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Watergate House, Watergate, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1PD

25/137/LBListed BuildingPending Decision
Listed building consent

Proposal

Remove roof covering and windows, and install replacement roof covering, lead on skews, replacement windows, rainwater goods, and garage door, and internal alterations (part retrospective)

Received
17 April 2025
Decided
19 January 2026 · Grant Subject to Conditions
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Kirkwall East
  1. Received17 Apr
  2. Validated22 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Sep
  5. Decided19 Jan

Decided in 181 days (council typically 91)

13 weeks typical decision time in Orkney98% of heritage applications approved

This is a heritage application for a garage at Watergate House, Watergate, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1PD. Orkney has handled 209 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 75 days. This one was decided in 277 days, 29 weeks longer than Orkney's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Kirkwall East. We hold 946 applications in total for the KW15 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
25/137/LB
Address
Watergate House, Watergate, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1PD
Postcode
KW15 1PD
Local Authority
Orkney
Application Type
Listed Building
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Kirkwall East
Parish
Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Crawford Architecture
Agent Address
72 New Wynd Montrose United Kingdom DD10 8RF

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
17 April 2025
Target Decision Date
22 September 2025
Date Decided
19 January 2026
Date Validated
22 July 2025
Date Submitted
17 April 2025
Permission Expires
18 January 2029

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant Subject to Conditions
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
62 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
1
Documents
9
Constraints
4
Coordinates
58.980220, -2.959365
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Orkney

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    24 Apr

    Change of use of part of house to an office (Class 1A), replace roof covering, install lead on skews, install…

    ApprovedPlanning PermissionFiled alongside25/150/PP
  2. 2025
    17 Apr

    Remove roof covering and windows, and install replacement roof covering, lead on skews, replacement windows…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent25/137/LB

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

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