Planning application
Snelsetter, Snelsetter Road, Hoy, Orkney KW16 3PA
Works: Roofing Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of building from agricultural to domestic, re-roof, remove concrete and stone skew, replace a window, two side doors and garage door
As published by the council, reference 26/226/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/226/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Stromness & South Isles
- Parish
- Graemsay, Hoy & Walls Community Council
- Postcode
- KW16 3PA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jul 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
R. Clouston Ltd Agent, registered in Kirkwall
Active · incorporated 2000 · Kirkwall
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
- Confirm Proposal
- Affects Setting of Listed Building
- Site Plan
- Location Plan
- Invalid Letter
- Planning Permission
- Roofing sheets profile
- Roofing sheets
- Existing Floor & Elevation Plan
- Proposed Floor & Elevation Plan
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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.
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