Consultations and Engagement

Open

• Dumfries and Galloway Litter Prevention Strategy engagement  - open from 28 April 2025 to 8 June 2025
• Review of Education Provision St Ninian's RC Primary School - Statutory Consultation - open from 10 March 2025 to 9 May 2025
• Dumfries and Galloway Local Housing Strategy  - ongoing
• Consultation on the Draft Wind Energy Landscape Sensitivity Study Supplementary Guidance  - ongoing
• Dumfries & Galloway Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) - ongoing

Closed

• Dumfries and Galloway Council (Stranraer) Harbour Revision Order 2024 - closed19 December 2024
• Consultation - Stranraer Marina Expansion Project  - closed 13 December 2024 
• Budget consultation 2025/26 - closed 6 December 2024
• Dumfries Town Centre - Better Streets  - closed 16 December 2024
• Stranraer Ward Event  - closed 12 November 2024
• Consultation on the Draft Gatehouse of Fleet Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan  - closed 28 November 2024 
• Consultation on the Delivery of Curriculum Transformation (four and a half day week) - June 2024 to September 2024 with feedback available here.
• Engagement - Footbridge location on the River Annan  - open from Thursday 22 August until 9 September 2024
• Ward Event - 14 May 2024
• Consultation - Local Development Plan 3  - closed 17 June 2024
• Consultation - Review of Hutton Primary School  - closed 7 June 2024
• Consultation - Proposed Moffat Pump Track  - closed 29 March 2024
• Consultation - Dockhead Junction Improvements Engagement  - closed 24 March 2024
• Engagement - Development of the next Local Housing Strategy  - closed 4 March 2024
• Consultation - Dumfries & Galloway Housing Needs & Demand Survey  - closed February 2024
• Consultation - Lockerbie Parks Project  - from 4 December to 5 January 2024
• Consultation - Development of Stranraer Waterfront  - from 28 July to 22 September 2023
• Consultation - New Regional Parking Strategy for Dumfries and Galloway  - from 19 September to 10 November 2023
• Consultation - Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places  - from 9 October to 17 November 2023
• Consultation - New Burial Strategy for Dumfries and Galloway  - from 16 June 2023 to 25 August 2023
• Engagement - Lockerbie railway car park information event  - Tuesday 8 August and Wednesday 9 August 2023
• Consultation - Development of a School Model  - from 16 June to 25 August 2023
• Consultation on the Review of the Licensing Boards' Policy Statement - from 1 April 2023 to 15 June 2023 (second consultation)
• Consultation on Notice of intent: Lease of Loreburn Hall, Newall Terrace, Dumfries  - from 19 December to 27 February 2023
• Consultation on Draft Council Plan - closed 31 January 2023
• Statutory consultation proposal - Carsphairn Primary School - closed Friday 4 November 2022
• Statutory consultation proposal - Wallace Hall Academy - closed Friday 4 November 2022
• Statutory consultation proposal - Loreburn Primary School - closed Friday 4 November 2022 
• Consultation on the 2023-2026 Children's Services Plan -  closed Thursday 3 November 2022
• Consultation on the Vacant and Derelict Land and Property Strategy - closed July 2022
• Consultation on Early Learning, Childcare and Out of School Care - closed February 2022
• Council Budget and Recovery Plan - closed 1 November 2021
•  - closed Monday 8 November 2021
• Consultation on developing a new Gaelic Language Plan 2022-2027  - closed 29 October 2021
• Consultation on the Gambling Statement of Principles  - closed 20 October 2021

You can view more information on past consultations here.

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