Sheila Fleet, 50 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HQ
Approved on 9 March 2026
Council decision: Grant Subject to ConditionsPlanning committee2 conditions
Proposal
Alter shop front including metal and glazed panels, install metal sculptural features and replacement windows and doors, render walls, create a covered terrace, and install roof lights (amendment to 24/233/PP)
- Received
- 7 August 2025
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- Kirkwall East
- Agent
- Helen Lucas Architects
- ReceivedReceived7 Aug
- ValidatedValidated3 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date3 Nov
- DecidedDecided9 Mar
Decided in 187 days (council typically 91)
About this application
This is a full planning application for window replacement at Sheila Fleet, 50 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HQ. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 214 days, 18 weeks longer than Orkney's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Kirkwall East. 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 1HQ
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 3 November 2025
- Permission expires
- 8 March 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Helen Lucas Architects
- Architect profile
- HELEN LUCAS ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- 31-35 Marchmont Road Edinburgh Scotland EH9 1HU
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 61 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 10
- Constraints
- 9
Site constraints
Associated applications
- 20267 Oct
Additional items proposed to flat roof to rear. Omission of pop-out window to side elevation
PendingApplicationRelated25/269/NMV/01 - 20257 Aug
Alter shop front including metal and glazed panels, install metal sculptural features and replacement windows…
This applicationApprovedFull25/269/PP - 202410 Jun
Alter shop front including sculpted metal and create a balcony
ApprovedPlanning PermissionPart of24/233/PP
Source: Orkney
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