Planning application
37 & 39 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3BS
Works: Extension Demolition Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from Post Office to mixed use facility (Class 1A/3/10) including creative arts-hub and café/retail. Demolish existing rear outbuildings and form three-storey extension, remove trees, install PV panels and air source heat pumps
As published by the council, reference 26/227/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/227/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 28 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Stromness & South Isles
- Parish
- Stromness Community Council
- Postcode
- KW16 3BS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jul 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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19 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Reiach and Hall Architects Agent, an architecture practice
10 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
54 documents on file for this application
- Flood Risk Assessment
- Scottish Water
- Appearance of Conservation Area
- Specifications
- Land Ownership Certificate
- Planning Permission
- Design and Access Statement - Part C - 3rd of 3
- Proposed Landscape Layout Plan
- Outline Landscape Specification
- Tree Survey Drawing
- Existing Roof Plan
- Proposed Roof Plan
- Roof Plan - Proposed Downtakings
- Existing Elevations
- Existing Elevations
- Proposed Floor Plans
- Proposed Cross Sections
- Proposed Elevations
- Proposed Elevations
- Proposed Elevations
- Location Plan
- Existing Floor Plans
- Existing Long Sections
- Proposed Long Sections
- Existing Long Sections
- Sections - Proposed Downtakings
- Proposed Downtakings Floor Plans
- Proposed Downtakings - Victoria St - Elevation
- Proposed Ground Floor Plan
- Invalid Email
- Topo Survey Dwg and Site Boundary
- Aerial Survey Photograph superimposed on survey
- Daylight and Overshadowing Report
- Proposed Landscape Maintenance and Management Plan
- Planting Plan to West Garden
- Design and Access Statement - Part A - 1st of 3
- Design and Access Statement - Part B - 2nd of 3
- Biodiversity Enhancement Form
- Japanese Knotweed Survey
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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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