Skara Brae Visitors Centre, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3LR
Approved on 7 April 2026
Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions7 conditions
Proposal
Erect a toilet block, and siting of a seasonal hot food takeaway van (amendment to 25/122/PP)
- Received
- 2 February 2026
- Public comments
- 4
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- West Mainland
- ReceivedReceived
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date10 Apr
- DecidedDecided7 Apr
About this application
This is a full planning application at Skara Brae Visitors Centre, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3LR. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 4 weeks quicker 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 3LR
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Harray & Sandwick Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 10 April 2026
- Decision issued
- 6 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mrs Sue Doyle
- Statutory period
- 59 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 13
- Constraints
- 6
Site constraints
Source: Orkney
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