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Frogshill, Bigswell Road, Stenness, Orkney, KW16 3LA

23/439/NMV/01Non Material VariationApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 5 February 2026

Council decision: Non-Material Variation - AcceptanceDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Amend window design, install roof mounted solar panels and ventilation grilles and extend parking area

Received
5 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
West Mainland
  1. Received5 Jan
  2. Validated5 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Feb
  5. Decided5 Feb

Decided in 31 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Frogshill, Bigswell Road, Stenness, Orkney, KW16 3LA. Orkney has handled 77 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 9 weeks quicker than Orkney's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across West Mainland. We hold 136 applications in total for the KW16 postcode area.

90% of conditions 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
KW16 3LA
Application type
Non Material Variation
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Firth & Stenness Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 January 2026
Target decision date
2 February 2026
Permission expires
5 February 2031

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
C/o Christopher Omand 14 Victoria Street Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1DN

Planning decision

Case officer
Mrs Sue Doyle
Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
1
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Orkney

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