25/366/HH

1. 3 Nov 2025

   Received by Orkney Islands

2. 22 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Grant Subject to Conditions

3. 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

• 25/352/LB Granted

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

  Install secondary glazing, ducting and wall and ventilation extractors

  23 Oct 2025 0m away Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/088/PP Granted

  34 Bridge Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HR

  Convert part (upper floors) of a shop (Class 1A) to two flats, create wall openings, install windows, doors and rooflights, and paint window

  24 Mar 2026 110m away Full applications
• 26/175/LB Awaiting decision

  Nationwide Building Society, 24 Bridge Street, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1HR

  Install a defibrillator unit and bleed kit unit

  4 Jun 2026 123m away Heritage and listed buildings
• 25/339/LB Granted

  12 - 14 Queen Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1JE

  Install replacement flat roof (amendment to 25/040/LB)

  7 Oct 2025 125m away Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/178/HH Awaiting decision

  Flat 2, Nicols House, St Olaf's Wynd, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1JB

  Replace gable window and two rooflights

  5 Jun 2026 128m away Householder
• 26/177/LB Awaiting decision

  Flat 2, Nicols House, St Olaf's Wynd, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1JB

  Replace gable window and two rooflights

  5 Jun 2026 128m away Heritage and listed buildings

• 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