Planning application
Anchor Building, Bridge Street, Kirkwall KW15 1HR
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Paint and lime plaster walls, install replacement windows and doors, metal rainwater goods, soil/vent stacks, and CCTV (part retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 26/065/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/065/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Kirkwall East
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KW15 1HR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
9 Mar 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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26 Jun 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
6 documents on file for this application
- Window Details
- Location & Site Plan
- Elevations
- Approved
- Orkney Heritage Society
- Roads Services
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Orkney Islands granted permission on 26 June 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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