Planning application
Swanbister House, Gyre Road, Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erect a 6kW wind turbine (max height 15.5m), cable and solar panel array (44 panels)
As published by the council, reference 22/333/TPP
Application record
- Reference
- 22/333/TPP
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 8 Sep 2022
- Validated
- 18 Oct 2022
- Decided
- 8 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- Parish
- Orphir Community Council
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- KW17 2RB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2022
Received by Orkney Islands
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18 Oct 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Grant Subject to Conditions
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5 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Orkney Sustainable Energy Ltd Agent, registered in Kirkwall
Active · incorporated 1995 · Kirkwall
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
- Location Plan
- Site Access and Cable Route
- Site Plan
- Elevation
- Elevation
- Elevation
- Location Plan
- 8 March 2023
- Approved
- MoD (Ministry of Defence)
- HIAL (Highlands & Islands Airports Ltd)
- Roads Services
- Historic Environment Scotland
- NATS (National Air Traffic Services)
- Environmental Health
- County Archaeologist
- Arqiva Services Ltd
- JRC (Joint Radio Company)
- Scottish Water
- Land Ownership
- Development Assessment
- Viewpoints
- Development Assessment
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Orkney Islands granted permission on 8 March 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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