Carsluith Castle Shop Carsluith DG8 7DY Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Partial change of use of agricultural land to form extension to existing car park, installation of 2 electric vehicle chargers and associated equipment and erection of boundary fence Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Sept 2026
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Validated
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 1 Nov 2026 and 10 Nov 2026, from Dumfries's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 16 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 3

Special protection area about 98 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.
SSSI about 71 m away: Cree Estuary
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Scheduled monument about 146 m away: Carsluith Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 23 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
Full Application
Postcode
DG8 7DY
Received
18 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Mid Galloway And Wigtown West
Parish
Kirkmabreck Community Council
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
David Fallas Planning Consultancy

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Dumfries usually decides changes of use by day 45.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
98decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Dumfries in the last twelve months, from validation. Dumfries decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100769216-001
Comments by
16 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No