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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 dates8,539Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,383 approved or refused records
373Refused applications
7,010 approved · 373 refused · 646 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown26/00404/PNOT
Erect a general purpose agricultural building at
Upper Califer Forres Moray IV36 2RN
Received 3 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00406/APP
Retrospective planning permission for riding arena as part of existing equestrian centre at
Mundole Farm Forres Moray IV36 2SG
Received 6 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00411/APP
Retrospective consent to change of use from bedroom to hairdressing business at
17 Gilmour Crescent Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6HF
Received 6 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00413/APP
Erect storey and a half dwellinghouse with integrated garage at
Site At Upper Auchenhalrig Fochabers Moray IV32 7PP
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00414/APP
Construct rear sunroom extension at
Keepers Cottage Bridge Of Marnoch Huntly Moray AB54 7UE
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00415/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness to use building (was static caravan) being used as permanent dwelling at
Revordnal Dallas Forres Moray IV36 2RW
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00420/APP
Install a temporary meteorological mast of maximum height 90 metres for a period of up to three years on
Land Between Black Hill And Mount Of Haddoch Cabrach Huntly Moray
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00422/PPP
Proposed erection of 2no dwellinghouses and detached garages on
Site To The Rear Of Church Hall Main Street Tomintoul Moray
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00423/APP
Addition of roof light replace existing windows slates and gutters and remove existing cement render and apply new lime harl render at
45 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YF
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00429/APP
Erect replacement dwellinghouse at
Mayfield Crofts Of Dipple Fochabers Moray IV32 7LL
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00430/LBC
Addition of roof light replace existing windows slates and gutters and remove existing cement render and apply new lime harl render at
45 Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YF
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00431/APP
Erect new boundary wall at
79-81 High Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7DH
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00432/LBC
Listed Building Consent to erect boundary wall at
79-81 High Street Fochabers Moray IV32 7DH
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/00433/PPP
Renew application number 22/01583/PPP for planning permission in principal to erect new dwelling house
Site To The East Of Viewmount Archiestown Aberlour Moray
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/00434/PNOT
Erect a general purpose agricultural building at
Easter Califer Forres Moray IV36 2RN
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00435/APP
Extend existing cattle shed and erect new grain store at
Mains Of Mayen Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7NL
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00436/APP
Install 608 Photo Voltaic (PV) ground based panels at
Scottish Water Treatment Plant Moycroft Road Elgin Moray IV30 1XZ
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00437/APP
Demolition of existing general purpose agricultural store and erect new cattle courts at
Mains Of Mayen Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7NL
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00439/APP
Proposed digestate lagoon filled by umbilical from bio-mass plantation at
Biogas Power Station Wester Alves Alves Elgin Moray IV30 8XD
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00440/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Sunnyside 66 Moray Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6JE
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00441/APP
Extension to building to house new lift at
Easton House Maisondieu Road Elgin Moray
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00442/ADV
Erect signage at
SNP 9 Wards Road Elgin Moray IV30 1NL
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00449/APP
Alterations refurbishment and dormer extension
6 North Street Forres Moray IV36 1AD
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/00450/APP
Erect seasonal tent (April to September inclusive) for hosting customers and other visitors at
Macallan Seasonal Tent Easter Elchie Aberlour Moray
Received 13 Apr 2026
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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