Planning application
Scapa Cottages (Land Near), St Ola Orkney
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Vary condition 02 of planning permission 23/364/PP (stopping up of access)
As published by the council, reference 26/301/VR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/301/VR
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 5 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 5 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Oct 2026
Received by Orkney Islands
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8 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- Supporting Information
- Location & Site Plan
- Vary Condition(s) of Planning Consent
- Site Plan
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list 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'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.