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William Shearer, 71 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1DQ

24/062/PPPlanning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 16 May 2024

Council decision: Grant

Proposal

Change of use of vehicle repair garage (Class 4) and seed store (Class 6) to shop (Class 1A) alter windows and cladding (retrospective)

Received
20 February 2024
Public comments
1
Ward
Kirkwall West & Orphir
  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated6 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target6 May
  5. Decided16 May

Decided in 71 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at William Shearer, 71 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1DQ. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 86 days, 5 days quicker than Orkney's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 61 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 1DQ
Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 March 2024
Target decision date
6 May 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
East Nearhouse Birsay Orkney United Kingdom KW17 2ND

Planning decision

Statutory period
61 days

Additional information

Documents
8
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2012
    21 Nov

    Upward extension of existing building to create additional floor

    ApprovedPlanning Permission12/753/PP

Source: Orkney

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