Planning application
16 Buttquoy Park (Land Near) 35 Buttquoy Crescent (Land Near) Kirkwall Orkney
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Install 1 x 8m and 1 x 9m wooden pole
As published by the council, reference 26/266/PN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/266/PN
- Type
- Prior Notification
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Kirkwall East
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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10 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 June 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 94 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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 prior approval applications in a median of 34 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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