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Ottersgill, Ness Road, Stenness, Orkney, KW16 3HA

26/031/PPPlanning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 22 June 2026

Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions7 conditions

Proposal

Change of use of land to domestic and extend a house including integral garage and install an air source heat pump

Received
5 February 2026
Ward
West Mainland
Agent
Cindy Mackenzie Architectural Services
  1. Received
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target17 May
  5. Decided22 Jun

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at Ottersgill, Ness Road, Stenness, Orkney, KW16 3HA. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 136 days, 6 weeks 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 3HA
Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Firth & Stenness Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 March 2026
Target decision date
17 May 2026
Decision issued
21 June 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
Shankha Weerasekara
Statutory period
61 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
13
Constraints
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Orkney

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