Garden House, New Scapa Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1BL
Approved on 26 June 2025
Council decision: Grant Subject to ConditionsPlanning committee8 conditions
Proposal
Proposed change of use from office accommodation to a boarding house (Class 7)
- Received
- 7 March 2025
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- Agent
- HRI Munro Architecture
- ReceivedReceived7 Mar
- ValidatedValidated28 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date28 Jun
- DecidedDecided26 Jun
Decided in 59 days (council typically 91)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Garden House, New Scapa Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1BL. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 111 days, 3 weeks longer than Orkney's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications 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 1BL
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 April 2025
- Target decision date
- 28 June 2025
- Permission expires
- 25 June 2028
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- HRI Munro Architecture
- Agent address
- Naver House Naver Road Thurso United Kingdom KW14 7QA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 61 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 13
Site constraints
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202624 Aug
Change of use from previously consented 'Boarding House (Class 7)' to 'Hotel (Class 7)'
PendingApplication26/228/PP - 202319 Apr
Vary condition 03 (access and parking provision) of planning permission 19/365/PP
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)23/157/VR - 201923 Oct
Change of use from offices (Class 4) to offices and other services (Class 2), extend, alter existing car park…
ApprovedPlanning Permission19/365/PP - 201910 Jun
Extend a building and create an access and car parking
WithdrawnPlanning Permission19/241/PP
Source: Orkney
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- Garden House, New Scapa Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1BL19/241/PP · FullWithdrawn0.0 mi
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