Planning applications in Orkney Islands, August 2025

42 Junction Road (Land Near), Kirkwall, Orkney

Erect a house (incorporating part of two existing walls) and install an air source heat pump

Loch Of Ayre, St Mary's Holm Orkney

Create a public footpath with picnic areas, erect a bird hide, stone plinths, and stone wall sculptures (part retrospective)

Orcades Hostel, Muddisdale Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1RS

Erect an ancillary building

5-7 King Street, Kirkwall, Orkney

Convert former shop and house to four flats, extend including a balcony to the rear and install replacement windows, doors, rooflights and ridge tiles, replace stone caps and removal of chimney (resubmission of 22/264/PP) (amendment to 23/099/PP)

Quarry Banks Stromness Orkney Islands KW16 3LL

Extend a house

Furrowend (Land Near), Eday, Orkney KW17 2AB

Demolish former public house/hostel, erect a public house and restaurant, install two air source heat pumps, alter shed cladding, create motorhome pitches and parking, install drainage infrastructure and associated landscaping (resubmission of 24/433/PP and 24/436/PP) (part retrospective)

Quoyberstane (Land Near), Craigiefield Road, St Ola, Orkney

Erect four houses with integral garages and air source heat pumps (4 x one-for-one) and install drainage infrastructure

Mounthoolie, Eday, Orkney, KW17 2AB

Erect an agricultural building (amendment to 23/251/PP), change of use of land from agriculture to domestic and install a domestic polytunnel and fuel tank (retrospective)

Marston Cabin Otterswick Road Sanday Orkney Islands KW17 2BN

Short Term Let Screening

Braesdene (Land Near), Graemeshall Road, Holm, Orkney KW17 2RX

Erect a house with an air source heat pump and upgrade an access (subdivision of curtilage)

Northern Turbine Services Ltd, 1 Quarryfield Road, St Ola, Orkney KW15 1GD

Erect a workshop/storage building and generator building, create an access and install replacement window and aerial (part retrospective)

Houton Ferry Terminal And Toilets (Land Near), Houton Road, Orphir, Orkney

Change of land use from agriculture to harbour authority operational land

Fernlea (Land Near), Netherbrough Road, Harray, Orkney

Erect five houses (three with integral garages) and air source heat pumps, create an access, install a communal foul drainage system, associated landscaping, and widen public road (resubmission of 24/442/PP)

Tomb Of The Eagles, Liddle Road, South Ronaldsay, Orkney KW17 2RW

Change of use of mixed use building to visitor centre including offices, erect an external staircase, construct a car park, and install a solar array (part retrospective)

54 Victoria Street Kirkwall Orkney Islands KW15 1DN

Fell a tree

Hozen, Hillside Road, West Mainland, Orkney, KW17 2JB

Create a sand school

Merlehaven (Land Near), South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2RH

Siting of three houses and create two accesses

Ferneybrae (Land Near), Mill Bay Road, Eday, Orkney KW17 2AB

Erect three wind turbines (maximum height 15 metres) and construct an access track (resubmission of 25/199/TPP)

Skeldro (Land Near), Burray Village, Burray Orkney KW17 2SS

Siting of a house

The Store, Back Road, St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2SP

Install two replacement rooflights and slate over a glass pane

Kirbuster Museum, Hundland Road, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LW

Create a wall opening

Sheila Fleet, 50 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HQ

Alter shop front including metal and glazed panels, install metal sculptural features and replacement windows and doors, render walls, create a covered terrace, and install roof lights (amendment to 24/233/PP)

RSPB Marwick Nature Reserve, Birsay, Orkney

Construct a plinth

Waterfront Steel (Land Near), Crowness Road, St Ola, Kirkwall KW15 1RG

Change of use of part of building to microbrewery, bistro/tap room (public house) and shop (amendment to part of 24/471/PP) (retrospective)

Shorelines Self Catering, Maitland Place, Finstown, Firth, Orkney, KW17 2EQ

Regularise the use of self-catering unit

Orgil Farm, Braebuster Road, Hoy, Orkney, KW16 3NJ

Erect an agricultural shed (retrospective)

3 Lynnside (Land Near), Lynn Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1SR

Install a 7 metre wooden pole

Benbradagh (Land Near), Inganess Road, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1SP

Install three 9 metre wooden poles

Coolyn (Land Near), Holm Road, Kirkwall, Orkney,

Install a 9 metre wooden pole

Stromness Museum, 52 Alfred Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DF

Paint four external doors