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: May 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 · Tue 13 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 · Thu 11 Dec 2025
25/2166/ARC
ERECTION OF TWO DWELLINGHOUSES (CLASS 9) (APPROVAL OF MATTERS SPECIFIED IN CONDI · Mon 08 Dec 2025
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