Garden House, New Scapa Road, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1BL Data via plota.co.uk

26/228/PP - Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use from previously consented 'Boarding House (Class 7)' to 'Hotel (Class 7)' Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Validated
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 24 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Nov 2026 and 11 Dec 2026, from Orkney's recent full applications.

Site constraints 1

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 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
Postcode
KW15 1BL
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Kirkwall West & Orphir
Parish
Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
HRI Munro Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 67 of the 56-day target. Orkney usually decides full applications by day 102.

Day 6735 days to the predicted decision (day 102)
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 →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100761922-001
Statutory expiry
24 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No