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Scapa Distillery, St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1SE

Granted Orkney Islands 24/454/PP Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Erect a switchgear building

As published by the council, reference 24/454/PP

Application record

Reference
24/454/PP
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Subject to Conditions
Received
22 Nov 2024
Validated
22 Nov 2024
Decided
21 Jan 2025
Ward
Kirkwall West & Orphir
Parish
Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
KW15 1SE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Nov 2024

    Received by Orkney Islands

  2. 21 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Grant Subject to Conditions

  3. 1 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

North Planning & Development Ltd. Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Glasgow

Active · incorporated 2018 · Glasgow

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Orkney Islands granted permission on 21 January 2025, 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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