Development Land At Heathhall, College Way, Dumfries, DG1
- Land size
- 7.93 acres
Description
This site in Heathhall, Dumfries presents an attractive residential development opportunity extending to approximately 7.93 acres within an established and growing residential location.
Benefiting from excellent access via the A75, the site forms the next phases of a successful wider development, with capacity for approximately 75 new homes.
Accessible location
Allocated for residential development within the Dumfries & Galloway Local Development Plan 2 Development potential for 75 new homes.
Located in the highly accessible Heathhall area of Dumfries, the Heathhall College site presents an excellent residential development opportunity on a substantial brownfield site extending to approximately 7.93 acres.
Positioned immediately north-west of Catherinefield Industrial Estate and adjoining established residential areas, the site benefits from a predominantly level topography with gentle undulating edges, providing an attractive and practical setting for future housing development. Excellent transport connectivity is provided via the nearby A75, offering convenient access across the wider region.
The site is understood to have been allocated for residential development within the Dumfries & Galloway Local Development Plan 2 under allocation reference DFS.H4 “Heathhall College”. A representation was submitted in March 2025 as part of the Call for Sites process, seeking to retain the
site’s residential allocation within the emerging Local Plan. Further details are available from the Selling Agent upon request.
The wider development has already demonstrated proven deliverability, with a successful first phase of 75 homes completed on the western portion of the site in July 2022, following planning approval under reference 15/9/3/0513. The remaining land now offers the opportunity to deliver Phases 2 and 3 of the development, with capacity for a further 75 residential units.
In addition, further residential growth within the immediate area is evidenced by a planning application submitted on adjoining land to the north and north-east for 38 units under reference 25/0405/FUL, reinforcing the areas strong residential development context and market appeal.
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Property details
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- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-06-04
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 54 Development Land listings in Scotland (5+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
No premises records for this postcode, which is common for bare land and rural plots. A new connection would be quoted by the provider.
Mobile signal
No address-level signal records for this postcode, which is common for bare land.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Heathhall Primary School219 metres
- Pupils
- 307
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Locharbriggs School986 metres
- Pupils
- 113
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Noblehill School2.1 miles
- Pupils
- 269
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Amisfield School2.1 miles
- Pupils
- 36
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Lincluden School2.5 miles
- Pupils
- 219
- Type
- Non-denominational
Secondary
- Dumfries High School1.9 miles
- Pupils
- 748
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Dumfries Academy2.4 miles
- Pupils
- 608
- Type
- Non-denominational
- St Joseph's College2.7 miles
- Pupils
- 961
- Type
- Roman Catholic
- North West Community Campus2.8 miles
- Pupils
- 302
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Lockerbie Academy8.7 miles
- Pupils
- 767
- Type
- Non-denominational
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Green space
Walking trail
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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The detail behind these bandings
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- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
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