School House (Land Near), Kirbister Road, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3HU
Approved on 29 September 2026
Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions11 conditions
Proposal
Change of use of former school to art studio, extend, re-roof, install rooflights, clad walls, alter window and door openings, alter outbuilding, create car parking and decking, and install foul drainage system and an air source heat pump
- Received
- 16 February 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 3 November 2026
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- Stromness & South Isles
- ReceivedReceived16 Feb
- ValidatedValidated17 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date17 May
- DecidedDecided29 Sep
Decided in 196 days (council typically 91)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at School House (Land Near), Kirbister Road, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3HU. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 225 days, 19 weeks longer than Orkney's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across Stromness & South Isles. 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 3HU
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Stromness Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 17 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- Tanmaur Orphir Orkney KW17 2RD
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Shankha Weerasekara
- Statutory period
- 61 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 13
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
Source: Orkney
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