Ben-elgar, Harray, Orkney KW17 2JU Data via plota.co.uk

26/097/PP - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erect a house with an integral garage (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 5 Sept 2026, 12:52

Application progress

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Received

30 Mar 2026

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Approved

28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Sept 2026

Documents 14

Site constraints 1

Also on the record

World heritage site 119 m away: Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site Buffer Zone.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council: Orkney
Application type: Planning Permission
Postcode: KW17 2JU
Received: 30 Mar 2026
Validated: 30 Mar 2026
Ward: West Mainland
Parish: Harray & Sandwick Community Council
Case officer: Show
Decision: Grant Subject to Conditions
Decision date: 28 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: KW15 1DN

How this decision compares

Decided in 151 days from validation, 74 days slower than Orkney's median of 77 for full applications. Approved, as 96% of full applications here are.

This one151d

Council77d

UK56d

18%decided within 8 weeks

96%approved

49decided in the last year

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