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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 dates8,456Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,306 approved or refused records
368Refused applications
6,938 approved · 368 refused · 641 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/01421/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and detached garage on
Site Adjacent To Riverview Rothiemay Huntly
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01422/ADV
Install projecting sign, flag and totem sign on
Land Adjacent To Kynoch Park Keith AB55 5JY
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01423/APP
Addition of dormer window and single storey extension to the rear reinstatement of roof light replacement of door with window at
10 Seaforth Street Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4JQ
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01424/APP
Replace original 3no roof lights with velux heritage conservation roof lights at
36 High Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7DX
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01428/APP
Create new access onto the B9103 at
Coral Peel Easter Oakenhead Lossiemouth Moray
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Unknown25/01429/AMC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1-15 imposed on planning consent ref 22/01297/PPP for erection of dwellinghouse and associated works on
Ground At Rear Of 36 To 38 Hill Street Elgin Moray
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Unknown25/01430/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Site At Bardon Farm Birnie Elgin Moray
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01431/LBC
Replace original 3no roof lights with velux heritage conservation roof lights at
36 High Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7DX
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Unknown25/01439/MARLIC
Undertake Outfall Maintenance & Repair at a location below the level of Mean High Water Springs at
Great Eastern Road Buckie Moray
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01441/APP
Proposed utilisation of unused Unit 3 to general storage and change of use of Unit 2 from classic car rental to car repair garage at
Unit 2 And 3 3 Bogton Place Forres Moray IV36 1EP
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01442/APP
Change house types on plots 46-49 at
Phase 2 Inchbroom Inchbroom Road Lossiemouth Moray
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01447/APP
Retrospective permission to site and operate a mobile sauna at
East Beach Dunes Road Findhorn Moray
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01452/PNOTWC
Replace timber windows with PVCu windows at
91E High Street Forres Moray IV36 1AA
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01454/APP
Renewal of planning consent 22/01405/APP to site a portable office building adjacent to
The Phoenix Centre 156 The Park Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3TD
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01457/APP
Variation to condition 1 of planning permission 22/01673/EIA at
Land West Of Glenrothes Distillery Burnside Street Rothes Moray
Received 5 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01458/APP
Proposed extension at
27 Castle Court Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6RJ
Received 5 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01464/APP
Install new Velux rooflight erect new store and shed at
Stella Maris 1 Harbour Place Portknockie Buckie Moray AB56 4NR
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01465/APP
Remove existing fuel tanks and erect storage building at
Coleburn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01469/APP
Amendments to design approved under consent No 25/00247/APP at
24 MacKenzie Place Elgin Moray IV30 4EY
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01470/APP
Internal alterations to form self contained letting room and change of window to french doors in front elevation at
Reiver House Victoria Road Forres Moray IV36 3BN
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01472/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
2 Distillery Cottages Linkwood Road Elgin Moray IV30 6RE
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01478/APP
Part internal refurbishment of existing building extension and associated external works
Glenfiddich Distillery Castle Road Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DH
Received 10 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01479/APP
Change of use of existing chapel to a dwellinghouse at
Church Of The Sacred Heart Chapel Terrace Aberlour Moray AB38 9PR
Received 10 Nov 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01485/APP
Replace derelict house on
Site At Achmore Glenrinnes Dufftown Moray
Received 11 Nov 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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