Houton Ferry Terminal And Toilets (Land Near), Houton Road, Orphir, Orkney
Approved on 8 October 2026
Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions4 conditions
Proposal
Change of land use from agriculture to harbour authority operational land
- Received
- 19 August 2025
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 24 October 2026
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- ReceivedReceived19 Aug
- ValidatedValidated21 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date21 Dec
- DecidedDecided8 Oct
Decided in 352 days (council typically 91)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Houton Ferry Terminal And Toilets (Land Near), Houton Road, Orphir, Orkney. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 415 days, 46 weeks longer than Orkney's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 62 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
- Orphir Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 21 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Council Offices School Place ORKNEY United Kingdom KW15 1NY
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mrs Alison Poke
- Statutory period
- 61 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 9
- Constraints
- 3
Site constraints
Source: Orkney
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