Post Office Thorn Street Lochans DG9 9AU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Alterations and change of use of former Post Office (class 1a) to mixed use facilities (sui generis) including erection of storage building for logs, kindling, electric bike hire, washing and drying, click and collect, parking, electric car charging, hand car wash and associated works Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Oct 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
Site constraints 1
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 33 days from validation, 12 days faster than Dumfries's median of 45 for changes of use. Approved, as 86% of changes of use here are.
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.
9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 100766903-001
- Comments by
- 28 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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