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25/2327/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of offices (class 1a) to form 4 flatted dwellings (sui generis) and installation of replacement door on rear elevation (amended proposal to that previously approved under planning permission ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

23 Dec 2025

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Validated

28 Jan 2026

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Approved

22 Jun 2026

Approved on 22 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Documents 21

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Application for Planning Permission Application Form · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 13

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Historic Environment Scotland Consultation Response · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Notification Neighbour Notification List · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗

Associated applications 2

FullApproved22 Jun 202625/2327/FULThis application
Change of use of offices (class 1a) to form 4 flatted dwellings (sui generis) and installation of replacement door on rear…
FullApproved16 Apr 2025council archive

Site constraints 2

Grade A listed: 28 Castle Street, Dumfries

List entry LB26123 · 1 m away · 19 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade A, 12 Grade B, 2 Grade C)

Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show the other 19 with distances

31 m41-43 Castle Street, DumfriesGrade A
51 m37 George Street, DumfriesGrade B
60 mSt George's Church, George Street, DumfriesGrade B
66 m39 Castle Street, DumfriesGrade B
69 mMoatbrae, 61 George Street, DumfriesGrade B
69 mAssembly Rooms, 54-56 George Street, DumfriesGrade B
76 m37 Castle Street, DumfriesGrade A
78 m32-40 George Street, DumfriesGrade B
86 m24 Castle Street, DumfriesGrade A
86 m15 Irving Street, DumfriesGrade B
97 mCoach House, 32 George Street, DumfriesGrade B
125 mCongregational Church, Irving Street, DumfriesGrade B
128 mMethodist Church, 81, 83 Buccleuch Street, DumfriesGrade A
129 m79 Buccleuch Street, DumfriesGrade B
137 mSavings Bank, 9 Church Crescent, DumfriesGrade B
137 mNithsdale District Council Offices, DumfriesGrade C
140 m12 Castle Street, DumfriesGrade B
145 mSt Bride's Anglican Church (former Greyfriars' Church), Church Crescent, DumfriesGrade A
147 m1-3 Academy Street, DumfriesGrade C

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Dumfries conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council: Dumfries
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: DG1 1DG
Received: 23 Dec 2025
Validated: 28 Jan 2026
Ward: Nith
Parish: Loreburn Community Council
Case officer: Show
Decision: Grant Conditionally
Decision date: 22 Jun 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Homer Young Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 145 days from validation, 99 days slower than Dumfries's median of 46 for changes of use. Approved, as 87% of changes of use here are.

This one145d

Council46d

UK56d

62%decided within 8 weeks

87%approved

112decided in the last year

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