12 - 14 Queen Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1JE
Approved on 14 April 2026
Council decision: No ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Significant crown reduction to a mature tree (following storm damage)
- Received
- 19 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- Kirkwall East
- ReceivedReceived19 Nov
- ValidatedValidated25 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date6 Jan
- DecidedDecided14 Apr
Decided in 140 days (council typically 91)
About this application
This is a tree application at 12 - 14 Queen Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1JE. Orkney has handled 52 applications of this type. This one was decided in 146 days, 8 weeks longer than Orkney's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Kirkwall East. We hold 949 applications in total for the KW15 postcode area.
100% of trees applications at Orkney Islands Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 13 weeks (median).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address
Application details
- Postcode
- KW15 1JE
- Application type
- Treeworks in Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 November 2025
- Target decision date
- 6 January 2026
- Permission expires
- 14 April 2031
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mrs Alison Poke
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20258 Oct
Amend roof material
ApprovedNon-material amendment25/041/NMV/01 - 20257 Oct
Install replacement flat roof (amendment to 25/040/LB
ApprovedListed building consent25/339/LB - 202514 Feb
Install replacement door and flat roof
ApprovedListed building consent25/040/LB - 202514 Feb
Install replacement door and flat roof
ApprovedPlanning Permission25/041/PP - 20223 May
Install lead capping at entrance and replacement rainwater goods
ApprovedPlanning Permission22/164/PP - 20228 Mar
Install lead capping at entrance and replacement rainwater goods and internal repairs
ApprovedListed building consent22/086/LB
Source: Orkney
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