Planning application
Post Office Thorn Street Lochans DG9 9AU
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Proposal
ALTERATIONS AND CHANGE OF USE OF FORMER POST OFFICE (CLASS 1A) TO COMMUNITY 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
As published by the council, reference 26/1516/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1516/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Assessment Stage
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Stranraer And The Rhins
- Parish
- Lochans Community Council
- Postcode
- DG9 9AU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Aug 2026
Received by Dumfries and Galloway
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4 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 October 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
CP Design Agent, a design practice registered in Livingston
Dissolved · incorporated 2017 · Livingston
45 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 75% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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This application is with Dumfries and Galloway for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dumfries and Galloway decided full applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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