A709 Heck Lochmaben DG11 1NA Data via plota.co.uk

26/1309/UTL - Utilities Consultation Decided

Proposal

Installation of 2no. Telecommunications poles Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 67.

Site constraints 2

Special protection area about 285 m away: Castle and Hightae Lochs
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 288 m away: Castle Loch.
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
Utilities Consultation
Postcode
DG11 1NA
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Annandale North
Parish
Royal Burgh Of Lochmaben And District
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 67, past the statutory target. 93% of other in Dumfries are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 28 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Sept 2026.

Day 6711 days past the 56-day target
77%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
1,536decided in the last year

Plota live figures for other decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent other in Dumfries to go on. Dumfries decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No