Former Agricultural Buildings, Nether Onston, Stenness, Data via plota.co.uk

26/270/PP - Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

One for one replacement of redundant farm building with house and garage, including heat pump, with retention of existing buildings as garage and walled garden 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

7 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 7 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Nov 2026 and 20 Dec 2026, from Orkney's recent full applications.

Documents 11

Site constraints 4

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 ↗

Special area of conservation 54 m away: Loch of Stenness

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

SSSI 54 m away: Lochs of Harray and Stenness

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

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 ↗

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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
Received: 7 Sept 2026
Validated: 7 Sept 2026
Ward: Kirkwall West & Orphir
Parish: Firth & Stenness Community Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 7 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: KW15 1DN

Decision outlook

Day 32 of the 56-day target. Orkney usually decides full applications by day 87.

target

prediction

Day 3255 days to the predicted decision (day 87)

14%decided within 8 weeks

95%approved

7%go to committee

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

Former Agricultural Buildings, Nether Onston, Stenness, Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 1

Statements & assessments 1

Plans & drawings 4

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 2

Other documents 2

Site constraints 4

Important details

Decision outlook

Public comments

Consultation & key dates