Planning application
8 Pipersquoy Road (Land Near), Kirkwall Orkney Islands KW15 1EQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Install 1 x 9m wooden pole
As published by the council, reference 26/136/PN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/136/PN
- Type
- Prior Notification
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 30 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KW15 1EQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Apr 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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13 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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28 Jul 2026
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Orkney Islands granted permission on 13 May 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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