Planning application
13 Links, Sandy Road, Westray, Orkney KW17 2DH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Install solar panels
As published by the council, reference 24/388/NMV/01
Application record
- Reference
- 24/388/NMV/01
- Type
- Non Material Variation
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Ward
- North Isles
- Parish
- Westray Community Council
- Postcode
- KW17 2DH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Orkney Islands register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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24/388/HH Granted
13 Links, Sandy Road, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DH
Extend a house and install an air source heat pump (resubmission of 24/354/HH)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Orkney Islands took a median of 104 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- Non Material Variation
- Site Plan
- Elevations
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Orkney Islands for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Orkney Islands decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 45 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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13 Links, Sandy Road, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DH
Extend a house and install an air source heat pump (resubmission of 24/354/HH)
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