West End Hotel, 14 Main Street, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1BU

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

• 26/182/LB Awaiting decision

  West End Hotel, 14 Main Street, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1BU

  Alter and extend a guest house including relocation of the bar/cafe

  Submitted 10 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 3 Apr 2026

   Received by Orkney Islands

2. 2 Jun 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 28 July 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.

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

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• West End Hotel, 14 Main Street, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1BU

  26/182/LB Submitted 10 Jun 2026 0m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~5 Aug

  Alter and extend a guest house including relocation of the bar/cafe

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 16 docs

• 81 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DQ

  23/079/LB Submitted 8 Mar 2023 119m away

  Paint walls, windows and door

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 6 docs

• 81 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DQ

  23/076/HH Submitted 7 Mar 2023 119m away

  Paint walls, windows and door

  Granted Householder Windows or glazing 4 docs
  Domestic

• 80 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DQ

  22/431/LB Submitted 15 Nov 2022 124m away

  Erect a timber fence (part retrospective)

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 80 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DQ

  22/430/HH Submitted 15 Nov 2022 126m away

  Erect a timber fence, pave a courtyard and erect a polytunnel (part retrospective)

  Granted Householder 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Hornersquoy Lane, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1BE

  25/418/HH Submitted 5 Dec 2025 134m away

  Re-roof a house and alterations to roof pitch

  Granted Householder Roofing 5 docs
  Domestic