Former Yesnaby School, Yesnaby Road, Sandwick, Orkney
Approved on 23 September 2026
Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions9 conditions
Proposal
Erect a house with an air source heat pump, sewage treatment tank and reinstate redundant house as an outbuilding, and create an access
- Received
- 17 April 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 7 November 2026
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- ReceivedReceived17 Apr
- ValidatedValidated22 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date22 Aug
- DecidedDecided23 Sep
Decided in 93 days (council typically 91)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Former Yesnaby School, Yesnaby Road, Sandwick, Orkney. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 93 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across Kirkwall West & Orphir.
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
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Birsay Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 22 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Hebhomes
- Architect profile
- HEBHOMES LIMITED
- Agent address
- Mclellan Works 107 274 Sauchiehall street Glasgow United Kingdom G2 3EH
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mrs Alison Poke
- Statutory period
- 61 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 25
- Constraints
- 1
Site constraints
Source: Orkney
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