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Harbour Authority Building (Land Near), Scapa, St Ola, Orkney

24/299/TPPTurbine Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 6 February 2025

Council decision: Grant Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)15 conditions

Proposal

Erect a wind turbine (height not exceeding 18m) (repowering of existing site)

Received
31 July 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
10
Ward
Kirkwall West & Orphir
Agent
Cindy Mackenzie Architectural Services
  1. Received31 Jul
  2. Validated15 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Dec
  5. Decided6 Feb

Decided in 114 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Harbour Authority Building (Land Near), Scapa, St Ola, Orkney. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 190 days, 14 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
Turbine Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 October 2024
Target decision date
15 December 2024
Permission expires
5 February 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Cindy Mackenzie Architectural Services
Agent address
Braeside Ontoft Road St. Margaret's Hope Orkney KW17 2TL

Planning decision

Statutory period
61 days

Additional information

Documents
26
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Orkney

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