Planning application
St Columbas Chruch, Hoy, Orkney,
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Install an air source heat pump, two ventilation grilles, and a waste water treatment system, create an access from existing roadside parking, and construct parking, paths and steps
As published by the council, reference 25/331/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/331/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 6 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 26 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Stromness & South Isles
- Parish
- Graemsay, Hoy & Walls Community Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Oct 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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26 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Orkney Islands took a median of 94 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
LBCA Agent, registered in Harpenden
Active · incorporated 2001 · Harpenden
20 applications on PlanIndex · 100% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
- Environmental Health
- Scottish Water
- Settling of Listed Building
- Location Plan
- Site Plan
- ASHP Specification
- Biodiversity Enhancement Form
- Further Invalid Letter
- Invalid Letter
- Existing Elevations
- Existing Floor Plan
- Existing Sections
- Planning Permission
- Proposed Elevations
- Proposed Floor Plan
- Proposed Sections
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Orkney Islands for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Orkney Islands decided full applications in a median of 133 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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