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Heathfield House (Land Near), Old Finstown Road, St Ola, Orkney KW15 1TR

Awaiting decision Orkney Islands 26/102/TPP

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Erect two 6kW wind turbines (max height 18m)

As published by the council, reference 26/102/TPP

Application record

Reference
26/102/TPP
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Sep 2026
Ward
Kirkwall West & Orphir
Postcode
KW15 1TR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Apr 2026

    Received by Orkney Islands

  2. 22 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 November 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 103 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

  • Location Plan Drawing · 22 Sep 2026
  • Turbine Elevation Drawing · 22 Sep 2026
  • Location & Site Plan Drawing · 22 Sep 2026
  • Biodiversity Enhancement Form Supporting Document · 22 Sep 2026
  • Photomontages Supporting Document · 09 Sep 2026
  • Officer to Agent Correspondence · 06 Jul 2026
  • ZTV Map (Zone of Theoretical Visibility) Drawing · 30 Jun 2026
  • ZTV Map (Zone of Theoretical Visibility) Drawing · 30 Jun 2026
  • ZTV Map (Zone of Theoretical Visibility) Drawing · 30 Jun 2026
  • Invalid Letter Correspondence · 05 May 2026
  • Turbine Specification Specification · 01 Apr 2026
  • Turbine Planning Permission Application Form · 01 Apr 2026

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What 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 103 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Orkney Islands's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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