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13 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HP

13/487/PPPlanning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 14 January 2014

Council decision: Grant Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Change of use from retail to office and install an air source heat pump

Received
19 November 2013
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kirkwall West & Orphir
  1. Received19 Nov
  2. Validated29 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Jan
  5. Decided14 Jan

Decided in 46 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 13 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HP. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 5 weeks quicker than Orkney's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Kirkwall West & Orphir. We hold 949 applications in total for the KW15 postcode area.

96% of full applications at Orkney Islands Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 13 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
KW15 1HP
Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 November 2013
Target decision date
29 January 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Tanmaur Orphir Orkney KW17 2RD

Planning decision

Statutory period
61 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
8
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

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