Planning application
Land Adjacent To Former East Morton School Caretakers House Manse Road Thornhill DG3 5DR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
ERECTION OF TWO DWELLINGHOUSES AND FORMATION OF ACCESSES
As published by the council, reference 26/1709/PIP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1709/PIP
- Type
- Planning Permission in Principle
- Status
- Assessment Stage
- Received
- 30 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Mid And Upper Nithsdale
- Parish
- Thornhill Community Council
- Postcode
- DG3 5DR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2026
Received by Dumfries and Galloway
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2 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 November 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.
Who's behind it
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Axiom Design Services Agent, a design practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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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.
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