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Drever And Heddle, 56A Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HQ

26/134/PPPlanning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 22 July 2026

Council decision: Grant

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

Proposal

Install three aluminium signs and paint a door (retrospective)

Received
6 May 2026
Ward
Kirkwall East
  1. Received6 May
  2. Validated22 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Jul
  5. Decided22 Jul

Decided in 61 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Drever And Heddle, 56A Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HQ. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 4 weeks quicker than Orkney's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications 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 1HQ
Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 May 2026
Target decision date
22 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
LBCA
Agent address
Seaview Halley Road Deerness Orkney United Kingdom KW17 2QL

Planning decision

Case officer
Mr Murray Couston
Statutory period
61 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
8
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Orkney

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