Ken View High Street New Galloway DG7 3RL Data via plota.co.uk

26/1628/TCA - Tree Works in a Conservation Area Assessment Stage

Proposal

Works to trees in conservation area - felling of 2 leylandi and 1 ash tree and reduction in height of 2 elm trees Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Sept 2026
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Validated
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Oct 2026, from Dumfries's recent tree works.

Site constraints 4

11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Tolbooth, High Street, New Galloway, Grade B, about 22 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade B, 6 Grade C
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
New Galloway 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.
Special protection area about 227 m away: Loch Ken and River Dee Marshes
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 227 m away: Kenmure Holms.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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
DG7 3RL
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Dee And Glenkens
Parish
Cree Valley Community Council
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
Glenkens Tree Surgeons

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Dumfries usually decides tree works by day 42.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
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 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100768793-001
Env. assessment
No