Clatteringshaws Visitor Centre Clatteringshaws Castle Douglas DG7 3SQ
Approved on 26 February 2026
Council decision: Grant ConditionallyDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
ALTERATIONS AND ERECTION OF EXTENSIONS TO VISITOR CENTRE TO FORM DARK SKY OBSERVATORY INCLUDING PLANETARIUM AND EXHIBITION SPACE, ERECTION OF 2 TELESCOPE OBSERVATION DOMES, VIEWING DECK, INSTALLATION OF ROOF MOUNTED SOLAR PANELS AND CONDENSER UNITS AND ASSOCIATED HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING
- Received
- 24 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Dee And Glenkens
- Agent
- ARPL Architects
- ReceivedReceived24 Dec
- ValidatedValidated7 Jan
- Consult.Consultation12 Feb
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided26 Feb
Decided in 50 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Clatteringshaws Visitor Centre Clatteringshaws Castle Douglas DG7 3SQ. Dumfries has handled 1,190 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 3 weeks longer than Dumfries's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 127 applications across Dee And Glenkens. We hold 378 applications in total for the DG7 postcode area.
96% of full applications at Dumfries and Galloway Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- DG7 3SQ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- The Royal Burgh Of New Galloway And Kell
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 7 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 12 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 12 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 29 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 12 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- ARPL Architects
- Architect profile
- ARPL ARCHITECTS LTD.
- Agent address
- 11 Wellington Square Ayr KA7 1EN
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 5 February 2026
Site constraints
Source: Dumfries
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