Planning application
Orcades Hostel, Muddisdale Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1RS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erect an ancillary building
As published by the council, reference 25/293/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/293/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 26 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 4 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KW15 1RS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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22 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Nov 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
Alfred Flett Ltd Agent
Active · incorporated 1998
4 applications on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- Floor & Elevation Plan
- Location & Site Plan
- Approved
- Roads Services
- Scottish Water
- Engineering Services
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Orkney Islands granted permission on 4 November 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.
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