26/039/PP

1. 11 Feb 2026

   Received by Orkney Islands

2. 12 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 26 May 2026

   Decision issued: Withdrawn

4. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.

The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

• 26/122/HH Awaiting decision

  The Nook, Cromwell Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1LN

  Extend a house

  24 Apr 2026 157m away 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 308m away Householder
• 25/366/HH Granted

  23 St Catherine's Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HX

  Install wall and roof ventilation outlets

  3 Nov 2025 451m away Householder
• 25/352/LB Granted

  23 St Catherine's Place, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HX

  Install secondary glazing, ducting and wall and ventilation extractors

  23 Oct 2025 451m away Heritage and listed buildings
• 25/300/PP Granted

  13 Burnett Brae, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1GS

  Alter ground levels, erect fencing, and hard and soft landscaping (amendment to part of 23/280/PP)

  2 Sep 2025 453m away Full applications
• 26/065/PP Granted

  Anchor Building, Bridge Street, Kirkwall KW15 1HR

  Paint and lime plaster walls, install replacement windows and doors, metal rainwater goods, soil/vent stacks, and CCTV (part retrospective)

  9 Mar 2026 495m away Full applications

• 26/134/PP Granted

  Drever And Heddle, 56A Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HQ

  Install three aluminium signs and paint a door (retrospective)

  6 May 2026 Full applications
• 26/107/PP Granted

  Harbro Ltd, Hatston Industrial Estate, Sparrowhawk Rd, Kirkwall KW15 1GE

  Install a portacabin

  7 Apr 2026 Full applications
• 25/348/PP Granted

  Downatown, Twatt, Orkney

  Erect a house (one for one) with integral garage and a hydroponic agricultural building

  17 Oct 2025 Full applications
• 26/141/PP Withdrawn

  Vinkwin (Land Near), Evie Orkney

  Change of use from agricultural land to a secure dog walking field with associated access, parking area, fencing, gates and shelter

  12 May 2026 Full applications
• 26/038/PP Granted

  Ha'Well, Shore Road, St Andrews Orkney KW17 2QT

  Convert an annexe to a house (subdivision of curtilage)

  11 Feb 2026 Full applications