Kirkwall Grammar School, The Meadows, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1QN
Approved on 5 April 2025
Council decision: Grant Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Change of use of 32 classrooms/rooms to residential accommodation (Class 7), install shower units and toilet units, and change of use of land for three catering units, a merchandise unit, and toilets (temporary for two months for Orkney 2025 Island Games)
- Received
- 17 December 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- Kirkwall East
- ReceivedReceived17 Dec
- ValidatedValidated15 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date15 Mar
- DecidedDecided5 Apr
Decided in 80 days (council typically 91)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Kirkwall Grammar School, The Meadows, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1QN. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 109 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 50 applications across Kirkwall East. 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 1QN
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 January 2025
- Target decision date
- 15 March 2025
- Permission expires
- 4 April 2028
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- orkney.site.assessments@gmail.com
- Agent address
- Skogr House Harray Orkney United Kingdom KW17 2LQ
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Shankha Weerasekara
- Statutory period
- 59 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 18
- Constraints
- 24
Site constraints
Source: Orkney
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