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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 dates8,523Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,368 approved or refused records
373Refused applications
6,995 approved · 373 refused · 645 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00228/APP
Alter and extend cottage
Thrums Cottage Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2SA
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00238/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
41 Wittet Drive Elgin Moray IV30 1TB
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00240/APP
Section 42 to vary condition 1 of consent reference 21/00181/APP at
Auchtertyre Quarry Elgin Moray
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00247/PNOTWC
Replacement windows at
Craigielea The Square Archiestown Aberlour Moray AB38 7QL
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00250/APP
Erect a detached garage
Site 230M Southwest Of Greens Of Coxton Elgin Moray
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00254/APP
Part retrospective application to regularise previous development and to provide for further mineral extraction from a south/western extension to
Spynie Quarry Elgin Moray IV30 5PG
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00255/APP
Part retrospective application to regularise operations over the north/east extension to the site at
Spynie Quarry Elgin Moray IV30 5PG
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00256/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
11 Wittet Drive Elgin Moray IV30 1SE
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00259/APP
Revise planning consent 24/00370/APP to increase residential caravans from 20 to 28 including addition of 3No self catering chalets at
Strathlene Caravan Park Great Eastern Road Buckie Moray AB56 4DJ
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00260/APP
Proposed extension to form chiller room at
Glen Keith Distillery Station Road Keith Moray AB55 5BU
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00263/APP
Change of house type approved under ref 22/00220/APP on
Plot 2 The Paddock Tombain Aberlour Moray
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00264/APP
Erect a recreational hut and compost toilet at
West Church Cottage Deskford Moray
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00272/PNOT
Erect an agricultural building at
Mid Fodderletter Farm Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9HL
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00275/PNOTWC
Replacement windows at
7 Fulton Road Forres Moray IV36 1PT
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00276/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Skeabost 8 Petrie Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 1PE
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00277/LBC
Internal alterations and amendments to roof lights
Letterfourie House Drybridge Buckie Moray AB56 5JP
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00278/APP
Section 42 application to vary condition 1 of application 21/01963/APP to extend the timeframe of the consent by 5 years on
R7 Land At Muirton Muirton Way Buckie Moray
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00279/APP
Change of use of home gym to wellness and scalp therapy treatment business at
Saratoga Highfield Road Buckie Moray AB56 1BE
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00286/APP
Proposed change of use from church activities to music and arts centre
St Laurence Parish Church High Street Forres Moray IV36 1DX
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00287/APP
Retrospective application for change of use to site a sauna on
Site At Cullen Beach Moray
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00292/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness for confirmation of commencement of planning consent 16/00782/APP at
33 Moycroft Road Elgin Moray IV30 1XS
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00294/APP
Extend existing fish packaging factory at
Cluny Fish 1 - 3 Low Street Buckie Moray AB56 1UX
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00297/LBC
Listed Building Consent to amend design approved under 15/00371/LBC and 08/01955/LBC including reduction in building footprint at
Forres Sale Room Tytler Street Forres Moray IV36 1EL
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00298/PNOT
Upgrade forestry track at
Access Road To Watch Top Wood Dallas Estate Dallas Moray
Received 10 Mar 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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