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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 dates8,471Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,320 approved or refused records
370Refused applications
6,950 approved · 370 refused · 641 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown25/01556/PNOT
Erect agricultural building at
Saughwells Keith Moray AB55 6RJ
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01557/APP
Alterations to dwellinghouse and form balcony at
13 Kinneddar Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6PW
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01558/APP
Remove sun lounge and erect replacement sun lounge extension at
Thornwell Roseisle Elgin Moray IV30 5YF
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01559/APP
Proposed sun room/utility extension and detached double garage
7 Logie Drive Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4TW
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01570/APP
Erect four cabins for glamping accommodation at
Scotsburn Farm Elgin Moray IV30 8QT
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01571/APP
Reconfigured visitor centre visitor parking landscaping engineering operations and associated works at
Aberlour Distillery Aberlour Moray AB38 9PJ
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01572/LBC
Fit a DCB unit on wall internally and run 30m internal cable to comms room at
Milnes Primary School High Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7ER
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01573/APP
Demolish victorian part of house and erect single storey extension connected by glazed link to existing house and alterations at
Hillhead Farmhouse Forres Moray IV36 2QT
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01574/APP
Erect new front porch new double garage and lean-to and change external finish to walls of dwelling house at
Cochno 4 Glen Elgin Road Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SZ
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01575/APP
Change of use from former airfield to temporary storage compound with associated ancillary facilities at
Yard 1 Milltown Elgin Moray
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01576/APP
Change of use from former airfield to temporary storage compound with associated ancillary facilities at
Yard 2 Milltown Elgin Moray
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01579/LBC
Replacement roof fit new lead to dormer sides and fit new ridge clean and restore downpipes at
Rockhouse Hotel Clifton Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6DP
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01580/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness application relating to commencement of previous planning permission 19/00377/APP on
Land Adjacent To Wester Oldtown Roseisle Roseisle Moray
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01581/APP
Replace 2no existing rooflights with 2 new double glazed conservation rooflights at
The Bellcot Cullen House Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4XW
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Unknown25/01582/APP
Erect new tyre changing garage furniture workshop /showroom and hot hood takeaway at
4 Riverside Road Elgin Moray IV30 6LS
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01583/APP
Construct double garage at
Burnside Burnside Road Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7NY
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01585/APP
Construct new annexe within the curtilage at
The Vinery Beach Road Kingston Fochabers Moray IV32 7NP
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Unknown25/01587/STLPPC
Application for a provisional planning certificate for facilities at
Spey Bay Golf Club Spey Bay Fochabers Moray IV32 7PJ
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01588/APP
Bonded whisky warehouse development on
Land East Of Viewfield Farm Craigellachie Moray
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01589/LBC
Retrospective alterations to include air source heat pumps and replacement windows and internal alterations at
1 The Square Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4RR
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01590/APP
Retrospective alterations to include air source heat pumps and replacement windows at
1 The Square Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4RR
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01591/APP
Remove the wall between the lounge and the kitchen/dining room. Incert RSJ, fill in the current kitchen door
15 Glebe Road Kinloss Forres Moray IV36 3TU
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01592/APP
Retrospective application for the siting of a prefabricated office workspace (printing engraving and embroidery) building within the rear garden of the dwelling at
Kinrara 61 South Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7EF
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01595/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
75 Land Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7BB
Received 4 Dec 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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