Planning application
New Scapa Road (Land Near) (K-9), Kirkwall, Orkney
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erect 28 houses and 36 flats with air source heat pumps, create an access, construct a road, surface water drainage basin, and associated services, infrastructure and landscaping
As published by the council, reference 26/153/PPMAJ
Application record
- Reference
- 26/153/PPMAJ
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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11 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 August 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Bracewell Stirling Agent, registered in Inverness
Active · incorporated 2015 · Inverness
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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See their track recordOrkney Builders (Contractors) Ltd Applicant, a construction firm registered in Kirkwall
Active · incorporated 1998 · Kirkwall
7 applications on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
84 documents on file for this application
- Hydrogeological Review
- Screening
- Engineering Services
- Housing Dept
- SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency)
- Scottish Water
- Islands Archaeologist
- Further Comment - Highland Distillers
- Late Representation - K Moar
- Objection - K Campbell
- Objection - M Gulliver
- Objection - J McConnachie
- Objection S Campbell
- Objection - Highland Distillers
- Officer to SEPA
- Health & Safety Executive
- 2B4PV AND 3B5PV 4 TER - ELEVATIONS
- Archaeological Field Evaluation Report
- Schedule Of Directions For Elevations
- Invalid Letter
- Biodiversity Statement
- Biodiversity Enhancement Form
- Community Benefits
- Design Statement
- Site Plan
- Site Plan
- Site Sections
- Typical External Finishes
- 2B4PV AND 3B5PV 4 TER - FLOOR PLANS
- 3B5PV SEMI - FLOOR PLANS
- 3B5PV SEMI - ELEVATIONS
- 4B6PV SEMI - FLOOR PLANS
- 4B6PV SEMI - ELEVATIONS
- 5B8PV DET - FLOOR PLANS
- 5B8PV DET - ELEVATIONS
- 1B2P COTTAGE FLATS 3 TER - FLOOR PLANS AS HAND
- 1B2P COTTAGE FLATS 3 TER - ELEVATIONS AS HAND
- 1B2P COTTAGE FLATS 3 TER - FLOOR PLANS OPP HAND
- 1B2P COTTAGE FLATS 3 TER - ELEVATIONS OPP HAND
- 2B4PV SEMI - FLOOR PLANS
- 2B4PV SEMI - ELEVATIONS
- 5B8PV DET - FLOOR PLANS - OPP
- 5B8PV DET - ELEVATIONS - OPP
- 2B3P COMMON ENTRY FLATS - FLOOR PLANS
- 2B3P COMMON ENTRY FLATS - ELEVATIONS
- Cycle Store Details
- Bin Store Details
- Boundary Treatment Details
- Flood Study V2 Part 1
- Flood Study V2 Part 2
- Cameron and Ross - Site Layout Plan
- Cameron and Ross - Road Layout Plan Sheet 1 of 2 - Rev
- Cameron and Ross - Road Layout Plan Sheet 2 of 2
- Cameron and Ross - Roads Adoption Plan Sheet 1 of 2 -
- Cameron and Ross - Roads Adoption Plan Sheet 2 of 2
- Cameron and Ross - Road Longitudinal Sections - Rev A
- Cameron and Ross - Road Kerbing Layout Sheet 1 of 2
- Cameron and Ross - Road Kerbing Layout Sheet 2 of 2
- Cameron and Ross - Pre-Development Overland Flow Arrow
- Cameron and Ross - Post-Development Overland Flow Arro
- Cameron and Ross - Road Construction Details
- Cameron and Ross - Drainage Layout Plan Sheet 1 of 2
- Cameron and Ross - Drainage Layout Plan Sheet 2 of 2 -
- Cameron and Ross - Overall Drainage Layout Plan
- Cameron and Ross - Foul Drainage Longitudinal Sections
- Cameron and Ross - Storm Drainage Longitudinal Section
- Cameron and Ross - Drainage Construction Details Sheet
- Cameron and Ross - Drainage Construction Details Sheet
- Cameron and Ross - Drainage Construction Details Sheet
- Cameron and Ross - Drainage and Manhole Schedules Shee
- Cameron and Ross - Drainage and Manhole Schedules Sheet
- Cameron and Ross - Plan of Contributing Surface Water
- Cameron and Ross - Plan of Contributing Surface Water
- Cameron and Ross - Finished Site Levels Sheet 1 of 2 -
- Cameron and Ross - Finished Site Levels Sheet 2 of 2 -
- Cameron and Ross - Cut and Fill Isopachytes Plan Sheet
- Cameron and Ross - Cut and Fill Isopachytes Plan Sheet
- Cameron and Ross - Indicative Street Lighting Layout Plan
- Cameron and Ross - Indicative Street Lighting Layout P
- Cameron and Ross -Drainage Report - Site K9 Kirkwall -
- Location Plan
- Ness Planning - PAC Report K9 Kirkwall Development Site May 2026
- Hydrological Impact Assessment
- Planning Permission
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Orkney Islands's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.