Penninghame Schoolhouse Auchendoon Road Newton Stewart DG8 6HD Data via plota.co.uk

26/1289/TCA - Tree Works in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Works to trees in conservation area - felling of 5no. Sitka spruce (picea sitchensis) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
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Approved
7 Sept 2026

Approved on 7 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Conservation area about 81 m away: Newton Stewart.
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
Tree Works in a Conservation Area
Postcode
DG8 6HD
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Mid Galloway And Wigtown West
Parish
Cree Valley Community Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
Raise No Objections
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Iain Hannah

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 42 days. Approved, as 100% of tree works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
15decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100763288-001
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No