The Robert Rendall Building, Orkney Research And Innovation Campus, Franklin Road, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3AN
Approved on 13 April 2026
Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions11 conditions
Proposal
Alter and extend office building (Block 3) including three storey extension and change of use, to create a mixed-use food and drink (Class 3), office (Class 4) and education (Class 10) facility, install six air source heat pumps, install external wall insulation and air source heat pumps (Charles Clouston Building and Robert Rendall Building), construct car parking, install electric vehicle charging infrastructure, associated hard and soft landscaping including construction of steps and external lift (resubmission of 23/458/PP)
- Received
- 23 October 2025
- Public comments
- 11
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- Stromness & South Isles
- Agent
- HRI Architects
- ReceivedReceived
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date18 Jan
- DecidedDecided13 Apr
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Robert Rendall Building, Orkney Research And Innovation Campus, Franklin Road, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3AN. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 171 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 56 applications across Stromness & South Isles. We hold 136 applications in total for the KW16 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
- KW16 3AN
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Stromness Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 November 2025
- Target decision date
- 18 January 2026
- Decision issued
- 12 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- HRI Architects
- Agent address
- HRI Munro, 62 Academy Street Inverness United Kingdom IV1 1LP
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mr Jamie Macvie
- Statutory period
- 61 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 83
- Constraints
- 15
Site constraints
Source: Orkney
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