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The Nook, Cromwell Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1LN

26/122/HHHouseholderApproved

Approved on 5 August 2026

Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions7 conditions

Proposal

Extend a house

Received
24 April 2026
Public comments
2
Ward
Kirkwall East
  1. Received24 Apr
  2. Validated24 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Jun
  5. Decided5 Aug

Decided in 103 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is a full planning application at The Nook, Cromwell Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1LN. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 103 days, 12 days longer 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 1LN
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 April 2026
Target decision date
24 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Skala Back Road Stromness United Kingdom KW16 3AJ

Planning decision

Case officer
Shankha Weerasekara
Statutory period
61 days

Additional information

Documents
20
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Orkney

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