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Toomal, Aikerskaill Road, Deerness, Orkney KW17 2QJ

26/021/HHHouseholderApproved

Approved on 7 May 2026

Council decision: Grant Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

Proposal

Extend a house

Received
29 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay & Burray
Agent
Grieve Associates Ltd
  1. Received29 Jan
  2. Validated29 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Mar
  5. Decided7 May

Decided in 98 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Toomal, Aikerskaill Road, Deerness, Orkney KW17 2QJ. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 98 days, 7 days longer than Orkney's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across East Mainland, South Ronaldsay & Burray. 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 2QJ
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St Andrews & Deerness Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 January 2026
Target decision date
29 March 2026
Permission expires
7 May 2031

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Grieve Associates Ltd
Agent address
East Nearhouse Birsay Orkney United Kingdom KW17 2ND

Planning decision

Case officer
Miss Inga Davidson
Statutory period
59 days

Additional information

Documents
8
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Orkney

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