Planning application
Queena, Upper Twatt Road, Stenness, Orkney KW16 3HH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Extend house and garage
As published by the council, reference 25/426/HH
Application record
- Reference
- 25/426/HH
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 15 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- West Mainland
- Parish
- Firth & Stenness Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KW16 3HH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Orkney Islands register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/426/NMV/01 Decided
Queena, Upper Twatt Road, Stenness, Orkney, KW16 3HH
Change cladding to stone facing
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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22 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Grant Subject to Conditions
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- Approved
- Location & Site Plan
- Floor & Elevation Plan
- Approved
- Islands archaeologist
- Scottish Water
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Orkney Islands granted permission on 22 January 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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