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Littlehouse, Westray Orkney KW17 2DW

26/006/PPPlanning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 1 April 2026

Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions6 conditions

Proposal

Reinstate a house, extend, install an air source heat pump, and upgrade an access

Received
13 January 2026
Public comments
3
Ward
North Isles
Agent
Cindy Mackenzie Architectural Services
  1. Received13 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target27 Mar
  5. Decided1 Apr

Decided in 64 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Littlehouse, Westray Orkney KW17 2DW. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 13 days quicker 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 2DW
Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Westray Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 January 2026
Target decision date
27 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Cindy Mackenzie Architectural Services
Agent address
Braeside Ontoft Road St. Margaret's Hope Orkney KW17 2TL

Planning decision

Case officer
Isla McLeod
Statutory period
59 days

Additional information

Documents
13
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Orkney

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