Planning application
Sheila Fleet, 50 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HQ
Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Alter shop front including metal and glazed panels, install metal sculptural features and replacement windows and doors, render walls, create a covered terrace, and install roof lights (amendment to 24/233/PP)
As published by the council, reference 25/269/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/269/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 7 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Kirkwall East
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- KW15 1HQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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3 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Grant Subject to Conditions
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Scottishbuildingwarrant: 25/151 (Building Work Started)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Helen Lucas Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in Edinburgh
Active · incorporated 2015 · Edinburgh
4 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- 11 February 2026
- Proposed Floor Plans
- Proposed Elevations
- Location & Site Plan
- Approved
- Orkney Heritage Society
- Engineering Services
- Roads Services
- Biodiversity Enhancement Form
- Design Statement
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Orkney Islands granted permission on 9 March 2026, 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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