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Benbrake Hill Quarry Located On The Site Of The Operational Kilgallioch Windfarm North Of Newton Stewart

26/0139/SCRScreening OpinionPermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

REQUEST FOR SCREENING OPINION UNDER THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017 FOR REINSTATEMENT AND RESTORATION WORKS AT BENBRAKE HILL QUARRY

Received
27 January 2026
Decided
5 March 2026 · EIA Not Required
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Mid Galloway And Wigtown West
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Mar

Decided in 37 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in Dumfries99% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application at Benbrake Hill Quarry Located On The Site Of The Operational Kilgallioch Windfarm North Of Newton Stewart. Dumfries has handled 765 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 14 days. This one was decided in 37 days, 3 weeks longer than Dumfries's median. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across Mid Galloway And Wigtown West. We hold 605 applications in total for the DG8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/0139/SCR
Address
Benbrake Hill Quarry Located On The Site Of The Operational Kilgallioch Windfarm North Of Newton Stewart
Postcode
DG8 6DA
Local Authority
Dumfries
Application Type
Screening Opinion
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Mid Galloway And Wigtown West
Parish
Cree Valley Community Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
SLR Consulting Limited
Agent Address
3rd Floor Summit House 12 Red Lion Square London WC1R 4QH

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
27 January 2026
Date Decided
5 March 2026
Date Validated
27 January 2026
Date Submitted
27 January 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
EIA Not Required
Decided By
Delegated

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
113
Coordinates
54.959045, -4.483674
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Dumfries

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