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Planning applications in KW16

We hold 126 planning applications for the KW16 postcode area, 64 of them submitted in the past year. 99% of decided applications here were approved. A decision typically takes 64 days. The area is covered by Orkney.

126
applications held
64
in the past year
99%
approved
64 days
median decision

Councils covering KW16

Orkney (126)

Recent applications in KW16

Pending
7 Sept 202626/226/PP
Snelsetter, Snelsetter Road, Hoy, Orkney KW16 3PAOrkney

Change of use of building from agricultural to domestic, re-roof, remove concrete and stone skew, replace a window, two side doors and garage door

Pending
19 Aug 202626/227/PP
37 & 39 Victoria Street, Stromness Orkney KW16 3BSOrkney

Change of use from Post Office to mixed use facility (Class 1A/3/10) including creative arts-hub and cafe/retail. Demolish existing rear outbuildings and form three-storey extension, remove trees, install PV panels and VRF condenser units, works to public realm

Pending
19 Aug 202626/172/PP
Brettobreck, Kirbister Road, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3HUOrkney

Erect a building over existing slurry tank to form slatted court and erect a lean-to building

Permitted
13 Aug 202626/207/APN
Lenahowe, Tenston Road, Sandwick, Orkney KW16 3JAOrkney

Erect a GP shed

Pending
22 Jul 202626/174/LB
Stromness Museum, 52 Alfred Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3DFOrkney

Install signage and lifebelts

Pending
22 Jul 202626/176/PP
Bu' Of Cairston, Bu Road, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3JHOrkney

Change of use and extend mill to form a dwelling house, and erect a dwelling house and garage (two-for-one)

Permitted
22 Jul 202626/210/HH
Newdale, Outertown Road, Stromness Parish, Orkney KW16 3JPOrkney

Extend a house

Pending
21 Jul 202626/104/PP
3 Graham Place, Stromness Orkney KW16 3BYOrkney

Replace a door

Pending
21 Jul 202626/103/LB
3 Graham Place, Stromness Orkney KW16 3BYOrkney

Replace a door

Pending
14 Jul 202626/197/PP
27 North End Road, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3AGOrkney

Change of use from store to student accommodation on first floor

Pending
13 Jul 202626/159/LB
Ness House, Ness Road, Stromness Orkney KW16 3DLOrkney

Replace bathroom interior, install electric underfloor heating and install extraction fan

Pending
8 Jul 202626/187/PP
31 Hillside Road(Land Near) Stromness OrkneyOrkney

Create two serviced sites and demolish a domestic garage

Pending
8 Jul 202626/200/PP
116 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3BUOrkney

Paint walls, windows and doors, minor roof repairs, and install new and replacement rooflights

Pending
7 Jul 202626/113/LB
2 South End, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3DJOrkney

Restore hand crane

Pending
6 Jul 202626/163/PP
Coplands Road (Land Near), Stromness OrkneyOrkney

Erect 16 houses with solar panels including associated roads, services, landscaping and infrastructure

Pending
6 Jul 202626/201/LB
116 Victoria Street, Stromness Orkney KW16 3BUOrkney

Paint walls, windows and doors, minor roof repairs, minor internal amendments, and install new and replacement rooflights

Pending
29 Jun 202626/171/PP
Kaya, Stenness, Orkney KW16 3JXOrkney

Convert existing guest house to a self catering unit and extend

Pending
16 Jun 202626/173/HH
Bu' Of Cairston, Bu Road, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3JHOrkney

Extend a house

Permitted
11 Jun 202626/170/PP
Hall Of Clestrain Farmhouse, Orphir, Orkney KW16 3HBOrkney

Extend house, reclad roof and external cladding of garage, re-sitting of oil tank, erect a concrete block boundary wall and form a new window (amendment to 25/208/PP)

Pending
9 Jun 202626/125/PP
Sharalee (Land Near), Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3JBOrkney

Erect a house and create an access

Permitted
9 Jun 202626/166/PP
West Clumley, Sandwick, Orkney KW16 3LPOrkney

Change of use of part of a field to domestic, regularise the domestic curtilage boundary, and erect a domestic shed

Pending
2 Jun 202626/155/PP
Coplands Road (Land Near), Garson, Stromness, OrkneyOrkney

Erect nine houses with roof mounted solar panels, create an access, install a communal foul drainage system and assocaited landscaping

Permitted
2 Jun 202626/180/PN
St Colms Quadrant (Land Near) Longhope Orkney KW16 3PHOrkney

Install 1 x 7m, 2 x 8m and 3 x 9m wooden poles

Permitted
21 May 202626/139/PP
Sandhurst (Land Near), Stromness OrkneyOrkney

Erect a GP shed and create an access

Pending
18 May 202626/078/PP
Upper Quoys, Quoyloo, Sandwick, KW16 3LTOrkney

Erect a replacement house with an integral garage and an air source heat pump (one for one)

