Ness House, Ness Road, Stromness Orkney KW16 3DL Data via plota.co.uk

26/159/LB - Listed Building Approved

Proposal

Replace bathroom interior, install electric underfloor heating and install extraction fan Data via plota.co.uk

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

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Application progress

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Received

26 May 2026

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Validated

13 Jul 2026

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Approved

28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 27

Site constraints 4

Grade C listed: 1 Ness Road, Stromness

List entry LB45407 · 1 m away · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade B, 6 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 8 with distances

51 m25 South End, StromnessGrade C
66 m19, 21, 23 South End, StromnessGrade C
87 mCottage, 10 South End, StromnessGrade C
114 mSule Skerry Lighthouse Station, 15 Ness Road, StromnessGrade C
119 m7 South End, StromnessGrade C
122 m2 South End, StromnessGrade C
129 m3-5 South End, StromnessGrade B
139 mStromness Museum, 54 Alfred Street, StromnessGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Stromness 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.

Special protection area 44 m away: Scapa Flow

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.

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 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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