Cogar, Auster Road, Orphir Village, Orkney KW17 2RB

1. 3 Aug 2026

   Received by Orkney Islands

2. 20 Oct 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 15 December 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 householder applications in a median of 89 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Braeside, Orphir Orkney KW17 2RB

  26/043/PP Submitted 13 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Change of use of land from agriculture to domestic, extend a house, and erect an agricultural building (part retrospective)

  Granted 9 docs

• Norrhavn (Land Near), Orphir, Orkney KW17 2RB

  21/220/PP Submitted 19 May 2021 100 yards away

  Erect a replacement house (one for one) with an air source heat pump (amendment to 11/460/PP)

  Granted Full applications 6 docs

• Gara (Land Near), Orphir, Orkney

  21/219/PP Submitted 18 May 2021 400 yards away

  Erect an agricultural shed

  Granted Full applications 7 docs
  Small domestic

• Gara (Land Near), Orphir, Orkney

  21/207/PP Submitted 10 May 2021 0.3 miles away

  Erect a replacement house (one for one) with an integral garage and an air source heat pump and upgrade an access

  Granted Full applications 11 docs

• 26/218/HH Decided

  East End, Church Road, St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney KW17 2SR

  Re-roof house with Spanish slate, replace and install three rooflights and paint windows and door

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 25 Aug 2026 Householder
• 26/173/HH Decided

  Bu' Of Cairston, Bu Road, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3JH

  Extend a house

  Received 3 Jun, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Householder
• 26/233/HH Decided

  Goltaquoy, Goltaquoy Road, Westray Orkney KW17 2DE

  Extend a house

  Received 5 Aug, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Householder
• 26/210/HH Decided

  Newdale, Outertown Road, Stromness Parish, Orkney KW16 3JP

  Extend a house

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Householder
• 26/158/HH Granted

  3 Robertson Loan, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1GQ

  Extend a house

  Received 26 May, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Householder