Abbey planning approval rate
Abbey ward in Dumfries & Galloway has a 96.6% approval rate based on 1,489 planning decisions. Dumfries & Galloway overall: 97.7%.
Last updated: March 2026
96.6%
ward approval rate
1,489
Decisions
1,439
Approved
50
Refused
97.7%
Dumfries & Galloway average
Abbey is broadly in line with the Dumfries & Galloway average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Abbey compares
Abbey ward
96.6%
Dumfries & Galloway overall
97.7%
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Recent decisions in Abbey
26/0046/S42
ERECTION OF DWELLINGHOUSE WITHOUT COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 2 OF PLANNING PERMIS · Mon 12 Jan 2026
26/0004/NMV
NON MATERIAL VARIATION FOR OMISSION OF FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION AND DORMER WIND · Mon 05 Jan 2026
25/2296/LBC
RESLATING OF EXISTING GARAGE ROOF · Wed 17 Dec 2025
25/2234/FUL
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO EAST ELEVATION OF DWELLINGHOUSE · Tue 09 Dec 2025
25/2190/FUL
ERECTION OF EXTENSION TO NORTH-EAST AND SOUTH EAST ELEVATIONS AND PORCH EXTENSIO · Mon 01 Dec 2025
What gets approved near your property?
In Dumfries & Galloway, 1 in 43 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
✓ Ward-level approval rates for your exact area
✓ Common refusal reasons in Dumfries & Galloway
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Dumfries & Galloway
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 22,558 decisions.