Ayre Hotel, Ayre Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1QX

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 25/312/PP Granted

  Ayre Hotel, Ayre Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1QX

  Remove stone slate and install Welsh slate on outbuilding

  Decided 26 Nov 2025 Full applications

1. 17 Sep 2025

   Received by Orkney Islands

2. 26 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 26 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Grant Subject to Conditions

4. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Orkney Islands granted permission on 26 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.

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Ayre Hotel, Ayre Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1QX

  25/312/PP Submitted 17 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Remove stone slate and install Welsh slate on outbuilding

  Granted Full applications 5 docs

• Former Jewson Yard, Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney

  26/096/PP Submitted 27 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~15 Jul

  Install 8 cabins to form temporary offices (for a temporary period of 3 years), and create associated car parking area

  Awaiting decision Full applications 17 docs

• 18 Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1AB

  25/439/PP Submitted 19 Dec 2025 100 yards away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~11 Jun

  Convert former builders merchant to eight flats, install an access ramp and replacement windows and doors, alter access and create car parking

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling Windows or glazing 17 docs
  Several homes

• Former Jewsons Yard, Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney

  25/390/PP Submitted 18 Nov 2025 100 yards away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~10 Feb

  Erect a 92-bed, four-storey hotel including bar and restaurant, and staff accommodation, incorporating existing store, construct car parking and hard and soft landscaping, including public open space and surface water drainage

  Awaiting decision Full applications 48 docs

• Tower Building Apartments, Tower Building, Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney

  24/286/PP Submitted 16 Jul 2024 150 yards away

  Change of use from two flats to two self-catering units (retrospective)

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 8 docs
  Several homes

• 3 Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1LB

  24/386/AD Submitted 1 Oct 2024 150 yards away

  Display a fascia sign

  Granted Advertising 7 docs

• 26/220/LB Decided

  23 St Catherine's Place, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HX

  Remove boundary wall

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/113/LB Decided

  2 South End, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3DJ

  Restore hand crane

  Received 17 Apr, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/159/LB Decided

  Ness House, Ness Road, Stromness Orkney KW16 3DL

  Replace bathroom interior, install electric underfloor heating and install extraction fan

  Received 26 May, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/272/LB Awaiting decision

  Watergate House, Watergate, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1PD

  Replace roof covering, lead work and vent (retrospective)

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/185/LB Granted

  Sule Skerry Lighthouse, Orkney

  Internal strip out (including watchroom immediately beneath the lantern), structural repairs to cracks, roof and drainage repairs, re-waterproof, external redecoration (including historic metalwork repairs and replacements), replacement batteries, engine and fuel system, water system, lighting and rewiring, and full internal alterations including replacement bathroom, kitchen and accommodation areas

  Received 11 Jun, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings