Planning application
Stromness Museum, 52 Alfred Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Paint four external doors
As published by the council, reference 25/260/LB
Application record
- Reference
- 25/260/LB
- Type
- Listed Building
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 1 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 10 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 15 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Stromness & South Isles
- Parish
- Stromness Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KW16 3DF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Orkney Islands register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/174/LB Awaiting decision
Stromness Museum, 52 Alfred Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3DF
Install signage and lifebelts
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Aug 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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10 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Grant Subject to Conditions
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- Elevations
- Location/Site Plan
- Approved
- Historic Environment Scotland
- The colour option circled in red the Museum would like to use from the OIC colou
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Orkney Islands granted permission on 15 December 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.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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