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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 dates8,621Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,462 approved or refused records
380Refused applications
7,082 approved · 380 refused · 648 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 decision26/01207/APP
Remove existing concrete chimney and erect replacement 30m steel chimney at
Auchroisk Distillery Mulben Keith Moray AB55 6XS
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01211/APP
Erect new house at
Essil Farm Garmouth Fochabers Moray IV32 7LE
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01219/APP
Change of use of timber cabin to short term let accommodation within garden ground of
Swn Yr Afon Carron Aberlour Moray AB38 7QP
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01221/APP
Erection of shed at
West Church Cottage Deskford Moray
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01227/APP
Partial demolition of single storey extension to rear and erect single storey extension to rear at
15 Seafield Square Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7AZ
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01228/APP
Erect storage shed to support The Cabrach Distillery operations at
Inverharroch Steading Lower Cabrach Huntly Moray
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01229/APP
Install generator within existing fenced compound and ancillary development at
Telecommunications Mast Cnoc Lochy Tomintoul Moray
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01232/APP
Solar Panels added to existing village hall
Duffus Village Hall Elgin Road Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5AL
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01233/APP
Proposed two storey extension to rear of property at
17 Cathedral Road Elgin Moray IV30 1HQ
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01237/APP
Revise house design erect detached garage and revise site boundaries (previously consented under 24/00399/APP) on
Site North Of Binns Garmouth Fochabers Moray
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01238/APP
Proposed first floor side extension above existing attached side double garage at
82 Beech Brae Elgin Moray IV30 4NS
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01247/PPP
Form 2no dwellinghouse plots in
Garden Ground Of West Park House Nairn Road Forres Moray
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01248/APP
Erect replacement dwellinghouse on
Land Southwest Of Bardon Farm Birnie Moray
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01256/APP
Retrospective consent for erection of horse stable storage facilities and associated works on
Land At Upper Whitefield Mosstowie Elgin Moray
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01257/PNOT
Forest road extension on
Site South Of Fogwatt Rothes Estate Rothes Moray
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01265/APP
Proposed dwellinghouse and integral garage on
Site Adjacent To No 2 McKenzie Road Buckie Moray
Received 2 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01268/APP
Erect dwellinghouse and attached garage on
Land Adjacent To Capercaillies Roseisle Moray
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01269/APP
Retrospective consent to site two static caravans for 5 years for essential workforce at
The Boatyard Findhorn Forres Moray IV36 3YE
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01270/CLE
Certificate of lawfulness for conversion of existing short term lets to dwellinghouses at
1 And 2 The Steadings Spey Bay Fochabers Moray IV32 7PJ
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01271/APP
Change of use from self-catering apartment to residential home at
4 The Steadings Spey Bay Fochabers Moray IV32 7PJ
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01272/LBC
Replacement windows and door within existing extension at
Moorfield 124 Land Street Keith Moray AB55 5DH
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01273/PAPPT
Peat restoration works at
Moss Of Bourach Aberlour Moray
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01284/ADV
Install various replacement signage at
K F C 2 Riverside Road Elgin Moray IV30 6LS
Received 7 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01285/APP
Installation of new cladding to drive thru pod, new cycle racks, new ash tower, and new aco drain at
K F C 2 Riverside Road Elgin Moray IV30 6LS
Received 7 Oct 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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