Planning application
Albert Hotel, Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1LB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of paved area to outdoor seating/dining area
As published by the council, reference 26/056/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/056/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 27 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 24 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
- Postcode
- KW15 1LB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Feb 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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24 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Orkney Islands took a median of 94 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
J A Leask Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Balerno
Active · incorporated 2012 · Balerno
9 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- Roads Services
- Outside Seating
- Outdoor Seating
- Agent to Officer - Outdoor Seating
- Roads Services
- Environmental Health
- Orkney Heritage Society
- Appearance of Conservation Area
- Confirmation No Edge Barriers Or Waiting Stations
- Site Plan & Proposed External Seating
- Invalid Letter
- Floor Plans
- Location Plan
- Planning Permission
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Orkney Islands for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Orkney Islands decided full applications in a median of 133 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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