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26/0521/PIP - Planning Permission in Principle Refused

Proposal

Residential development (5 dwellinghouses) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Mar 2026
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Validated
8 Apr 2026
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Committee
24 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
25 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 25 Jun 2026 · Planning Applications Committee · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Dumfries Planning Applications Committee on 24 Jun 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised refusal because the site was beyond the village boundary and the proposal would create unacceptable ribbon development.
  • The roads team, Scottish Water and Transport Scotland raised no objections, and no representations were received.
  • The committee refused the application on the grounds set out in the report.
Read how the committee decided The proposed homes, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee discussion and refusal decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Dumfries's committee minutes of 24 Jun 2026.

Documents 19

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Site constraints 2

Local nature reserve about 263 m away: Wigtown Bay
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI about 256 m away: Cree Estuary.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Dumfries
Application type
Planning Permission in Principle
Postcode
DG8 7DR
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
8 Apr 2026
Ward
Mid Galloway And Wigtown West
Parish
Kirkmabreck Community Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
25 Jun 2026
Decision level
Planning Applications Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
David Fallas Planning Consultancy

How this decision compares

Decided in 78 days from validation, 23 days slower than Dumfries's median of 55 for new homes. Refused, as 18% of new homes here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Dumfries in the last twelve months, from validation. Dumfries decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100749544-001
Comments by
29 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No