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Vart Tun (Land Near), Stromness Orkney KW16 3LL

25/152/APNAgricultural Prior NotificationApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 22 August 2025

Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Erect a GP shed

Received
16 April 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Stromness & South Isles
  1. Received16 Apr
  2. Validated29 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Aug
  5. Decided22 Aug

Decided in 24 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is an outline application at Vart Tun (Land Near), Stromness Orkney KW16 3LL. Orkney has handled 231 applications of this type. This one was decided in 128 days, 5 weeks longer than Orkney's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across Stromness & South Isles. We hold 136 applications in total for the KW16 postcode area.

97% of outline 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
KW16 3LL
Application type
Agricultural Prior Notification
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Stromness Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 July 2025
Target decision date
26 August 2025
Permission expires
21 August 2030

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Miss Inga Davidson
Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
6
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Orkney

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