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.
-
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
-
16 Sep 2025
Received by Dumfries and Galloway
-
16 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
-
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 47 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
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Dumfries and Galloway for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dumfries and Galloway decided outline applications in a median of 1 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
Other outline applications
In Dumfries and Galloway
-
26/1552/UTL Granted
Stoneykirk DG9 9BT
INSTALLATION OF 8NO. TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLES
-
26/1540/UTL Granted
Outside Of Glendale Gillbrae Road Dumfries DG1 4EJ
INSTALLATION OF 1NO. TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLE
-
26/1548/UTL Awaiting decision
1 Lochfield Carlisle Road Annan DG12 6QX
INSTALLATION OF 1NO. TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLE
-
26/0650/PIP Granted
Damson Lodge Barholm Wood Creetown DG8 7EN
ERECTION OF DWELLINGHOUSE AND INSTALLATION OF SEPTIC TANK AND SOAKAWAY
-
26/1508/UTL Granted
Near To 22 St Conal's Square And Main Street Kirkconnel DG4 6PH
ERECTION OF 4 TELECOMMUNICATION POLES