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Stenabreck, Heath House Road, Stenness, Orkney KW16 3EZ

26/013/HHHouseholderApproved

Approved on 7 May 2026

Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions3 conditions

Proposal

Extend a house

Received
25 January 2026
Public comments
2
Ward
West Mainland
  1. Received
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target23 Apr
  5. Decided7 May

About this application

This is a full planning application at Stenabreck, Heath House Road, Stenness, Orkney KW16 3EZ. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 101 days, 10 days 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. We hold 136 applications in total for the KW16 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
KW16 3EZ
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Firth & Stenness Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 February 2026
Target decision date
23 April 2026
Decision issued
6 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
KW15 1DN
Agent address
14 Victoria Street Kirkwall United Kingdom KW15 1DN

Planning decision

Case officer
Miss Inga Davidson
Statutory period
59 days

Additional information

Documents
7
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Orkney

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