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Upper Flat, Old Manse, The Palace, Birsay, Orkney KW17 2LX

26/147/LBApproved

Approved on 1 September 2026

Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions1 condition

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

Proposal

Replace roof covering with composite slates

Received
14 May 2026
Ward
West Mainland
  1. Received14 May
  2. Validated17 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Sep

Decided in 76 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Upper Flat, Old Manse, The Palace, Birsay, Orkney KW17 2LX. Orkney has handled 2,107 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days, 2 weeks quicker than Orkney's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across West Mainland. We hold 544 applications in total for the KW17 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
KW17 2LX

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Mr Murray Couston

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Orkney

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