New Scapa Road (Land Near) (K-9), Kirkwall, Orkney
Proposal
Erect 28 houses and 36 flats with air source heat pumps, create an access, construct a road, surface water drainage basin, and associated services, infrastructure and landscaping
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Decision due
- 11 August 2026
- Public comments
- 1 · last counted 10 October 2026
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- ReceivedReceived21 May
- ValidatedValidated11 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date11 Aug
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a full planning application at New Scapa Road (Land Near) (K-9), Kirkwall, Orkney. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across Kirkwall West & Orphir. 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 1DH
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 28
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Bracewell Stirling
- Architect profile
- BRACEWELL STIRLING LIMITED
- Agent address
- 5 Ness bank Inverness United Kingdom IV2 4SF
Orkney Builders Limited
Company number SC022960
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 7 Oct 1944 (82 years old)
- Nature of business
- Buying and selling of own real estate
- Registered office
- Kirkwall
2 other planning applications by this company in Orkney.
- 24/353/NMV/01 · Orkney · The Crafty, Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney
- 25/390/PP · Orkney · Former Jewsons Yard, Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney
Company information from Companies House.
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mr Gavin Barr
- Statutory period
- 61 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 88
- Constraints
- 20
Site constraints
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Orkney
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