Planning decisions in Dumfries
As of 25 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Dumfries approved 94% of 445 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 99% approved (148 decided, ~52 days)
- Change of use : 86% approved (85 decided, ~55 days)
- Solar / renewables : 96% approved (82 decided, ~59 days)
- New dwelling : 90% approved (48 decided, ~62 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 93% approved (42 decided, ~62 days)
- Windows & doors : 100% approved (40 decided, ~55 days) †
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Dumfries, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.