11 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney
Approved on 26 March 2026
Council decision: Grant Subject to ConditionsPlanning committee6 conditions
Proposal
Change of use from retail (Class 1) to a guest house/hostel (Class 7), extend, create window and door openings, install new and replacement windows and doors, and rainwater goods
- Received
- 3 July 2025
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 4
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- Agent
- Crawford Architecture
- ReceivedReceived3 Jul
- ValidatedValidated16 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date16 Dec
- DecidedDecided26 Mar
Decided in 161 days (council typically 91)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 11 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 266 days, 25 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.
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
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 16 December 2025
- Permission expires
- 25 March 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Crawford Architecture
- Agent address
- 72 New Wynd Montrose United Kingdom DD10 8RF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 61 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 10
- Constraints
- 4
Site constraints
Source: Orkney
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