Planning application
The Balfour, Foreland Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Create car park
As published by the council, reference 25/385/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/385/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 17 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
- Postcode
- KW15 1NZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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16 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Orkney Islands took a median of 94 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
- Engineering Services
- Access Road Layout Plan
- Access Road Longitudinal Section
- Post Development Overland Flow Arrows
- Drainage Layout Plan
- Finished Site Levels
- Islands archaeologist
- Officer to Agent
- Roads Services
- Engineering Services
- Scottish Water
- Location Plan, Site Plan & Section
- Biodiversity Enhancement Form
- Parking Options
- SUDS Detail
- Invalid Letter
- Planning Permission
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Orkney Islands for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Orkney Islands decided full applications in a median of 133 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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