Planning application
4 Graham Place, Stromness Orkney KW16 3BY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Install an air source heat pump (retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 26/045/HH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/045/HH
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 27 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Stromness & South Isles
- Parish
- Stromness Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KW16 3BY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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27 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
21 May 2026
Decision issued: Grant Subject to Conditions
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- Location Plan
- Approved
- Environmental Health
- Orkney Heritage Society
- ASHP Noise Level Calculation Form
- ASHP Details
- ASHP Details
- ASHP Details
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Orkney Islands granted permission on 21 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.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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