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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 dates8,500Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,346 approved or refused records
372Refused applications
6,974 approved · 372 refused · 644 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00060/APP
Proposed single storey extension to rear of property at
11 Spey Court Elgin Moray IV30 4AS
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00063/APP
Change of use from domestic to short term let at
34 Dunvegan Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 8AL
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00064/APP
Change of use from domestic to short term let at
4 Carnegie Court Elgin Moray IV30 8BF
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00065/APP
Install ground-mounted solar PV array in rear garden with external battery and inverter unit to the north-west gable at
Millbank Kingston Road Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7NT
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00069/PNOT
Erect a agricultural shed on
Land At Moss Of Barmuckity Elgin Moray
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00071/APP
Erect extension to timber kit factory at
The Level Birnie Elgin
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00072/APP
Section 42 application to vary condition 8 of planning consent 19/00547/APP
Land At Bain Avenue Elgin Moray
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00073/APP
Revise house design house position site boundaries approved under ref 23/00026/AMC and site temporary static caravan on
Land Opposite Edintore Cottage Keith Moray
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00074/APP
Change of use from residential to short term rented accommodation at
Marnoch Lodge Bridge Of Marnoch Huntly Moray AB54 7UE
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00077/HAZ
Hazardous Substance Consent increase in ethanol and diesel at
Balvenie Distillery Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4BB
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00081/LBC
Refurbishment of retail unit new illuminated fascia and hanging sign and internal security shutter behind recessed doors at
134 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BW
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00082/APP
Revise house design and position approved under ref 19/00682/APP to erect a dwellinghouse on
Site Adjacent To 35 Nelson Terrace Keith Moray
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00083/ADV
Erect illuminated fascia sign and projecting hanging sign at
134 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BW
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00084/APP
Erect domestic garage
Tigh Na Greine Mosstowie Elgin Moray IV30 8XE
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00087/APP
Demolish existing house and erect new dwellinghouse at
Kinneddar Bothy Lossiemouth Moray
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00088/APP
Installation of 10 solar PV panels at
6 Queen Street Elgin Moray IV30 1RR
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00089/PNOT
Erect general purpose agricultural building at
Kirkton Farm Kirkton Deskford Buckie Moray AB56 5UA
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00090/APP
Alterations to form rear access demolish garage and erect new carport at
21 New Elgin Road Elgin Moray IV30 6BE
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00093/HAZ
Hazardous Substance Consent for ethanol at
Glenrothes Distillery Burnside Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AA
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00102/APP
Demolish 2no sheds and erect 5 houses at
The Grange Banff Road Keith Moray AB55 5ET
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00103/APP
Proposed dwellinghouse on
Land At Gwaihir Mulben Keith Moray
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00109/APP
Vary condition 1)e of planning consent MP/930/80 to allow for an amendment to the layout of the approved caravan site at
Silver Sands Leisure Park Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6SP
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00110/APP
Substitution of house types on plots no 5 - 12 (renumbered 5 - 10) reducing total units to 24 from 26 as approved under ref 19/00547/APP on
Land At Bain Avenue Elgin Moray
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00111/PNOT
Erection of general purpose agricultural building at
Mains Of Mayen Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7NL
Received 29 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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