Birsay Outdoor Centre And Campsite, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LY Data via plota.co.uk

23/373/NMV/01 - Non Material Variation Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change external wall finish from larch timber cladding to white rendered blockwork, for insurance reasons regarding fire Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 02:30

Application progress

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Received

27 Jul 2026

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Validated

11 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 8 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 14 Oct 2026 and 27 Oct 2026, from Orkney's recent extensions.

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Elevations Drawing · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Floor & Roof Plans Drawing · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Location & Site Plan Drawing · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Non Material Variation Application Form · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Radon affected area, class 5

An estimated 10 to 30% 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 ↗

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Threshing Mill, Boardhouse Mills, Birsay, Grade C, about 41 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade B, 2 Grade C

The site itself is not listed. 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 all 3 with distances

41 mThreshing Mill, Boardhouse Mills, BirsayGrade C
50 mOld Meal Mill, Boardhouse Mills, BirsayGrade C
66 mNew Mill, Boardhouse Mills, BirsayGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Not affected

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

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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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