North West Dumfries planning approval rate
North West Dumfries ward in Dumfries & Galloway has a 98.3% approval rate based on 631 planning decisions. Dumfries & Galloway overall: 97.7%.
Last updated: March 2026
98.3%
ward approval rate
631
Decisions
620
Approved
11
Refused
97.7%
Dumfries & Galloway average
North West Dumfries is broadly in line with the Dumfries & Galloway average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How North West Dumfries compares
North West Dumfries ward
98.3%
Dumfries & Galloway overall
97.7%
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Recent decisions in North West Dumfries
26/0044/FUL
ERECTION OF MOBILITY SCOOTER STORE (RETROSPECTIVE) · Mon 12 Jan 2026
25/2283/FUL
ALTERATIONS AND ERECTION OF EXTENSION TO SOUTH EAST ELEVATION · Tue 16 Dec 2025
25/2194/FUL
ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DOMESTIC GARAGE TO FORM ADDITIONAL DOMESTIC ACCOMMODATIO · Tue 02 Dec 2025
25/2009/FUL
INSTALLATION OF 7 REPLACEMENT WINDOWS ON THE FRONT ELEVATION AND 8 REPLACEMENT W · Fri 31 Oct 2025
25/1920/PIP
PLANNING PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE FOR ERECTION OF 6 DWELLINGHOUSES · Fri 17 Oct 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:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Dumfries & Galloway
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
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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.
Other wards in Dumfries & Galloway
Dee And Glenkens (97.5%)
Mid Galloway And Wigtown West (97.3%)
Annandale North (97.6%)
Mid And Upper Nithsdale (97.5%)
Annandale East And Eskdale (98.1%)
Castle Douglas And Crocketford (97.4%)
Annandale South (97.5%)
Nith (98.4%)
Abbey (96.6%)
Stranraer And The Rhins (96.7%)
Lochar (98.4%)
Mid Galloway (99.2%)