Planning application
25/332/HH
Westness House, Westside Road, Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PT
Proposal
Install replacement windows, doors, rooflights, and cills, replace and extend glasshouse, relocate a pond, alter chapel, shed and boundary walls including openings and gates, erect a glasshouse, pavilion, and replacement treehouse, install fruit cages and entrance gates, and construct gravel car park, base for tanks, and install stone steps
As published by the council, reference 25/332/HH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Oct 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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3 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Grant Subject to Conditions
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About householder applications
How this application type works
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.
Nearby applications
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25/333/LB Granted
Westness House, Westside Road, Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PT
Install replacement windows, doors, rooflights, and cills, replace and extend glasshouse, relocate a pond, alter chapel, alter boundary walls including openings and gates, and internal alterations including altering partitions, install glazed screen, window shutters, remove plant cupboard, reline chimney flues, reline and insulate walls, bathroom alterations, and install cast iron radiators
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