Abbey planning approval rate
Abbey ward in Dumfries & Galloway has a 96.5% approval rate based on 1,545 planning decisions. Dumfries & Galloway overall: 97.4%.
Last updated: August 2026
96.5%
ward approval rate
1,545
Decisions
1,491
Approved
54
Refused
97.4%
Dumfries & Galloway average
Abbey is broadly in line with the Dumfries & Galloway average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Abbey compares
Abbey ward
96.5%
Dumfries & Galloway overall
97.4%
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Recent decisions in Abbey
ERECTION OF AGRICULTURAL BUILDING · Fri 14 Aug 2026
ALTERATIONS AND ERECTION OF EXTENSION TO REAR ELEVATION OF DWELLINGHOUSE · Mon 10 Aug 2026
FORMATION OF EXTENSION TO ACCESS ROAD, INCLUDING ACCESS STUBS, TURNING CIRCLE AN · Mon 27 Jul 2026
ALTERATIONS, ERECTION OF EXTENSION TO SOUTH-EAST AND SOUTH-WEST ELEVATIONS AND R · Wed 15 Jul 2026
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS TO SOUTH AND WEST ELEVATIONS OF DWELLINGHOU · Thu 02 Jul 2026
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