Search Dumfries and Galloway Council planning applications
448 in the last 90 days162 in the last 3069 in the last 1491% approveddecisions typically take 42 days
Source: Dumfries and Galloway Council planning register · updated daily
- Roucan Court Collin DG1 4JH
ERECTION OF A TELECOMMUNICATION POLE
ApprovedUtilities ConsultationReceived 21 Oct 2026Decided 22 Oct 202626/1902/UTL - St Ninians Church High Street Sanquhar DG4 6DX
FORMATION OF HARDSTANDING AREA AND SITING OF STORAGE CONTAINER
PendingFull ApplicationReceived 21 Oct 202626/1885/FUL - Opposite 2 Ladywell Cottages And Rear Of 41 Stair Street Drummore
INSTALLATION OF 2NO. TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLES
ApprovedUtilities ConsultationReceived 21 Oct 2026Decided 21 Oct 202626/1898/UTL - 11A Old Hall Drive Newton Stewart DG8 6HZ
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO EAST ELEVATION OF DWELLINGHOUSE
PendingFull ApplicationReceived 21 Oct 202626/1897/FUL - Site Approximately 6.5KM Northeast Of St John's Of Dalry DG7 3XH
CONSULTATION REQUEST FROM SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT IN RELATION TO SCREENING OPINION UNDER THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017 FOR INSTALLATION OF TWO NEW TERMINAL WOOD POLES ON THE EXISTING DG 132KV OVERHEAD LINE INCLUDING ASSOCIATED CONDUCTORS AND DOWNLEADS
PendingSG Scoping/Screening/GatecheckReceived 21 Oct 202626/1892/CSG
House prices in Dumfries and Galloway Council: average £169,511, +4.6% over 12 months (UK House Price Index, July 2026)
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Planning Applications by Town in Dumfries and Galloway Council
292 towns and villages. Click any town for a planning search of applications nearby.
Main towns in Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Troqueer61 applications in the last 12 months
- Annan41 applications in the last 12 months
- Newton Stewart32 applications in the last 12 months
- Dalbeattie31 applications in the last 12 months
- Kirkcudbright31 applications in the last 12 months
- Gatehouse of Fleet29 applications in the last 12 months
- Langholm26 applications in the last 12 months
- Stranraer25 applications in the last 12 months
- Lockerbie22 applications in the last 12 months
- Castle Douglas19 applications in the last 12 months
- Moffat19 applications in the last 12 months
- Gretna19 applications in the last 12 months
Postcode districts
- DG7226 applications in the last 12 months
- DG1173 applications in the last 12 months
- DG8170 applications in the last 12 months
- DG2156 applications in the last 12 months
- DG11139 applications in the last 12 months
- DG9134 applications in the last 12 months
- DG1292 applications in the last 12 months
- DG684 applications in the last 12 months
- DG371 applications in the last 12 months
- DG557 applications in the last 12 months
- DG1340 applications in the last 12 months
- DG1039 applications in the last 12 months
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About Dumfries and Galloway Council Planning Authority
Track every planning application and planning permission decision in the Dumfries and Galloway Council area. View live status, browse proposals by postcode, and get free email alerts for new developments. Updated daily from the council planning portal.
Dumfries and Galloway Council is one of Scotland's 32 unitary council areas, located in the picturesque western region of the Southern Uplands. It shares borders with East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and South Lanarkshire to the north, the Scottish Borders to the northeast, and the English county of Cumbria, the Solway Firth, and the Irish Sea to the south, while the North Channel lies to the west. This diverse geographical landscape is essential for those researching planning applications in the area, offering a unique blend of rural and coastal development opportunities.
The council area encompasses 292 towns and villages, including Annan, Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, Dumfries, Gatehouse of Fleet and Kirkcudbright. Use the planning application search above to find proposals across these communities by postcode.
In the last 24 months, Dumfries and Galloway Council received 2,128 planning applications. Of these, 91% were approved, with an average decision time of 42 days.
The most common types were outline applications (474), full planning applications (367), discharge of conditions (201). 8 large-scale developments were submitted during this period.
Residents and developers can search all planning permission and permitted development applications for Dumfries and Galloway Council above. To comment or object to a live application, visit the Dumfries and Galloway Council planning portal directly. Planning Signal links to the original submission for every application listed.