Planning application
Ferneybrae (Land Near), Mill Bay Road, Eday Orkney KW17 2AB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erect three wind turbines (maximum height 15 metres) and construct an access track
As published by the council, reference 26/074/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/074/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Ward
- North Isles
- Parish
- Eday Community Council
- Postcode
- KW17 2AB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Orkney Islands register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/074/TPP Awaiting decision
Ferneybrae (Land Near), Mill Bay Road, Eday Orkney KW17 2AB
Erect three wind turbines (maximum height 15 metres) and construct an access track
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25/277/TPP Refused
Ferneybrae (Land Near), Mill Bay Road, Eday, Orkney KW17 2AB
Erect three wind turbines (maximum height 15 metres) and construct an access track (resubmission of 25/199/TPP)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Mar 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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13 Apr 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 8 June 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
Crawford Architecture Agent, an architecture practice
45 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 96% granted
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See their track recordOrissor Trust Ltd Applicant, registered in Rothesay
Active · incorporated 2008 · Rothesay
4 applications on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
33 documents on file for this application
- Roads Services
- Agent to Officer
- Further Information Request
- Noise Assessment
- Environmental Health
- Further Information Request (Noise - NIA)
- MoD (Ministry of Defence)
- Policy Officer - Access
- Kirkwall Airport ? Senior Pilot
- Airfield Superintendant
- HIAL (Highlands & Islands Airports Ltd)
- Arqiva Services Ltd
- NATS (National Air Traffic Services)
- Objection - L Sinclair
- Turbine Co-ordinates
- Scottish Water
- JRC (Joint Radio Company)
- Noise Impact Statement
- Existing Location Plan
- Proposed Location Plan
- Existing Site Plan
- Existing Site Plan
- Proposed Site Plan
- Confirmation Evance Turbine
- Noise Impact Assessment
- Elevations
- Biodiversity Enhancement Form
- ZTV Map (Zone of Theoretical Visibility)
- Design & Access Statement
- Screening Report
- Planning Permission
- TR098 v6 Product Certification Evance R9000 UK MCS Certification Summary
- Visualisations
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.
About full applications
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Ferneybrae (Land Near), Mill Bay Road, Eday Orkney KW17 2AB
95% historically approved · decision due ~8 Jun
Erect three wind turbines (maximum height 15 metres) and construct an access track
Awaiting decision Full applications 36 docs -
Ferneybrae (Land Near), Mill Bay Road, Eday, Orkney KW17 2AB
Erect three wind turbines (maximum height 15 metres) and construct an access track (resubmission of 25/199/TPP)
Refused Full applications 17 docs -
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