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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 dates8,583Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,426 approved or refused records
377Refused applications
7,049 approved · 377 refused · 647 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision26/00852/APP
Erect a replacement dwellinghouse at
Longhill Mary Avenue Aberlour Moray AB38 9QN
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00853/APP
Proposed change of use of ground floor workshop and retrospective change of use of first floor offices to 6 hair and beauty salons (Class 1A) and dropped kerb arrangement
274 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1AG
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00859/ADV
Erect illuminated fascia sign and illuminated pylon sign at
Fleet Management Services UK Ltd Linkwood Road Elgin Moray IV30 6DJ
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00862/APP
Alterations and refurbishment at
Longhillock Farmhouse Alves Elgin Moray IV30 8UZ
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00863/APP
Internal alterations and extensions for two townhouses at
30 - 32 Mid Street Keith Moray
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00867/CLP
Proposed erection of forestry storage shed at
Forestry Land Off C11L Deskford Moray
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00868/APP
Alter and extend existing bar/restaurant at
The Breamou Inn 1 Cooper Street Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5SD
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00878/APP
Change of use of HMO and office accommodation to form flatted accommodation at
5 And 7 Wellside Court Forres Moray IV36 1LT
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00884/APP
Replace derelict school with dwellinghouse at
The Old School Carron Moray
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00885/APP
Construct granny annex as ancillary accommodation to the existing dwelling at
Achany Milton Of Grange Forres Moray IV36 2TR
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00886/APP
Replace exiting window with bifold doors and internal alterations at
Plasfiddich Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DL
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00888/APP
Proposed alterations extension and re-modelling of spa facility at
93 High Street Aberlour Moray AB38 9PB
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00889/APP
Alter and extend existing wool store at
Johnstons Of Elgin Newmill Road Elgin Moray IV30 4AF
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Unknown26/00896/SCN
Intallation of 719 no. photovoltaic ground based panels and 3 no. solar inverters on land at
Scottish Water Treatment Plant Moycroft Road Elgin Moray IV30 1XZ
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00897/APP
Internal alterations full recladding of south elevation and partial recladding of all remaining elevations at
The Engineering Works Dunphail Forres Moray IV36 2QQ
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00898/APP
Erect single storey extension at
4 Seafield Place Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4TF
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00905/APP
Erect replacement sun lounge at
11 Reidhaven Street Elgin Moray IV30 1QG
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00906/LBC
Erect replacement sun lounge at
11 Reidhaven Street Elgin Moray IV30 1QG
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00909/APP
Extend dwellinghouse and construct a raised balcony at the rear of extension at
Moray Glen Longmorn Elgin Moray IV30 8RJ
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00910/APP
Proposed extension to nursery at
The Cabin York Street Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4AU
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00911/APP
Replacement door on the rear elevation at
156A Mid Street Keith Moray AB55 5BJ
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00912/APP
Change of use from house to short term let at
2 Broomfield Square Aberlour Moray AB38 9QP
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00913/APP
Renew planning consent ref 23/00446/APP for change of use from offices to 2no ground floor flatted dwellings at
3 Commerce Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BS
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00920/APP
Change of use from restaurant to hot food takeaway and delivery (Pizza) at
69 - 71 High Street Forres Moray IV36 1AE
Received 23 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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