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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 dates8,578Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,421 approved or refused records
377Refused applications
7,044 approved · 377 refused · 647 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00805/APP
Proposed dwellinghouse and site temporary static caravan during construction works on
Site Opposite Rashcrook Farm Birnie Moray
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00806/APP
Retrospective consent to site a storage container on
Site Within Culbin Forest Kintessack Moray
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00807/APP
Alterations and attic conversion at
11 Conval Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AE
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Unknown26/00808/PNOT
Erect a general purpose agricultural building on
Site At Rashcrook Farm Birnie Moray
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00809/APP
Revised house design and associated works under previously approved consent 14/01031/APP
Conval Neuk Ben Rinnes Drive Tomnabent Aberlour Moray
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00816/APP
Demolish existing cottage erect new dwellinghouse and detached garage at
Birch Cottage Findrassie Elgin Moray IV30 5PP
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00817/APP
Retrospective consent to site temporary caravan for the duration of build and erect garden room at
Shougle Neuk Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8SW
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00819/APP
Change of house type on Plot 11 on
Ordiquish Road Fochabers Moray
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00822/LBC
Concrete repair works to voids below water changes to harbour furniture such as moorings rings toe rails and life rings at
Cullen Harbour Foreshore Road Cullen Moray
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00823/APP
Erect replacement garage at
30 Corsemaul Drive Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4EJ
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00824/APP
Proposed front porch extension at
10 Kirkhill Drive Lhanbryde Elgin Moray IV30 8QA
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00827/APP
Site 3 x 2.43m steel container to provide welfare facilities for farm workers at
Upper Califer Forres Moray IV36 2RN
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00828/APP
Convert existing steading to form 3no dwellinghouses at
South Redhill Rothiemay Huntly Moray AB54 7NB
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00829/LBC
Proposed internal alterations to provide a whisky tasting room at
Coleburn Distillery Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8SN
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00831/APP
Proposed holiday chalet on
Site 170M Southwest Of Kirkwood Bruntlands Alves Moray
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00832/APP
Alter existing tower from 45 metres to 47.5 metres in height the installation of 3 no antennas and 1 no GPS node relocation of 2 no existing transmission dishes and 1 no dipole antenna and ancillary development thereto at
Telecommunications Mast Burgie Hill Dallas Moray
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00833/APP
Proposed sun lounge extension at
21 Kintrae Crescent Elgin Moray IV30 5NB
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00834/APP
Alterations and extension at
Easterton Wood Cottage Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8SP
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00835/APP
Demolish rear extension and erect replacement extension at
8 East Back Street Elgin Moray IV30 4EQ
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00840/APP
Single storey rear extension including surface water soakaway at
30 Crown Street Portgordon Buckie Moray AB56 5RD
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00842/APP
Detached domestic garage at
Sunnyhill Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8ST
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00844/APP
Change of use of flat to short term let at
29 Scone Road Elgin Moray IV30 8AT
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Unknown26/00845/APP
Erect a dwellinghouse and fishermans hut at
Wardend Fishery Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8RW
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00846/APP
Erect domestic garage and form additional vehicular access at
Paddockdale Cottage Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6RZ
Received 6 Jul 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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