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Culdigeo, Aikerness Road, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DN

25/386/PPPlanning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 1 April 2026

Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions6 conditions

Proposal

Change of use of land to domestic and erect a shed

Received
17 November 2025
Public comments
3
Ward
North Isles
  1. Received17 Nov
  2. Validated5 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target5 Feb
  5. Decided1 Apr

Decided in 117 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Culdigeo, Aikerness Road, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DN. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 135 days, 6 weeks longer than Orkney's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across North Isles. 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 2DN
Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Westray Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 December 2025
Target decision date
5 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
14 Victoria Street Kirkwall United Kingdom KW15 1DN

Planning decision

Case officer
Shankha Weerasekara
Statutory period
62 days

Additional information

Documents
9
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Orkney

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