Planning application
30 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HQ
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
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 a store to three flats
As published by the council, reference 26/298/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/298/PP
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 29 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 29 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Kirkwall East
- Postcode
- KW15 1HQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Sep 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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15 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 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
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Kirkjuvagr Ltd Applicant, registered in Kirkwall
Active · incorporated 2004 · Kirkwall
1 application on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- Appearance of Conservation Area
- Elevations & Sections
- Existing Floor & Elevation Plan
- Floor Plans
- Biodiversity Enhancement Form
- Biodiversity Plan
- Window Detail
- Solar Panels
- Location & Site Plan
- Planning Permission
- Elevations & Door Detail
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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's median decision took 103 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Orkney Islands's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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