Orkney West Mainland Agricultural Society, Showground, Dounby, Orkney
Approved on 1 April 2026
Council decision: Grant Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)7 conditions
Proposal
Extend a shed, install four motorhome/caravan pitches with hook-up points and install solar panels on existing pavilion building
- Received
- 25 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 4
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- West Mainland
- Agent
- R. Clouston Ltd
- ReceivedReceived25 Nov
- ValidatedValidated12 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date12 Mar
- DecidedDecided1 Apr
Decided in 79 days (council typically 91)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Orkney West Mainland Agricultural Society, Showground, Dounby, Orkney. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 127 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 53 applications across West Mainland.
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
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Harray & Sandwick Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 12 March 2026
- Permission expires
- 31 March 2029
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- R. Clouston Ltd
- Agent address
- 10 Grainshore Drive Hatston Industrial Estate Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1GG
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Isla McLeod
- Statutory period
- 59 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 14
- Constraints
- 4
Site constraints
Source: Orkney
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