26/116/HH

1. 20 Apr 2026

   Received by Orkney Islands

2. 11 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Grant Subject to Conditions

4. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

• 26/122/HH Awaiting decision

  The Nook, Cromwell Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1LN

  Extend a house

  24 Apr 2026 209m away Householder
• 25/300/PP Granted

  13 Burnett Brae, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1GS

  Alter ground levels, erect fencing, and hard and soft landscaping (amendment to part of 23/280/PP)

  2 Sep 2025 279m away Full applications
• 26/039/PP Withdrawn

  Veensgarth (Land Near), Cromwell Road, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1LN

  Erect a house, alter an access and create an access

  11 Feb 2026 308m away Full applications
• 25/366/HH Granted

  23 St Catherine's Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HX

  Install wall and roof ventilation outlets

  3 Nov 2025 317m away Householder
• 25/352/LB Granted

  23 St Catherine's Place, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HX

  Install secondary glazing, ducting and wall and ventilation extractors

  23 Oct 2025 317m away Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/183/PN Granted

  Old Papdale Halls Of Residence (Land Near), Berstane Road, Kirkwall, Orkney

  Install 1 x 9m wooden pole

  11 Jun 2026 318m away Prior approval

• 25/387/HH Granted

  2 Grays Noust, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3EB

  Replace all existing timber windows with timber tilt and turn windows

  17 Nov 2025 Householder
• 26/054/HH Granted

  Cedar Villa, Upper Crantit Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1RW

  Extend a house

  24 Feb 2026 Householder
• 26/111/HH Granted

  Stonehall, Cruan Road, Firth, Orkney, KW15 1TT

  Extend a House

  13 Apr 2026 Householder
• 26/199/HH Awaiting decision

  13 Papdale Crescent, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1JS

  Extend a house

  3 Jul 2026 Householder
• 26/072/HH Granted

  Heather Cottage, Berstane Road, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1SZ

  Extend a house

  12 Mar 2026 Householder