Planning application
Exchange Cottage, Orphir Orkney KW17 2RD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reinstate a house and extend (retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 26/114/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/114/PP
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Decided
- 23 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- Parish
- Orphir Community Council
- Postcode
- KW17 2RD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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15 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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23 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Grant Subject to Conditions
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26 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
- Roads Services
- Written Scheme of Investigation
- Archaeological Survey Report
- Officer to Consultee
- Islands archaeologist
- HSE (Health & Safety Executive)
- HSE (Health & Safety Executive)
- HSE (Health & Safety Executive)
- Engineering Services
- Scottish Water
- Location Plan
- Invalid Letter
- Biodiversity Enhancement Form
- Design Statement
- Existing Plans
- Proposed Floor & Elevation Plan
- Site Plan
- Landscaping Plan
- Planning Permission
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Orkney Islands granted permission on 23 October 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.
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