Planning application
Kirbuster Museum, Hundland Road, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Create a wall opening
As published by the council, reference 25/271/LB
Application record
- Reference
- 25/271/LB
- Type
- Listed Building
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 8 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 8 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 7 Oct 2025
- Ward
- West Mainland
- Parish
- Birsay Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KW17 2LW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Aug 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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7 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Grant Subject to Conditions
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Design Lines Architects Ltd. Agent, an architecture practice registered in North Shields
Active · incorporated 2006 · North Shields
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- Location Plan
- Site Plan
- Approved
- Historic Environment Scotland
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Orkney Islands granted permission on 7 October 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
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