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32 Bridge Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HR

25/237/PPPlanning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 17 December 2025

Council decision: Grant Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)6 conditions

Proposal

Reinstate a house. remove chimney stack, alter openings, install rooflights, and replacement windows and doors, raise footpath, install bin store, timber planters, gate and air source heat pump (resubmission of 25/060/PP)

Received
3 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Kirkwall West & Orphir
Agent
Crawford Architecture
  1. Received3 Jul
  2. Validated25 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target25 Sep
  5. Decided17 Dec

Decided in 145 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is a full planning application for window replacement at 32 Bridge Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HR. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 167 days, 11 weeks longer than Orkney's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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 1HR
Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 July 2025
Target decision date
25 September 2025
Permission expires
16 December 2028

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
62 days

Additional information

Documents
16
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    3 Jul

    Reinstate a house. remove chimney stack, alter openings, install rooflights, and replacement windows and…

    This applicationApprovedFull25/237/PP
  2. 2025
    26 Feb

    Reinstate a house, remove chimney stack, re-roof, alter openings, install replacement windows and doors…

    WithdrawnPlanning PermissionPart of25/060/PP

Source: Orkney

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