Skesquoy, Orkney Data via plota.co.uk

26/285/APN - Agricultural Prior Notification Awaiting decision

Proposal

Internal works and the installation of a septic tank and soakaway Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 29 Oct 2026, 13:08

Application progress

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Received

22 Sept 2026

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Validated

7 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Dec 2026 and 23 Dec 2026, from Orkney's recent extensions.

Documents 17

Plans & drawings 12

Application forms 1

PDF Agricultural Prior Notification Application Form · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Consultee List Consultee List · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 3

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 ↗

Also on the record

Special protection area about 384 m away: Orkney Mainland Moors; SSSI about 384 m away: West Mainland Moorlands.

Not affected

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

Checked on 9 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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Important details

Council: Orkney
Application type: Agricultural Prior Notification
Received: 22 Sept 2026
Validated: 7 Oct 2026
Ward: West Mainland
Parish: Birsay Community Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 4 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Orkney usually decides extensions by day 69.

prediction

Day 2346 days to the predicted decision (day 69)

29%decided within 8 weeks

97%approved

6%go to committee

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