Auchenknight Burnhead Thornhill DG3 4AE Data via plota.co.uk

26/1535/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of ground mounted solar photovoltaic array comprising 14no. Panels and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
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Validated
2 Sept 2026
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Approved
19 Oct 2026

Approved on 19 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 22 Oct 2026

Site constraints 1

Registered park or garden about 18 m away: Drumlanrig Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
DG3 4AE
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Mid And Upper Nithsdale
Parish
Thornhill Community Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Technical Architectural Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 7 days faster than Dumfries's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
713decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100767306-001
Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No