Pending
13 May 202626/077/PP
Site G20, Garson Industrial Estate, Stromness, KW16 3EEOrkney

Erect an industrial building (Class 5) and boundary fence, change of use of land to storage (Class 6), create a hardstanding with vehicle parking, and associated services and landscaping

Pending
8 May 202626/117/PP
Keldroseed, Lyking Road, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3HYOrkney

Erect a house with an external garage (one for one) and upgrade an access

Pending
30 Apr 202626/080/HH
106 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3BUOrkney

Re-roof with natural slates, rebuild chimney stack heads, and install replacement metal rainwater goods

Permitted
7 Apr 202626/041/HH
25 Alfred Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DFOrkney

Install three replacement windows, and install double glazing in nine existing window frames

Pending
7 Apr 202626/007/PP
South Walls And Brims Community Centre (Land Near), Hoy Orkney KW16 3PGOrkney

Erect an ancillary office (using portable building) with an air source heat pump, and install a PV array (retrospective)

Permitted
27 Mar 202626/045/HH
4 Graham Place, Stromness Orkney KW16 3BYOrkney

Install an air source heat pump (retrospective)

Permitted
25 Mar 202626/090/HH
Hutter, Hutter Road, Stromness Parish Orkney KW16 3HUOrkney

Extend a house

Permitted
24 Mar 202626/087/PN
Bruna Lee Hill, Stromness Orkney KW16 3JUOrkney

Install 12 antennas, 1 dish, 1 GPS module, and ancillary development

Pending
Medium
Cert of Lawfulness of Exist. Use or Devt
19 Mar 202626/081/CLEUD
118 Victoria Street (Land Near), Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BUOrkney

Regularise the use of a premises as a house

Conditions
Medium
Planning Permission
12 Mar 202626/073/PP
2 Graham Place, Stromness Orkney KW16 3BYOrkney

Install a replacement window

Pending
Small
Non Material Variation
10 Mar 202625/426/NMV/01
Queena, Upper Twatt Road, Stenness, Orkney, KW16 3HHOrkney

Change cladding to stone facing

Permitted
Small
Agricultural Prior Notification
3 Mar 202626/061/APN
Kirbuster, Hoy Orkney KW16 3PQOrkney

Erect a GP shed

Pending
Small
Listed Building
23 Feb 202626/052/LB
63 John Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3ADOrkney

Install 14 solar panels

Permitted
Small
Prior Notification
23 Feb 202626/058/PN
Lyness, Orkney, KW16 3PHOrkney

Install 1 x 9 metre wooden pole

Pending
Medium
Planning Permission
16 Feb 202626/047/PP
School House (Land Near), Kirbister Road, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3HUOrkney

Change of use of former school to art studio, extend, re-roof, install rooflights, clad walls, alter window and door openings, alter outbuilding, create car parking and decking, and install foul drainage system and an air source heat pump

Pending
Medium
Planning Permission
12 Feb 202626/042/PP
Coplands Drive, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3BNOrkney

Install a temporary 5G mast (maximum height 17.75 metres) (until May 2026) (amendment to 25/240/PP, to extend existing temporary period)

Pending
Small
Listed Building
11 Feb 202626/046/LB
Whome, Flotta, Orkney KW16 3NPOrkney

Re-roof building

Pending
Small
Listed Building
10 Feb 202626/037/LB
88 - 90 Dundas Street, Stromness Orkney KW16 3DAOrkney

Install replacement windows, doors, and rainwater goods and re-harl

Pending
Medium
Planning Permission
6 Feb 202626/031/PP
Ottersgill, Ness Road, Stenness, Orkney, KW16 3HAOrkney

Change of use of land to domestic and extend a house including integral garage and install an air source heat pump

Permitted
Small
Non Material Variation
4 Feb 202625/176/NMV/02
30 Coplands Drive (Land Near), Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BNOrkney

Add solar panels to west elevation

Pending
Small
Planning Permission
3 Feb 202626/027/PP
Skara Brae Visitors Centre, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3LROrkney

Erect a toilet block, and siting of a seasonal hot food takeaway van (amendment to 25/122/PP)

Pending
Small
Householder
26 Jan 202626/013/HH
Stenabreck, Heath House Road, Stenness, Orkney KW16 3EZOrkney

Extend a house

Conditions
Small
Planning Permission
5 Jan 202626/001/PP
The Braes, Hellihole Road, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3DYOrkney

Change of use of part of building to a self-catering unit

Conditions
Small
Planning Permission
5 Jan 202626/002/PP
The Braes, Hellihole Road, Stromness Orkney KW16 3DYOrkney

Change of use of part of building to a self-catering unit

Permitted
Small
Non Material Variation
5 Jan 202623/439/NMV/01
Frogshill, Bigswell Road, Stenness, Orkney, KW16 3LAOrkney

Amend window design, install roof mounted solar panels and ventilation grilles and extend parking area