Planning application
Old Papdale Halls Of Residence, Berstane Road, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1NA
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolish former halls of residence and landscape site
As published by the council, reference 26/062/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/062/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 12 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Kirkwall East
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KW15 1NA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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12 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Grant Subject to Conditions
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Scottishbuildingwarrant: 26/049 (Warrant Approved)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Threesixty Architecture Agent, an architecture practice registered in Renfrew
Active · incorporated 2008 · Renfrew
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- Demolition Plan
- Proposed Site Plan
- Location Plan
- Approved
- Roads Services
- Pre-Demolition Survey
- Exploratory Site Investigation report
- Preliminary Environmental Risk Assessment Report
- Scottish Water
- Environmental Health
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Orkney Islands granted permission on 11 August 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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