74 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BS

1. 21 Oct 2022

   Received by Orkney Islands

2. 21 Feb 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 30 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Grant Subject to Conditions

4. 10 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Orkney Islands granted permission on 30 April 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.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 37 & 39 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3BS

  26/227/PP Submitted 28 Jul 2026 3m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

  Change of use from Post Office to mixed use facility (Class 1A/3/10) including creative arts-hub and café/retail. Demolish existing rear outbuildings and form three-storey extension, remove trees, install PV panels and air source heat pumps

  Awaiting decision Extension Demolition +1 39 docs

• 43 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3BS

  25/347/TC Submitted 17 Oct 2025 44m away

  Fell a tree and prune a tree

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Flat 3, 40 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3AA

  23/030/HH Submitted 31 Jan 2023 45m away

  Install an air source heat pump with timber housing (part retrospective)

  Granted Householder 5 docs
  Domestic

• 106 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3BU

  26/080/HH Submitted 17 Mar 2026 74m away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~25 Jun

  Re-roof with natural slates, rebuild chimney stack heads, and install replacement metal rainwater goods

  Awaiting decision Householder Roofing 9 docs
  Domestic

• Stromness Hotel, 15 Victoria Street, Stromness Orkney KW16 3AA

  24/369/NMV/01 Submitted 29 Jul 2025 88m away

  Amend external escape stair upper landing and handrail configuration

  Decided Conditions 1 doc

• Stromness Hotel, 15 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3AA

  24/369/PP Submitted 23 Sep 2024 88m away

  Construct an external staircase

  Granted Full applications 17 docs

• 26/055/PP Granted

  Loth Quarry, Sanday, Orkney

  Temporary change of use from quarry to industrial (Class 5) to construct fish farm pens (two years)

  19 Feb 2026 Full applications
• 26/062/PP Granted

  Old Papdale Halls Of Residence, Berstane Road, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1NA

  Demolish former halls of residence and landscape site

  5 Mar 2026 Full applications
• 26/059/PP Granted

  South Breck, Burness Road, Firth, Orkney KW17 2ET

  Erect a slatted byre

  3 Mar 2026 Full applications
• 26/112/PP Granted

  John G Corse Funeral Home, Old Scapa Road, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1BB

  Extend a funeral home

  15 Apr 2026 Full applications
• 25/380/PP Refused

  Lower Fea (Land Near), Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2NS

  Erect three self-catering pods with communal foul drainage system and associated landscaping

  12 Nov 2025 Full applications