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Tower Building Apartments, Tower Building, Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney

24/286/PPPlanning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 7 November 2024

Council decision: Grant Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

Proposal

Change of use from two flats to two self-catering units (retrospective)

Received
16 July 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Kirkwall West & Orphir
  1. Received16 Jul
  2. Validated21 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Oct
  5. Decided7 Nov

Decided in 78 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Tower Building Apartments, Tower Building, Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 114 days, 3 weeks longer 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.

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

Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 August 2024
Target decision date
21 October 2024
Permission expires
6 November 2027

Planning decision

Statutory period
61 days

Additional information

Documents
9
Constraints
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Orkney

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