Hjemdal, Vetquoy Road, Dounby, Sandwick, Orkney KW17 2HT

1. 26 Sep 2024

   Received by Orkney Islands

2. 1 Oct 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 30 Oct 2024

   Decision issued: Grant Subject to Conditions

4. 5 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Scottishbuildingwarrant: 25/020 (Building Work Started)

Orkney Islands granted permission on 30 October 2024, 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.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Market Green, Hillside Road, Dounby, Orkney, KW17 2HT

  24/428/VR Submitted 5 Nov 2024 150 yards away

  Vary condition 06 (remove fuel tanks) of planning permission 23/016/PP, to retain and fill tanks

  Granted Conditions 6 docs

• Orkney West Mainland Agricultural Society, Showground, Dounby, Orkney

  25/399/PP Submitted 25 Nov 2025 150 yards away

  Extend a shed, install four motorhome/caravan pitches with hook-up points and install solar panels on existing pavilion building

  Granted Full applications 14 docs
  Small domestic

• Rose Cottage (Land Near), Dounby, Orkney

  21/289/PP Submitted 15 Jul 2021 150 yards away

  Erect a house with an air source heat pump and alter an access

  Withdrawn Full applications

• Ongar Cottage, Hillside Road, Dounby, Harray, Orkney, KW17 2HT

  23/084/HH Submitted 10 Mar 2023 250 yards away

  Extend a house with air source heat pump

  Granted Householder 5 docs
  Domestic

• Dounby Primary School, Dounby, Sandwick, Orkney KW17 2JA

  25/318/PP Submitted 19 Sep 2025 400 yards away

  Install new and replacement play equipment

  Granted Full applications 9 docs

• Easthouse, Sandwick, Orkney, KW17 2JE

  24/317/PP Submitted 15 Aug 2024 0.3 miles away

  Erect a self-catering pod (retrospective)

  Granted Full applications 10 docs

• 26/218/HH Decided

  East End, Church Road, St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney KW17 2SR

  Re-roof house with Spanish slate, replace and install three rooflights and paint windows and door

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 25 Aug 2026 Householder
• 26/173/HH Decided

  Bu' Of Cairston, Bu Road, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3JH

  Extend a house

  Received 3 Jun, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Householder
• 26/233/HH Decided

  Goltaquoy, Goltaquoy Road, Westray Orkney KW17 2DE

  Extend a house

  Received 5 Aug, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Householder
• 26/210/HH Decided

  Newdale, Outertown Road, Stromness Parish, Orkney KW16 3JP

  Extend a house

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Householder
• 26/158/HH Granted

  3 Robertson Loan, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1GQ

  Extend a house

  Received 26 May, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Householder