Glenacres (Land Near) Quoyloo Road, Sandwick, Orkney Data via plota.co.uk

26/078/PP - Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Erect a replacement house with an integral garage and an air source heat pump (one for one) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 29 Oct 2026, 14:18

Application progress

✓

Received

17 Mar 2026

✓

Validated

18 May 2026

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Refused

28 Oct 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 28 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Oct 2026

Documents 25

Site constraints 2

World heritage site: Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site Buffer Zone

Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Radon affected area, class 6

An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.

From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.

UKHSA radon ↗

Not affected

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

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: Orkney
Application type: Planning Permission
Postcode: KW16 3LT
Received: 17 Mar 2026
Validated: 18 May 2026
Ward: West Mainland
Parish: Harray & Sandwick Community Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 18 Jul 2026
Decision: Application Refused
Decision date: 28 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: S J Omand

How this decision compares

Decided in 163 days from validation, 61 days slower than Orkney's median of 102 for full applications. Refused, as 5% of full applications here are.

This one163d

Council102d

UK56d

11%decided within 8 weeks

95%approved

9%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Orkney in the last twelve months, from validation. Orkney decision record →