22 High Street, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1AZ

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 24/362/LB Granted

  22 High Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1AZ

  Install two replacement windows

  Decided 11 Dec 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 19 Aug 2026

   Received by Orkney Islands

2. 28 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 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.

This application is with Orkney Islands for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Orkney Islands decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 97 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 22 High Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1AZ

  24/362/LB Submitted 17 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  Install two replacement windows

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 5 docs

• John G Corse Funeral Home, Old Scapa Road, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1BB

  26/112/PP Submitted 15 Apr 2026 200 yards away

  Extend a funeral home

  Granted 8 docs

• The Haining, 3 Hornersquoy Lane, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1BE

  25/417/HH Submitted 5 Dec 2025 200 yards away

  Re-roof a house and alter roof pitch

  Granted Householder Roofing 5 docs
  Domestic

• Isgarth, Nicolson Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1BD

  23/074/HH Submitted 3 Mar 2023 200 yards away

  Extend a house

  Granted Householder 5 docs
  Domestic

• 5 Hornersquoy Lane, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1BE

  25/418/HH Submitted 5 Dec 2025 200 yards away

  Re-roof a house and alterations to roof pitch

  Granted Householder Roofing 5 docs
  Domestic

• 3 Matches Square, Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1AU

  24/444/PP Submitted 13 Nov 2024 300 yards away

  Change of use from a flat to a self-catering unit

  Granted Full applications 7 docs

• 26/220/LB Decided

  23 St Catherine's Place, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HX

  Remove boundary wall

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/113/LB Decided

  2 South End, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3DJ

  Restore hand crane

  Received 17 Apr, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/159/LB Decided

  Ness House, Ness Road, Stromness Orkney KW16 3DL

  Replace bathroom interior, install electric underfloor heating and install extraction fan

  Received 26 May, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/272/LB Awaiting decision

  Watergate House, Watergate, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1PD

  Replace roof covering, lead work and vent (retrospective)

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/185/LB Granted

  Sule Skerry Lighthouse, Orkney

  Internal strip out (including watchroom immediately beneath the lantern), structural repairs to cracks, roof and drainage repairs, re-waterproof, external redecoration (including historic metalwork repairs and replacements), replacement batteries, engine and fuel system, water system, lighting and rewiring, and full internal alterations including replacement bathroom, kitchen and accommodation areas

  Received 11 Jun, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings