The Space, Church Road, Rousay, Orkney KW17 2PU
Approved on 25 May 2026
Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions7 conditions
Proposal
Change of use from recording studio and accommodation to a public hall (event space), shop, gallery, and studio (Classes 1A, 3 and 10), install replacement windows and doors, create car parking, alter wall, construct paths, and associated landscaping (part retrospective)
- Received
- 18 December 2025
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- North Isles
- Agent
- R. Clouston Ltd
- ReceivedReceived
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date12 Apr
- DecidedDecided25 May
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Space, Church Road, Rousay, Orkney KW17 2PU. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 157 days, 9 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 2PU
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Rousay, Egilsay & Wyre Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 12 April 2026
- Decision issued
- 24 May 2026
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
- Mrs Sue Doyle
- Statutory period
- 59 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 14
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
Source: Orkney
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