Planning application
Westness House, Westside Road, Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PT
Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference 25/333/LB
Application record
- Reference
- 25/333/LB
- Type
- Listed Building
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 6 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 19 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 12 Feb 2026
- Ward
- North Isles
- Parish
- Rousay, Egilsay & Wyre Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KW17 2PT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Orkney Islands register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/332/HH 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, 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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Oct 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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19 Nov 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
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ben Pentreath Ltd Agent, registered in Loughton
Active · incorporated 2004 · Loughton
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
49 documents on file for this application
- Location Plan
- Proposed Plan - Walled Garden
- Proposed Ground Floor Plan
- Proposed First Floor Plan
- Proposed Attic Floor Plan
- Proposed Roof Plan
- Proposed Elevations - North
- Proposed Elevations - North Courtyard
- Proposed Elevation - South
- Proposed Elevations South Courtyard
- Proposed Elevations - Stables North & East
- Proposed Elevations - Stables South & West
- Proposed Floor & Elevation - Garden Shed
- Proposed Floor & Elevation - Chapel
- Proposed Floor Plan - Pavilion
- Proposed Elevations - Pavillion
- Proposed Elevations - Veg Garden Glasshouse
- Proposed section
- Proposed Floor & Elevation - Treehouse
- Proposed details - Sitting Room Elevation
- Proposed Details - Ground Floor Window Schedule
- Proposed Details - First Floor Window Schedule
- Proposed Details - First Floor Window Schedule
- Proposed Details - Attic Window Schedule
- Proposed Details - Typical Sash Detail
- Proposed Details - Typical Sash Detail
- Proposed Details - Window Detail W2/10
- Proposed details - Door DX/01
- Proposed details - Door DX/02
- Proposed Details - Door DX/03
- Proposed details - Door DX/05
- Proposed details - Door DX/06
- Proposed details - Door DX/07
- Proposed details - Door DX/08
- Proposed details - Door DS/01
- Proposed details - Entrance Gates
- Proposed details - Veg Garden Gate A
- Proposed details - Veg Garden Gate B
- Proposed details - Veg Garden Gate Detail
- Proposed Site Plan
- Proposed Elevation - West
- Proposed Elevation - East
- Approved
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Orkney Heritage Society
- Design statement
- Proposed details - Entrance Gates Detail
- Proposed Details - Ground Floor Window Schedule
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Orkney Islands granted permission on 12 February 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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