Planning application
Ward Hill, Orphir, Orkney
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erect a wind turbine (maximum height 100 metres, maximum capacity 2 MW) and a switchgear building, construct access tracks and parking, and associated infrastructure including underground cabling
As published by the council, reference 25/079/TPP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/079/TPP
- Type
- Turbine Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 5 Mar 2025
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- Parish
- Orphir Community Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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8 Apr 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 June 2025, 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 99 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Stromness
1 application on PlanIndex
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
50 documents on file for this application
- NatureScot
- HIAL (Highlands & Islands Airports Ltd)
- Islands archaeologist
- Kirkwall Airport ? Senior Pilot
- SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency)
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Airfield Superintendent
- JRC (Joint Radio Company)
- NATS (National Air Traffic Services)
- Scottish Water
- Environmental Health
- EIA Report
- Officer to Agent - Further Information Request
- Environmental Health
- Neutral-M Finn
- NatureScot
- Neutral- Orphir Community Council
- Environmental Health
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Islands archaeologist
- MoD (Ministry of Defence)
- HIAL (Highlands & Islands Airports Ltd)
- Agent to Officer - Confirmation of EIA Cost For Advert
- Arqiva
- SEPA
- EIA Report
- Planning Permission
- EIA figures
- Ornithology Baseline Report
- Collision RIsk
- Models on identified bird species and populations
- SEPA Carbon Calculator
- Roads and Transport assessment
- Cultural Heritage
- Cultural Heritage Visualisations
- Methodology and landscape and visual impact assessment
- Hoy & West Mainland NSA Citation
- Detailed Assessment of effects on Hoy & West Main NSA
- Visualisations - Part 1
- Visualisations Pack - Part 2
- IFP Safeguarding Report
- Noise Impact Assessment
- Vegetation Survey
- Non Technical Summary
- Screening Opinion
- Scoping Opinion
- Habitats Regulations Appraisal
- Outline CEMD
- Schedule of Mitigation
- Location Plan
Trade members open them 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 full applications in a median of 133 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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.
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