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Forsakelda, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2HP

25/164/HHHouseholderWithdrawn

Withdrawn on 17 June 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Extend a house

Received
6 May 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
West Mainland
  1. Received6 May
  2. Validated4 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Aug
  5. Decided17 Jun

Decided in 13 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Forsakelda, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2HP. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 42 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across West Mainland. We hold 544 applications in total for the KW17 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
KW17 2HP
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Birsay Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 June 2025
Target decision date
4 August 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
West Manse Deerness Orkney KW17 2QH

Planning decision

Case officer
Miss Inga Davidson
Statutory period
61 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    11 Aug

    Extend a house and erect domestic shed (part retrospective)

    ApprovedHouseholder25/204/HH

Source: Orkney

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