Planning application
5 Mounthoolie Place, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1JZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Fell two trees and prune tree
As published by the council, reference 26/008/TC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/008/TC
- Type
- Treeworks in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No Objections
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 22 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 25 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KW15 1JZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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22 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Feb 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
2 documents on file for this application
- Location & Site Plan
- No Objections
Trade members open them from here.
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 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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