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3 Robertson Loan, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1GQ

26/158/HHHouseholderApproved

Approved on 7 September 2026

Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions5 conditions

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

Proposal

Extend a house

Received
26 May 2026
Public comments
2
Ward
Kirkwall East
  1. Received26 May
  2. Validated26 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Jul
  5. Decided7 Sep

Decided in 104 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 3 Robertson Loan, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1GQ. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 104 days, 13 days longer than Orkney's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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 1GQ
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 May 2026
Target decision date
26 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Isla McLeod
Statutory period
61 days

Additional information

Documents
12
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    18 Mar

    Extend a house and erect a fence

    RefusedHouseholder25/100/HH

Source: Orkney

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