Albert Hotel, Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1LB
Approved on 14 October 2026
Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions5 conditions
Proposal
Change of use of paved area to outdoor seating/dining area
- Received
- 27 February 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 23 October 2026
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- Agent
- J A Leask Architects Ltd
- ReceivedReceived27 Feb
- ValidatedValidated24 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date24 May
- DecidedDecided14 Oct
Decided in 204 days (council typically 91)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Albert Hotel, Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1LB. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 229 days, 20 weeks longer than Orkney's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across Kirkwall West & Orphir. We hold 949 applications in total for the KW15 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
- KW15 1LB
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 24 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- J A Leask Architects Ltd
- Architect profile
- J A LEASK ARCHITECTS LTD
- Agent address
- 17A Main Street Balerno United Kingdom EH14 7EQ
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Ms Margaret Gillon
- Statutory period
- 61 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
- Constraints
- 5
Site constraints
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Orkney
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