Planning application
Queen Elizabeth Way (Land Near), Kirkwall, Orkney
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Siting of 15 houses with associated infrastructure
As published by the council, reference 26/076/PIP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/076/PIP
- Type
- Planning in Principle
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Kirkwall East
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 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 104 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Iain Logue Consulting LLP Agent, registered in Banchory
Active · incorporated 2008 · Banchory
1 application on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
64 documents on file for this application
- Agent to Officer
- Roads Services
- Response to Consultees
- Response to Public Comments
- Agent to Officer - Response to Archaeology
- Islands Archaeologist
- Engineering Services
- Agent response to consultees
- Policy Officer - Environment
- Policy Officer
- Housing Dept
- Objection - R Horrobin
- Objection - A Loughlan
- Objection - E & K Rendall
- Objection - L Brunt
- Objection - Mr & Mrs Bruce
- Objection - R & M Rendall
- Objection - M Stott
- Objection - J & L Brown
- Objection - D & A Peace
- Objection - R Johnson
- Objection - E Roberts
- Scottish Water
- Objection - The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland (AHSS)
- Objection - C Brown & E Eunson
- Objection - R Cole
- Orkney Heritage Society
- Affects Setting of Listed Building
- Biodiversity Form
- Biodiversity Plan
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisal Report
- Existing features to be removed
- Typical drainage construction details
- Typical details for drainage construction
- Typical drainage construction details
- Drainage Layout Plan
- Proposed finished levels and pre-development plot topography
- Foul sewer sections with surface and invert levels
- Foul sewer sections with surface and invert levels
- Design Statement
- Phasing Details
- Road kerbing layout with gullies and traffic calming
- Landscaping Plan
- Location Plan
- Drainage manhole schedules
- Contextual plan showing phase 1 application site and phase 2 for information
- Site Plan
- Planning in Principle
- Post development overland surface water flows
- Existing surface water flows
- Refuse vehicle swept path superimposed on road layout
- Road Adoption Plan
- Typical details for road construction kerbing gullies and junctions
- Roads Layout
- Road Sections
- Road Sections
- Report with design parameters for SuDS system
- Storm water drainage sections with surface and invert levels
- Storm water drainage sections with surface and invert levels
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list 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's median decision took 104 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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