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Wasbister (Land Near), South Ronaldsay, Orkney

25/257/PIPPlanning in PrincipleApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 17 December 2025

Council decision: Grant Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Siting of a house (replacement house) and convert a redundant building to a house (two for one)

Received
30 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay & Burray
  1. Received30 Jul
  2. Validated30 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target30 Sep
  5. Decided17 Dec

Decided in 140 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is an outline application at Wasbister (Land Near), South Ronaldsay, Orkney. Orkney has handled 231 applications of this type. This one was decided in 140 days, 7 weeks longer than Orkney's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across East Mainland, South Ronaldsay & Burray.

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

Application type
Planning in Principle
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
South Ronaldsay & Burray Com. Council

Planning application dates

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

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
KW15 1DN
Agent address
14 Victoria Street Kirkwall United Kingdom KW15 1DN

Planning decision

Case officer
Mrs Alison Poke
Statutory period
62 days

Additional information

Documents
8
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Orkney

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