Planning application
Land To The East And South-east Of St John's Town Of Dalry Castle Douglas
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
REQUEST FOR SCREENING OPINION UNDER THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017 FOR FORMATION OF 2 NEW ACCESSES ONTO A713 AND A702 PUBLIC ROAD AND FORMATION OF 1.9KM OF ACCESS TRACK (INCLUDING ASSOCIATED CUT AND FILL ENGINEERING OPERATIONS) TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE ROUTE TO ACCOMMODATE ABNORMALLY LARGE WIND FARM COMPONENT LOADS ASSOCIATED WITH PROPOSED MARGREE WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA
As published by the council, reference 25/2297/SCR
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2297/SCR
- Type
- Screening Opinion
- Status
- Assessment Stage
- Received
- 16 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Dee And Glenkens
- Parish
- Dalry Community Council
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dumfries and Galloway register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/1719/FUL Granted
Land To The East And South-east Of St John's Town Of Dalry Castle Douglas
FORMATION OF 2 NEW ACCESSES ONTO A713 AND A702 PUBLIC ROAD AND FORMATION OF 1.9KM OF ACCESS TRACK (INCLUDING ASSOCIATED CUT AND FILL ENGINEERING OPERATIONS) TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE ROUTE TO ACCOMMODATE ABNORMALLY LARGE WIND FARM COMPONENT LOADS ASSOCIATED WITH PROPOSED MARGREE WIND FARM AND OTHER WINDFARM DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2025
Received by Dumfries and Galloway
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16 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Dumfries and Galloway took a median of 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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About outline applications
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