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2 Scapa Crescent, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1RL

26/019/HHHouseholderApproved

Approved on 26 March 2026

Council decision: Grant Subject to ConditionsPlanning committee5 conditions

Proposal

Extend a house (domestic annexe)

Received
27 January 2026
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
3
Ward
Kirkwall West & Orphir
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target3 Apr
  5. Decided26 Mar

Decided in 51 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 2 Scapa Crescent, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1RL. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days, 5 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 1RL
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 February 2026
Target decision date
3 April 2026
Permission expires
26 March 2031

Applicant and agent

Agent
LBCA
Agent address
Seaview Halley Road Deerness Orkney United Kingdom KW17 2QL

Planning decision

Statutory period
59 days

Additional information

Documents
7
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Orkney

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