Planning application
Millfield, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3LL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erect two pods with air source heat pumps and associated infrastructure (retrospective) (amendment to application 22/371/PP)
As published by the council, reference 25/308/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/308/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 9 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 3 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 14 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Stromness & South Isles
- Parish
- Stromness Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KW16 3LL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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3 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Jan 2026
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
11 documents on file for this application
- Site Layout Plan
- Floor & Elevation Plan
- Floor & Elevation Plan
- Location & Site Plan
- Biodiversity Plan
- Approved
- Biodiversity Enhancement Form
- Roads Services
- Scottish Water
- Design Statement
- Approved Plan - 22/371/PP
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Orkney Islands granted permission on 14 January 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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