Highcroft, Eastquoy Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1LT

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

4. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Orkney Islands has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Egremont, Mount Drive, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1LL

  23/031/HH Submitted 31 Jan 2023 150 yards away

  Extend a house

  Granted Householder 6 docs
  Domestic

• 1 Logie Drive, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1ZT

  22/429/TC Submitted 14 Nov 2022 200 yards away

  Fell 5 trees, and prune a tree

  Granted Trees 5 docs

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

  26/122/HH Submitted 24 Apr 2026 250 yards away

  Extend a house

  Granted Householder 14 docs
  Domestic

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

  26/039/PP Submitted 11 Feb 2026 300 yards away

  Erect a house, alter an access and create an access

  Withdrawn Full applications 20 docs

• Orkney College, (Land Near), Burnett Brae, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1LX

  22/191/PP Submitted 25 May 2022 300 yards away

  Erect a day nursery (Class 10), create an access, associated car parking and infrastructure including surface water management and landscaping including play equipment and footpaths

  Granted Full applications 22 docs

• 13 Burnett Brae, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1GS

  25/300/PP Submitted 2 Sep 2025 300 yards away

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

  Granted Full applications 3 docs

• 26/218/HH Decided

  East End, Church Road, St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney KW17 2SR

  Re-roof house with Spanish slate, replace and install three rooflights and paint windows and door

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 25 Aug 2026 Householder
• 26/173/HH Decided

  Bu' Of Cairston, Bu Road, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3JH

  Extend a house

  Received 3 Jun, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Householder
• 26/233/HH Decided

  Goltaquoy, Goltaquoy Road, Westray Orkney KW17 2DE

  Extend a house

  Received 5 Aug, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Householder
• 26/210/HH Decided

  Newdale, Outertown Road, Stromness Parish, Orkney KW16 3JP

  Extend a house

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Householder
• 26/158/HH Granted

  3 Robertson Loan, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1GQ

  Extend a house

  Received 26 May, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Householder