Planning application
Balker Farm Stranraer DG9 8RS
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Proposal
PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR FORMATION OF AGRICULTURAL ROAD
As published by the council, reference 26/1719/DPA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1719/DPA
- Type
- Determination Prior Notification
- Status
- Assessment Stage
- Received
- 1 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 1 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Mid Galloway And Wigtown West
- Parish
- Castle Kennedy Community Council
- Postcode
- DG9 8RS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2026
Received by Dumfries and Galloway
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6 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 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
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Laurence Gould Partnership Ltd Agent, registered in Dunfermline
Active · incorporated 1990 · Dunfermline
4 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 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 prior approval applications in a median of 23 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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