5 Hornersquoy Lane, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1BE
Approved on 12 February 2026
Council decision: Grant Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions
Proposal
Re-roof a house and alterations to roof pitch
- Received
- 5 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- Agent
- Grieve Associates Ltd
- ReceivedReceived5 Dec
- ValidatedValidated23 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date23 Feb
- DecidedDecided12 Feb
About this application
This is a full planning application for a roof replacement at 5 Hornersquoy Lane, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1BE. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 3 weeks quicker than Orkney's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across Kirkwall West & Orphir. We hold 949 applications in total for the KW15 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
- KW15 1BE
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 December 2026
- Target decision date
- 23 February 2027
- Permission expires
- 12 February 2031
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Grieve Associates Ltd
- Agent address
- East Nearhouse Birsay Orkney United Kingdom KW17 2ND
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 62 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 6
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
Source: Orkney
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