Planning application
12 - 14 Queen Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1JE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Significant crown reduction to a mature tree (following storm damage)
As published by the council, reference 25/398/TC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/398/TC
- Type
- Treeworks in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No Objections
- Received
- 19 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 25 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Kirkwall East
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KW15 1JE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Orkney Islands register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/040/NMV/01 Decided
12 - 14 Queen Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1JE
Amend roof material
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25/041/NMV/01 Decided
12 - 14 Queen Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1JE
Amend roof material
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25/339/LB Granted
12 - 14 Queen Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1JE
Install replacement flat roof (amendment to 25/040/LB)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Nov 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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25 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Apr 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- Tree
- Treeworks in Conservation Area
- Cover Email
- Site Assessment
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Orkney Islands granted permission on 14 April 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 tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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