25/376/CLOPUD

1. 6 Nov 2025

   Received by Orkney Islands

2. 1 Mar 2026

   Decision issued: No Objections

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.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 25/264/PN Granted

  Benbradagh (Land Near), Inganess Road, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1SP

  Install three 9 metre wooden poles

  2 Aug 2025 144m away Prior approval
• 24/414/NMV/01 Decided

  18 Rope Walk, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1XJ

  Amend dormer boarding to dry dash to match existing

  3 Nov 2025 160m away Conditions
• 26/032/HH Granted

  Ingabreck, 8 Bellevue Park, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1XL

  Install a dormer window

  6 Feb 2026 164m away Householder
• 25/263/PN Granted

  Coolyn (Land Near), Holm Road, Kirkwall, Orkney,

  Install a 9 metre wooden pole

  2 Aug 2025 177m away Prior approval
• 26/129/PP Awaiting decision

  Lynnside (Land Near), Lynn Road, Kirkwall, Orkney

  Erect a house with an air source heat pump

  4 May 2026 329m away Full applications
• 25/388/PN Granted

  81 Quoybanks Crescent & 56A Craigie Crescent, Kirkwall Orkney

  Install 2 x 8m wooden poles

  13 Nov 2025 371m away Prior approval

• 26/081/CLEUD Awaiting decision

  118 Victoria Street (Land Near), Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BU

  Regularise the use of a premises as a house

  19 Mar 2026 Lawful development
• 26/050/CLOPUD Granted

  Aria, 8 Seafield, Finstown, Firth, Orkney KW17 2EW

  Extend a house

  20 Feb 2026 Lawful development
• 25/341/CLEUD Granted

  Quoynamoan Flat, Upper Twatt Road, Stenness, Orkney KW16 3HH

  Regularise the creation of a house (subdivision)

  10 Oct 2025 Lawful development
• 25/267/CLEUD Granted

  Shorelines Self Catering, Maitland Place, Finstown, Firth, Orkney, KW17 2EQ

  Regularise the use of self-catering unit

  6 Aug 2025 Lawful development