26/019/HH

1. 27 Jan 2026

   Received by Orkney Islands

2. 3 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 26 Mar 2026

   Decision issued: Grant Subject to Conditions

4. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

• 26/136/PN Granted

  8 Pipersquoy Road (Land Near), Kirkwall Orkney Islands KW15 1EQ

  Install 1 x 9m wooden pole

  30 Apr 2026 153m away Prior approval
• 26/195/PN Granted

  10 Quoybanks Crescent (Land Near), Kirkwall Orkney

  Install 1 x 9m wooden pole

  22 Jun 2026 201m away Prior approval
• 25/418/HH Granted

  5 Hornersquoy Lane, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1BE

  Re-roof a house and alterations to roof pitch

  5 Dec 2025 269m away Householder
• 25/417/HH Granted

  The Haining, 3 Hornersquoy Lane, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1BE

  Re-roof a house and alter roof pitch

  5 Dec 2025 276m away Householder
• 26/135/PN Granted

  4 Warrenfield Crescent (Land Near), Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1QD

  Install 1 x 9m wooden pole

  30 Apr 2026 306m away Prior approval
• 26/105/PP Awaiting decision

  West End Hotel, 14 Main Street, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1BU

  Alter and extend a guest house including relocation of the bar/cafe

  3 Apr 2026 320m away Full applications

• 25/387/HH Granted

  2 Grays Noust, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3EB

  Replace all existing timber windows with timber tilt and turn windows

  17 Nov 2025 Householder
• 26/116/HH Granted

  Highcroft, Eastquoy Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1LT

  Extend a house and install an air source heat pump

  20 Apr 2026 Householder
• 26/054/HH Granted

  Cedar Villa, Upper Crantit Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1RW

  Extend a house

  24 Feb 2026 Householder
• 26/111/HH Granted

  Stonehall, Cruan Road, Firth, Orkney, KW15 1TT

  Extend a House

  13 Apr 2026 Householder
• 26/199/HH Awaiting decision

  13 Papdale Crescent, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1JS

  Extend a house

  3 Jul 2026 Householder