Drever And Heddle, 56A Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/132/LB - Listed Building Approved

Proposal

Install three aluminium signs and paint a door (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

6 May 2026

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Validated

1 Jun 2026

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Approved

22 Jul 2026

Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Jul 2026

Documents 18

Site constraints 4

Grade B listed: Bank Of Scotland, 56 Albert Street, Kirkwall

List entry LB45970 · 6 m away · 38 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade A, 20 Grade B, 17 Grade C)

Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show the other 38 with distances

8 m52, 54 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
20 m59 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
28 m63, 65 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
28 m2 Broad Street, KirkwallGrade B
31 m1 And 6 The Strynd, KirkwallGrade B
33 m67 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
38 m47 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
40 mDavidson's, 42 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
41 mTea Rooms, The Strynd South, KirkwallGrade B
41 mTea Rooms, The Strynd South, KirkwallGrade B
43 m4 Broad Street, KirkwallGrade B
55 mPatrick Traill's House, 43 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade B
55 mOrkney Tourist Board, 6 Broad Street, KirkwallGrade B
57 m34 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade B
61 m43 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade B
64 m8 Broad St, KirkwallGrade B
71 m41 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
74 m35 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
77 m9 King Street, KirkwallGrade B
78 mCustoms House, 33 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade B
80 m5 Broad Street, KirkwallGrade B
89 mWar Memorial, St Magnus Cathedral, KirkwallGrade A
97 mMounthoolie, 27-29 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
100 m31 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
110 m20 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade B
112 m17, 19, 21 Broad Street, KirkwallGrade C
114 mPublic Library, Laing Street, KirkwallGrade B
123 mOrkadale, 9 Albert Square, KirkwallGrade C
123 m10 Laing Street, KirkwallGrade C
124 m10 King Street, KirkwallGrade B
128 m8 King Street, KirkwallGrade B
128 m1 School Place, KirkwallGrade C
137 mTown Hall, 23 Broad Street, KirkwallGrade B
140 mFormer Commercial Bank, 8 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade B
142 m9 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
143 m2 King Street, KirkwallGrade B
144 mChurch Of Scotland, King Street, KirkwallGrade C
146 mDrinking Fountain, Cathedral Green, KirkwallGrade C

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Kirkwall conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

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 ↗

Also on the record

Scheduled monument 166 m away: Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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: Listed Building
Postcode: KW15 1HQ
Received: 6 May 2026
Validated: 1 Jun 2026
Ward: Kirkwall East
Parish: Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 1 Aug 2026
Decision: Grant
Decision date: 22 Jul 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: LBCA

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 19 days faster than Orkney's median of 70 for listed building consent. Approved, as 100% of listed building consent here are.

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