Planning application
18 Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1AB
Works: New dwelling Windows or glazing Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Convert former builders merchant to eight flats, install an access ramp and replacement windows and doors, alter access and create car parking
As published by the council, reference 25/439/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/439/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
- Postcode
- KW15 1AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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16 Apr 2026
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 11 June 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Bracewell Agent, registered in Cheltenham
Liquidation · incorporated 2009 · Cheltenham
17 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils
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See their track recordOrkney Builders (Contractors) Ltd Applicant, a construction firm registered in Kirkwall
Active · incorporated 1998 · Kirkwall
7 applications on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
- Engineering Services
- Representation - Cushman & Wakefield C/O Royal Mail
- Policy Officer
- Scottish Water
- Affects Character or Appearance of Conservation Area
- Further Information Request
- Tree Constraints
- Handrail Specification
- Balcony Specification
- Window Specification
- Invalid Letter
- Site Plan
- Existing Floor & Elevation Plan
- Proposed Floor & Elevation Plan
- Design & Access Statement
- Planning Permission
- Location/Site Plan
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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