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Watergate House, Watergate, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1PD

25/150/PPPlanning PermissionPending Decision
Full

Proposal

Change of use of part of house to an office (Class 1A), replace roof covering, install lead on skews, install replacement windows, rainwater goods, and garage door (part retrospective)

Received
24 April 2025
Decided
19 January 2026 · Grant Subject to Conditions
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Kirkwall East
  1. Received24 Apr
  2. Validated1 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target1 Oct
  5. Decided19 Jan

Decided in 171 days (council typically 91)

13 weeks typical decision time in Orkney96% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a garage at Watergate House, Watergate, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1PD. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 69 days. This one was decided in 270 days, 29 weeks longer than Orkney's median. There has been 1 other application 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
25/150/PP
Address
Watergate House, Watergate, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1PD
Postcode
KW15 1PD
Local Authority
Orkney
Application Type
Planning Permission
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 72 New Wynd Montrose Montrose United Kingdom DD10 8RF

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
24 April 2025
Target Decision Date
1 October 2025
Date Decided
19 January 2026
Date Validated
1 August 2025
Date Submitted
24 April 2025
Permission Expires
18 January 2029

Planning Decision

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

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
2
Documents
10
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…

    This applicationApprovedFull25/150/PP
  2. 2025
    17 Apr

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

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside25/137/LB

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1 other application at this property, newest first.

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