Planning applications in Orkney Islands, July 2026

Garden House, New Scapa Road, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1BL

Change of use from previously consented 'Boarding House (Class 7)' to 'Hotel (Class 7)'

Glaitness House, Glaitness Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1BA

Install replacement windows and repair windows

37 & 39 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3BS

Change of use from Post Office to mixed use facility (Class 1A/3/10) including creative arts-hub and café/retail. Demolish existing rear outbuildings and form three-storey extension, remove trees, install PV panels and air source heat pumps

Snelsetter, Snelsetter Road, Hoy, Orkney KW16 3PA

Change of use of building from agricultural to domestic, re-roof, remove concrete and stone skew, replace a window, two side doors and garage door

Birsay Outdoor Centre And Campsite, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LY

Change external wall finish from larch timber cladding to white rendered blockwork, for insurance reasons regarding fire

Berrybank (Land Near), Evie, Orkney

Erect a house with air source heat pump and create an access

Sandside, Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QJ

Conversion of a building to form a house with new access

Houton Road, Orphir, Orkney

Screening opinion request for coastal protection works

23 St Catherine's Place, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HX

Remove boundary wall

East End, Church Road, St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney KW17 2SR

Re-roof house with Spanish slate, replace and install three rooflights and paint windows and door

Carradale, Finstown, Firth Orkney KW17 2EL

Extend a house and lean to car port to existing shed

Plot 12 Saxavord (Land Near), Orphir Village, Orphir Orkney

Erect a house with an air source heat pump

The Crafty, Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney

1. Removal of the concealed gutter and replacement with a face-fixed half-round gutter. 2. Removal of concealed rainwater pipes from within the external walls, with rainwater pipes now exposed externally. 3. Addition of 15 no. photovoltaic (PV) panels to the roof following the SBEM calculation requirements. 4. Update to the north-west elevation windows to ensure they accurately reflect the approved plans

Hillside (Land Near), Otterswick Road, Sanday, Orkney

Siting of a house and a detached garage (change of use of land from agricultural to domestic)

Pier Office (Land Near), Pier Road, St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney KW17 2SW

Install a temporary office building

Vinkwin (Land Near), Evie, Orkney

Change of use from agricultural land to a secure dog walking field with associated access, parking area, fencing, gates and shelter (resubmission of 26/141/PP)

Roselea Croft (Land Near), Blackhill Road, St Ola Orkney

Erect a house with an integral garage and an air source heat pump

Burgar Hill Wind Farm, Evie, Orkney

Application to vary Condition 2 of 21/512/VR (varying 02/16/00189/PPF) to extend the operational life of two turbines at Burgar Hill from 20 years to 25 years from date of commissioning

Newdale, Outertown Road, Stromness Parish, Orkney KW16 3JP

Extend a house

Thorden (Land Near), Deerness, Orkney ,

Erect a house with an air source heat pump and garage

Bank Of Scotland, 56 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HJ

Prune a tree

Kranyo (Land Near), Holm, Orkney

Erect a 5kW wind turbine generator (maximum height 18m)

Sutherland Garage, Stenness Village, Stenness Orkney KW16 3JY

Change of use of part of car park to a hot food takeaway van site

Lenahowe, Tenston Road, Sandwick, Orkney KW16 3JA

Erect a GP shed

116 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3BU

Paint walls, windows and doors, minor roof repairs, and install new and replacement rooflights

116 Victoria Street, Stromness Orkney KW16 3BU

Paint walls, windows and doors, minor roof repairs, minor internal amendments, and install new and replacement rooflights

13 Papdale Crescent, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1JS

Extend a house

27 North End Road, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3AG

Change of use from store to student accommodation on first floor