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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 dates8,493Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,339 approved or refused records
372Refused applications
6,967 approved · 372 refused · 644 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/01700/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Upper Borlum Cardhu Aberlour Moray AB38 7RY
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01701/APP
Demolish part of existing agricultural steading and erect single storey agricultural building at
Mains Of Inverourie Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9HP
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01702/APP
Proposed service area at rear of the Bakehouse Market at
91 - 92 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YG
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01703/APP
Change of use from former airfield to temporary office and welfare facility at
Former Airfield Milltown Elgin Moray IV30 8NQ
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Decided26/00001/APP
Change of use from residential to short term let at
3B Cooper Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5SD
Received 2 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00015/PNOT
Erect a general purpose agricultural building at
Springburn Miltonduff Elgin Moray IV30 8TL
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00016/APP
Alterations and improvements to dwellinghouse at
Longhill Farmhouse Elgin Moray IV30 8LE
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00017/LBC
Alterations and improvements to dwellinghouse at
Longhill Farmhouse Elgin Moray IV30 8LE
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00018/MIN
Extraction and processing of sand and aggregates for golf course maintenance / improvement works and off site sales, including part retrospective to regularise previously worked areas at
Spey Bay Golf Club Spey Bay Fochabers Moray IV32 7PJ
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00019/APP
Convert existing dilapidated building into dwellinghouse at
20 Main Street Buckie Moray AB56 1XQ
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00022/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Blinkbonny Cottage 48 Union Street Keith Moray AB55 5DP
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00025/APP
Install a single meteorological mast up to 100 meters in height supported by guy-wires with a 80 m radius on
Land At Glen Latterach Elgin
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00026/APP
Renovation of existing public toilets to allow for improved facilities and a food outlet at
Ray's Rest Rooms 10 Leys Road Forres Moray IV36 1DS
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00029/PNOT
Erect a general purpose agricultural building at
Nethertown Farm Glenlivet Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9DJ
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00030/ADV
Install 4no illuminated and non-illuminated fascia signs at
Burghead Parish Church Grant Street Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5UQ
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00032/PNOT
Erect a general purpose agricultural building at
Upper Fowlwood Knock Huntly Moray AB54 7LB
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00033/APP
Install new flat roofed dormer windows to front and rear of dwelling at
Hillcrest 77 Duncan Drive Elgin Moray IV30 4NH
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00034/APP
Erect replacement extension at
46A South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JX
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00043/PNOTPT
Peatland restoration on
Land To North East Of Glenmuillie Ballindalloch Moray
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00044/HAZNOT
Hazardous Substance Consent Notification for
Roseisle Maltings Roseisle Elgin Moray IV30 5YP
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00045/APP
Proposed alterations and extension to existing dwellinghouse at
Rose Cottage Ordiquish Fochabers Moray IV32 7PE
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00047/APP
Convert garage to habitual room and side extension to existing dwelling at
Upper Tomnabent Spey Valley Drive Aberlour Moray AB38 9NU
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00053/HAZNOT
Hazardous Substance Consent Notificateion at
Glendullan Distillery Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DJ
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00059/APP
Convert existing dwellinghouse into home gym and amalgamate with Anvil Cottage 8 Blantyre Street at
Crannoch Lea 10 Blantyre Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4RP
Received 20 Jan 2026
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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