Planning application
Ferneybrae (Land Near), Mill Bay Road, Eday, Orkney KW17 2AB
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Erect three wind turbines (maximum height 15 metres) and construct an access track (resubmission of 25/199/TPP)
As published by the council, reference 25/277/TPP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/277/TPP
- Type
- Turbine Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 13 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 1 Mar 2026
- Ward
- North Isles
- Parish
- Eday Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KW17 2AB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Orkney Islands register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/074/PP Awaiting decision
Ferneybrae (Land Near), Mill Bay Road, Eday Orkney KW17 2AB
Erect three wind turbines (maximum height 15 metres) and construct an access track
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26/074/TPP Awaiting decision
Ferneybrae (Land Near), Mill Bay Road, Eday Orkney KW17 2AB
Erect three wind turbines (maximum height 15 metres) and construct an access track
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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2 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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28 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Crawford Architecture Agent, an architecture practice
45 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 97% granted
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See their track recordOrissor Trust Ltd Applicant, registered in Rothesay
Active · incorporated 2008 · Rothesay
4 applications on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
- 12 and 15 metre Hutch Pad
- Elevations
- ZTV Map (Zone of Theoretical Visibility)
- Location Plan
- Site Plan
- Refused
- Policy Officer - Access
- Scottish Water
- Environmental Health
- NATS (National Air Traffic Services)
- Arqiva Services Ltd
- Roads Services
- JRC (Joint Radio Company)
- Coordinates for Turbines
- Proposed Wind Turbines Design Statement
- Biodiversity Enhancement Form
- Screening Report
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
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Ferneybrae (Land Near), Mill Bay Road, Eday Orkney KW17 2AB
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Awaiting decision Full applications 33 docs -
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96% historically approved · decision due ~26 Aug
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