation and conversion to a dwellinghouse at
Braewynner Keith Moray AB55 6RE
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Unknown25/01277/PNOT
Extend existing forestry equipment store at
Sunnyhill Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8ST
Received 6 Oct 2025
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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