Planning application
1 Orquil Cottage, Orquil Road, St Ola, Orkney KW15 1SA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of land to domestic and extend a house
As published by the council, reference 26/035/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/035/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 10 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KW15 1SA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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10 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 May 2026
Decision issued: Grant Subject to Conditions
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Cindy Mackenzie Architectural Services Agent, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- Proposed Elevations
- Floor Plans
- Location Plan
- Site Plan
- Approved
- Roads Services
- Scottish Water
- Biodiversity Enhancement Form
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Orkney Islands granted permission on 13 May 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.
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