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Firthview, Grandon Road, Firth, Orkney, KW17 2ER

25/382/HHHouseholderApproved

Approved on 7 May 2026

Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions4 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Extend a house

Received
13 November 2025
Public comments
1
Ward
West Mainland
Agent
Peter Finnigan Architects
  1. Received
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Feb
  5. Decided7 May

About this application

This is a full planning application at Firthview, Grandon Road, Firth, Orkney, KW17 2ER. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 174 days, 12 weeks longer than Orkney's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across West Mainland. We hold 544 applications in total for the KW17 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
KW17 2ER
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Firth & Stenness Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 December 2025
Target decision date
2 February 2026
Decision issued
6 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Peter Finnigan Architects
Agent address
Mayfield St. Margarets Hope South Ronaldsay Orkney KW17 2TL

Planning decision

Case officer
Isla McLeod
Statutory period
62 days

Additional information

Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Orkney

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