Seatter, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3LN
Approved on 5 March 2026
Council decision: Grant Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)10 conditions
Proposal
Erect a house with an air source heat pump (replacement house, one for one), and alter redundant building as an outbuilding
- Received
- 28 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 4
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- Stromness & South Isles
- ReceivedReceived28 Oct
- ValidatedValidated12 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date12 Feb
- DecidedDecided5 Mar
Decided in 83 days (council typically 91)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Seatter, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3LN. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 128 days, 5 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 3LN
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Stromness Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 12 February 2026
- Permission expires
- 4 March 2029
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- West Clumley Sandwick Orkney UK KW16 3LP
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Isla McLeod
- Statutory period
- 62 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 12
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
Source: Orkney
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