Planning application
4 Dale Park, (Plot 10 Errival) St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1SX
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 an integral garage and air source heat pump
As published by the council, reference 26/188/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/188/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 16 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Kirkwall East
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
- Postcode
- KW15 1SX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jun 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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7 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 November 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 103 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
- Design Statement
- Elevation and Floor Plan
- Site Plan - asked for blue ownership 7.9.26
- Location Plan
- Location Plan
- Biodiversity Site Plans
- Biodiversity Photos
- Sections and 3D Visuals
- ASHP Specification
- Rewatec SAF Brochure
- Treatment Plant Calculations
- Biodiversity Enhancement Form
- Invalid Letter
- 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 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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