Roselea Croft (Land Near), Blackhill Road, St Ola Orkney

1. 14 Jul 2026

   Received by Orkney Islands

2. 18 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 13 October 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.

This application is with Orkney Islands for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Orkney Islands decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 45 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  23/027/PP Submitted 26 Jan 2023 350 yards away

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  Minor amendments to internal layout

  Received 22 Apr, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Conditions