Braeside, Orphir Orkney KW17 2RB
Approved on 28 August 2026
Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions10 conditions
Proposal
Change of use of land from agriculture to domestic, extend a house, and erect an agricultural building (part retrospective)
- Received
- 13 February 2026
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- Agent
- Breck Designs
- ReceivedReceived13 Feb
- ValidatedValidated10 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date10 May
- DecidedDecided28 Aug
Decided in 171 days (council typically 91)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Braeside, Orphir Orkney KW17 2RB. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 196 days, 15 weeks longer than Orkney's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Kirkwall West & Orphir. 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 2RB
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Orphir Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 10 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Breck Designs
- Architect profile
- BRECK DESIGNS LIMITED
- Agent address
- Kveldsro Weyland Terrace Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1LS
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mrs Sue Doyle
- Statutory period
- 61 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 10
- Constraints
- 1
Site constraints
Source: Orkney
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