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Watergate House, Watergate, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1PD

Awaiting decision Orkney Islands 26/272/LB Listed Building

Works: Roofing

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Proposal

Replace roof covering, lead work and vent (retrospective)

As published by the council, reference 26/272/LB

Application record

Reference
26/272/LB
Type
Listed Building
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
14 Sep 2026
Validated
14 Sep 2026
Ward
Kirkwall East
Parish
Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
Postcode
KW15 1PD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Sep 2026

    Received by Orkney Islands

  2. 12 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 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

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Crawford Architecture Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What 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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 97 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About heritage and listed building applications

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.

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