25/351/HH

1. 21 Oct 2025

   Received by Orkney Islands

2. 29 Oct 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

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.

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.

More on householder applications in our guide

• 26/093/HH Granted

  Breck, Birsay, Orkney KW17 2LY

  Alter a house (integral garage) and install an air source heat pump

  27 Mar 2026 453m away Householder

• 25/387/HH Granted

  2 Grays Noust, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3EB

  Replace all existing timber windows with timber tilt and turn windows

  17 Nov 2025 Householder
• 26/116/HH Granted

  Highcroft, Eastquoy Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1LT

  Extend a house and install an air source heat pump

  20 Apr 2026 Householder
• 26/054/HH Granted

  Cedar Villa, Upper Crantit Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1RW

  Extend a house

  24 Feb 2026 Householder
• 26/111/HH Granted

  Stonehall, Cruan Road, Firth, Orkney, KW15 1TT

  Extend a House

  13 Apr 2026 Householder
• 26/199/HH Awaiting decision

  13 Papdale Crescent, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1JS

  Extend a house

  3 Jul 2026 Householder