Outbuilding approval rate in Dumfries & Galloway
Dumfries & Galloway approved 98.1% of outbuilding applications, based on 1,100 decisions analysed.
Last updated: March 2026
98.1%
outbuilding approval rate
1,100
Outbuilding decisions
1,079
Approved
21
Refused
97.7%
Dumfries & Galloway overall
Outbuilding applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Dumfries & Galloway average (97.7%).
How outbuilding compares in Dumfries & Galloway
Outbuilding
98.1%
Dumfries & Galloway all applications
97.7%
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Other project types in Dumfries & Galloway
99.1%
93.9%
96.5%
96.6%
97.2%
100.0%
98.1%
97.0%
100.0%
93.3%
92.3%
100.0%