Planning application
The Manse, 5 Manse Lane, Stromness Orkney KW16 3AP
Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Trees Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Remove rooflights and install six replacement rooflights, form openings and install two windows in gable, paint and render walls, install replacement cills, gate, and garage door, and fell a tree
As published by the council, reference 25/383/HH
Application record
- Reference
- 25/383/HH
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 14 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 25 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Stromness & South Isles
- Parish
- Stromness Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KW16 3AP
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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25/381/LB Granted
The Manse, 5 Manse Lane, Stromness Orkney KW16 3AP
Remove rooflights and install six replacement rooflights, form openings and install two windows in gable, paint and render walls, install replacement cills, gate, and garage door, and internal alterations including removal of partitions and staircase, and reconfiguration of first and attic floor
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Nov 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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25 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Grant Subject to Conditions
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28 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Crawford Architecture Agent, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- Proposed Attic Floor Plan
- Demolition Plan
- Existing First Floor Plan
- Existing Elevations
- Proposed Elevations
- Location Plan
- Proposed First Floor Plan
- Approved
- Demolition Plan
- Design Statement
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Orkney Islands granted permission on 25 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.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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