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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.
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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 dates8,617Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,458 approved or refused records
379Refused applications
7,079 approved · 379 refused · 648 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 decision26/01131/LBC
Replace existing plain glass window on the south elevation with a new stain glass window at
St Giles And St Columbas South Church Office Duff Avenue Elgin Moray IV30 1QS
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01132/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse with detached garage/carport on
Site At Knockbog Grange Keith Moray
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01133/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse and detached garage/carport on
Site Adjacent To Westerton Croft Grange Keith Moray
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01136/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse and new vehicular access and driveway at
Broomhill Cottage Broomhill Road Keith Moray AB55 5EX
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01137/ADV
Erect non-illuminated hanging sign at first-floor level at
1 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JZ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01148/APP
Proposed family room extension
34 Typhoon Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6GD
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01149/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
Speyview Leslie Terrace Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9SY
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01160/APP
Conversion of part of garage to short term let at
Beechwood Main Street Urquhart Elgin Moray IV30 8LG
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01161/APP
Demolish existing fishermens hut erect a new short term let unit and erect a replacement fishermens hut at
Wardend Fishery Birnie Elgin Moray IV30 8RW
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01162/APP
Application to vary the approved layout of Planning Permissions 23/00892/APP, 23/00894/APP and 23/00895/APP including the construction of a concrete containment bund anaerobic digestion tanks an effluent process and dewatering building an energy centre comprising biomethane upgrader gas flare and gas injection equipment the formation of hardstanding vehicle parking feedstock reception area SUDs drainage pond and landscaping on
Land To The West Of Crisp Maltings Limited Buckie Moray
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01163/APP
Application to vary the approved layout of Planning Permissions 23/00892/APP, 23/00894/APP and 23/00895/APP including the construction of a concrete containment bund anaerobic digestion tanks an effluent process and dewatering building an energy centre comprising biomethane upgrader gas flare and gas injection equipment the formation of hardstanding vehicle parking feedstock reception area SUDs drainage pond and landscaping on
Land To The West Of Crisp Maltings Limited Buckie Moray
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01166/APP
Relocate existing oil tank from main building to new masonry oil tank store at
Russell Construction Moray Ltd Moycroft Road Elgin Moray IV30 1XZ
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01167/LBC
Installation of combined defibrillator and bleed kit cabinet to external wall of Nationwide Building Society branch
94 High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1BJ
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01173/APP
Alter dwellinghouse to form attic accommodation at
Maryfield Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YY
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/01174/PNOT
Erect an agricultural feed storage building at
Hillhead Glen Of Newmill Newmill Keith Moray AB55 6XE
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01175/APP
Convert garage to bedroom and increase car parking area at
6 Stillmans Wynd Elgin Moray IV30 8AD
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01185/APP
Change of use to incorporate cafe (open to public) alongside existing leisure use at
4 - 6 South College Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EP
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01187/APP
Alter and divide garage to form garden room and garage at
8 Invererne Gardens Forres Moray IV36 1EE
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01188/APP
Change of use from amenity ground to garden ground at
38 Braeside Keith Moray AB55 5AT
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01191/SCO
EIA scoping report related to a proposed planning application for Parkmore Quarry. The proposed development involves a limited lateral extension to the quarry together with deepening of the quarry within the existing extraction footprint and is aimed at optimising the extraction of the high quality limestone reserves at the quarry. The quarry operates under Planning Permission 05/00413/MIN which expires on 21st February 2042.
Parkmore Lime Quarry Dufftown Keith Moray AB55 4DL
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01192/APP
Retain coastal defence on permanent basis (as consented for a temporary period of 5 years under 21/01233/APP) at
Moray Golf Club Stotfield Road Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6QS
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01193/APP
Remove existing pitched roof conservatory and replace with single storey extension at
11 Covesea Grove Elgin Moray IV30 4PP
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01203/APP
Installation of oil tank at
Letterfourie House Drybridge Buckie Moray AB56 5JP
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01206/APP
Remove disused diesel tanks replace with 3no shipping containers small tanks IBCs pipework and install air source heat pump at
Boortmalt The Maltings March Road Buckie Moray AB56 4BS
Received 18 Sept 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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