Planning application
Heather Cottage, Berstane Road, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1SZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Extend a house
As published by the council, reference 26/072/HH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/072/HH
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 12 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 12 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 2 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Kirkwall East
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- KW15 1SZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Mar 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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2 Jul 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
13 documents on file for this application
- Proposed Floor Plan
- Elevation
- Elevation
- Elevation
- Elevation
- Proposed Roof Plan
- Location Plan
- Site Plan
- Approved
- Roads Services
- Roads Services
- Scottish Water
- Supporting Statement
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Orkney Islands granted permission on 2 July 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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