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Highcroft, Eastquoy Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1LT

26/116/HHHouseholderApproved

Approved on 10 July 2026

Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions4 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Extend a house and install an air source heat pump

Received
20 April 2026
Public comments
2
Ward
Kirkwall East
Agent
Breck Designs
  1. Received20 Apr
  2. Validated11 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 Jul
  5. Decided10 Jul

Decided in 60 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Highcroft, Eastquoy Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1LT. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 4 weeks quicker than Orkney's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 50 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 1LT
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 May 2026
Target decision date
11 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Breck Designs
Architect profile
BRECK DESIGNS LIMITED
Agent address
Helliehow Heathery Loan St Ola Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1SY

Planning decision

Case officer
Miss Inga Davidson
Statutory period
61 days

Additional information

Documents
10
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Orkney

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