Anchor Building, Bridge Street, Kirkwall KW15 1HR
Approved on 26 June 2026
Council decision: Grant Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)6 conditions
Proposal
Paint and lime plaster walls, install replacement windows and doors, metal rainwater goods, soil/vent stacks, and CCTV (part retrospective)
- Received
- 9 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- Kirkwall East
- ReceivedReceived9 Mar
- ValidatedValidated9 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date9 May
- DecidedDecided26 Jun
Decided in 109 days (council typically 91)
About this application
This is a full planning application for window replacement at Anchor Building, Bridge Street, Kirkwall KW15 1HR. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 109 days, 3 weeks longer than Orkney's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 48 applications across Kirkwall East. 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 1HR
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 9 May 2026
- Permission expires
- 25 June 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- KW15 1DN
- Agent address
- 14 Victoria Street Kirkwall United Kingdom KW15 1DN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 61 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 7
- Constraints
- 5
Site constraints
Source: Orkney
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