Planning application
Lower Fea (Land Near), Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2NS
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Erect three self-catering pods with communal foul drainage system and associated landscaping
As published by the council, reference 25/380/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/380/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Received
- 12 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- West Mainland
- Parish
- Birsay Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KW17 2NS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Nov 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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23 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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29 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Andrew Megginson Architecture Agent, an architecture practice registered in Edinburgh
Active · incorporated 2023 · Edinburgh
13 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 91% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
- Location Plan
- Site Plan, Elevations & Floor Plan
- Refused
- Policy Officer - Environment
- Contaminated Land Report
- Environmental Health
- Roads Services
- Scottish Water
- Environmental Health
- Biodiversity Enhancement Form
- Design Statement
- Design Statement and Market Research
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Orkney Islands refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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