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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 dates8,556Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,400 approved or refused records
374Refused applications
7,026 approved · 374 refused · 646 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision26/00553/APP
Redevelop steading to form 2 (no) dwellinghouses and erect 2(no) dwellinghouses at
Drum Of Carron Aberlour Moray AB38 9NT
Received 4 May 2026 - Decided26/00554/LBC
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
The Glebe House Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AW
Received 4 May 2026 - Decided26/00555/APP
Site a horsebox food trailer and additional carparking at
Kiosk Lower Mill Of Tynet Buckie Moray AB56 5HJ
Received 4 May 2026 - Decided26/00556/APP
Ground mounted solar PV array within grounds at
Ballindalloch Castle Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9AX
Received 4 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00558/APP
Proposed one and a half storey dwellinghouse to replace existing timber dwellinghouse at
Willow Cottage Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SP
Received 5 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00560/APP
Replacement agricultural building at
Brodieshill Farm Forres Moray IV36 2QU
Received 6 May 2026 - Unknown26/00561/APP
Internal alterations and installation of extraction fan flue at
229 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DJ
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/00562/LBC
Rebuild spandrel and collapsed pilaster at
Bridge Over Milltown Burn Cabrach Huntly Moray
Received 6 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00563/APP
Replace existing bus garage with new storage and distribution units at
Maynes Coaches Cluny Lane Buckie Moray AB56 1PS
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/00570/APP
Retrospective application for new farm access at
Kininvie Farm Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9RD
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/00572/APP
Use annexe as a short term let at
Findron Farm Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9ER
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/00573/APP
Erect a 6ft fence to front of property at
12 Firth View Burghead Elgin Moray IV30 5YW
Received 7 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00579/HHCOMP
Application for High Hedge Notice at
Gairland 8 Hay Place Elgin Moray IV30 1LZ
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/00581/PNOT
Erect a general purpose agricultural building at
Auchtertyre Farm Elgin Moray IV30 8UD
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/00582/APP
Erect replacement porch at
The Haven 15 Marchmont Crescent Buckie Moray AB56 4BX
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/00588/APP
Erect single storey extension to create boot and utility room at
1 Neils View Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8RU
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/00589/APP
Installation of a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic array and associated infrastructure including solar panels, inverters, GRP substation units, underground cabling, security fencing and access track, to generate renewable electricity for on-site RAF operations on
Land South Of RAF Lossiemouth Lossiemouth Moray
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/00592/APP
Erect a Solar Smart Flower at
Elgin District Scout Hq The Wards Elgin Moray IV30 6AA
Received 13 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00596/APP
Erect 10no affordable dwellings and create 4no developable plots including a new access road on
Site Adjacent To Rafford Hall Rafford Forres Moray
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided26/00607/APP
Change of use of annexe to form short term let accommodation at
Easterton Keith Moray AB55 5JJ
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided26/00608/APP
Retrospective to convert and alter unused first floor office/storage space to form flat at
Spar Stores 172 High Street Forres Moray IV36 1NN
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided26/00610/APP
Erect recreational hut with integral compost toilet at
Snowdrop Land Adjacent To West Church Cottage Deskford Moray
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided26/00611/LBC
Internal alterations to layout of lower ground floor and alterations to boundary wall at
Elgin Community Surgery Highfield House Northfield Terrace Elgin Moray IV30 1NE
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided26/00612/APP
Change of use of lower ground floor from doctors surgery to nursery and daycare centre at
Elgin Community Surgery Highfield House Northfield Terrace Elgin Moray IV30 1NE
Received 15 May 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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