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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 dates8,566Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,410 approved or refused records
376Refused applications
7,034 approved · 376 refused · 646 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00616/APP
Proposed detached garage and sun room extension to dwellinghouse at
Upper Tomnabent Spey Valley Drive Aberlour Moray AB38 9NU
Received 18 May 2026 - Unknown26/00622/SCN
Residential development with flexible retail/commercial floor space including associated roads drainage and landscaping on
Land West Of A941 Lossiemouth Road Elgin Moray
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/00624/APP
Proposed sun room extension at
Laighill Cabin Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LQ
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/00625/APP
Change of use of amenity land to garden ground at
103 Seafield Circle Buckie Moray AB56 5AD
Received 19 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00626/APP
Internal alterations and installation of extraction fan flue at
231 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1DJ
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/00631/APP
Erect a single storey dwellinghouse with detached garage and site temporary residential caravan at
Site Adjacent To Wester Chalder Keith Moray
Received 20 May 2026 - Unknown26/00632/PNOT
Erect a cattle shed at
Brookfield House Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8SW
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/00633/APP
Erect replacement extension to rear of
14 Grant Street Elgin Moray IV30 1PH
Received 20 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00634/APP
Proposed shed at
6 Heathneuk Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3WN
Received 20 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00635/APP
Redevelop steading to form 2no dwellinghouses and erect 2no dwellinghouses at
Wester Lochs Muir Of Lochs Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LG
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/00637/APP
Amend consent 24/01876/APP for proposed external balcony and alterations to window fenestrations at
Selebia 42 Hamilton Drive Elgin Moray IV30 4NL
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/00639/APP
Solar panel to be added to detached garage at
47 Reidhaven Street Elgin Moray IV30 1QH
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/00640/LBC
Condition led masonry and metalwork repairs including installation of anchor bars repointing patch and installation of edge protection at
Findhorn Viaduct Forres Moray
Received 21 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00643/APP
Change of use of club to a funeral home with chapel of rest at
3 West Church Street Buckie Moray AB56 1BN
Received 22 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00644/APP
Renew planning consent 22/01235/PPP for erection dwellinghouse workshop and holiday accommodation on
Land 250M West Of Easterwood Rafford Forres Moray
Received 22 May 2026 - Unknown26/00650/APP
Erection of 15 additional beach huts to the rear of existing beach hut development
On Dunes At North Beach Findhorn Forres Moray
Received 25 May 2026 - Decided26/00654/PNOT
Extend existing access to form agricultural track and hardstanding on
Land At Crossburn Farm Keith Moray
Received 26 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00655/APP
Retrospective application to erect detached home office at
7A Green Court Keith Moray AB55 5HP
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/00659/APP
Change of use from short term let to apartment/rooms to be used as part of castle tour
The Lairds Apartment Brodie Castle Brodie Forres Moray IV36 2TE
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/00660/ADV
Erect a freestanding triangular sign in field at
Balliemulloch Farm Aberlour Moray AB38 9NS
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/00661/APP
Change the design of consented application 22/01315/APP noting a reduced ground floor area and reduced ridge height on Plot 2 and 3 at
R3 Fir Park Road Dyke Moray
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/00662/APP
Convert existing oil bund into new process building for the installation of new heat pumps at
Glendullan Distillery Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DJ
Received 27 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00663/APP
Change of use to form cafe and ice-cream shop at
Grampian Motors Morriston Road Elgin Moray IV30 4EA
Received 27 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00670/PNOT
Erect agricultural buildings at
Marcassie Farm Rafford Forres Moray IV36 2RH
Received 28 May 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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