Planning application
Ferneybrae, Mill Bay Road, Eday Orkney KW17 2AB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erect a house with three air source heat pumps and an integral garage, associated landscaping and upgrade an access (resubmission of 24/429/PP)
As published by the council, reference 26/186/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/186/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- North Isles
- Parish
- Eday Community Council
- Postcode
- KW17 2AB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Orkney Islands register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022.
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22/318/PP Withdrawn
Ferneybrae, Mill Bay Road, Eday, Orkney, KW17 2AB
Erect a house with two air source heat pumps, a detached annex with an air source heat pump, associated landscaping including works to the coastal slope and upgrade an access
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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1 Jul 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 26 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 104 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Crawford Architecture Agent, an architecture practice
45 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 97% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
32 documents on file for this application
- SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency)
- Environmental Health
- Engineering Services
- Engineering Services
- Scottish Water
- Policy Officer - Access
- Elevations
- Location Plan
- Ground Floor Plan
- First Floor Plan
- Elevations
- Location & Site Plan
- Site & Junction Detail
- Landscaping Plan
- Access Management Plan
- Invalid Letter
- Air Source Heat Pump A
- Air Source Heat Pump B
- Trial Pits
- Swimming Pool Discharge
- Existing Plans
- Existing Site Plan
- Existing Site Photos
- Biodiversity Enhancement Form
- Design and Access and Transport Statement
- Noise Assessment
- Planning Permission
- Wind Turbine Data
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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 decided full applications in a median of 135 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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