Planning application
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
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 16 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Kirkwall East
- 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 99 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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The process from here
This application is with Orkney Islands for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About this record
Reading the register
This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Orkney Islands is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.
Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.
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