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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 dates8,443Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,293 approved or refused records
367Refused applications
6,926 approved · 367 refused · 641 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/01278/APP
Alterations and change of use of first floor dance studio to dental practice at
56 High Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6AA
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01287/APP
Proposed change of house design to amend existing approval ref 24/01332/APP on
Land To The Rear Of 208 Findhorn Moray
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01288/APP
Erect detached domestic garage on
Site Adjacent To Greenwards Birnie Moray
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01291/APP
Extend container storage and erect lighting at
Unit 13 Elgin Business Park Elgin Moray
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01292/LBC
Alterations to commercial unit to form residential apartment at
7 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EQ
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01293/APP
Conversion of commercial unit to residential apartment at
7 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EQ
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01295/HAZ
Hazardous Substances Consent to store ethanol/water mixture at
Mortlach Distillery Fife Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AQ
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01296/HAZ
Hazardous Substances Consent to store ethanol/water mixture and diesel at
Cardhu Distillery Cardhu Aberlour Moray AB38 7RY
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01297/HAZ
Hazardous Substances Consent to store ethanol/water mixture at
Linkwood Distillery Linkwood Road Elgin Moray IV30 8RD
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01298/HAZ
Hazardous Substances Consent to store ethanol/water mixture at
Dailuaine Distillery Carron Aberlour Moray AB38 7RE
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01304/LBC
Repair works to replace 4no column floral finials at
Market Cross Monument High Street Forres Moray
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01306/APP
Install Solar PV panels at
Seaglass 156 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YL
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Unknown25/01307/APP
Proposed 4no holiday lets on
Site Adjacent To Blackholes Archiestown Moray
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01311/APP
Addition of dormers and bifold doors to south elevation and reglaze existing windows at
29 Sterlochy Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PQ
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01312/LBC
Addition of dormers and bifold doors to south elevation and reglaze existing windows at
29 Sterlochy Street Findochty Buckie Moray AB56 4PQ
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Unknown25/01320/APP
Change of use of existing studio to short term let accommodation at
The Architecture Studio The Orchard Ashfield Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LF
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01323/APP
Installation of new welfare cabins within existing parking and storage yard to east of main site at
Rothes Corde Limited North Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7BW
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01327/LBC
Replace existing windows with new double glazed sash and case windows and insulate property at
108 High Street Forres Moray IV36 1NT
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01328/APP
Reconfigure car park and alterations to shop front at
1 Linkwood Place Elgin Moray IV30 1HZ
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01329/APP
Amend planning consent 24/00420/APP for conversion of fisherman's store to dwellinghouse at
43C Findhorn Moray
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01330/APP
Changes to design approved under ref 24/01356/APP addition of glazed gable addition of sun lounge to rear garage and kitchen extended 600mm to the rear garage window replaced with door and window relocated to side of the garage on
Plot 13A Firthside Development Hopeman Elgin Moray
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01331/APP
Replace existing outbuilding with detached garage at
1 Mid Street Keith Moray AB55 5AG
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01334/CLE
Form shower room dormer and balcony to kitchen at
8A Grant Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4XG
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01335/APP
Form new agricultural access off the A95 on
Land Off A95 Banff Turnpike North East Of Keith Moray
Received 15 Oct 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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