The Hoy Kirk, Hoy, Orkney KW16 3NJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/255/PP - Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Install 2 ground mounted solar PV arrays, an electrical kiosk/shed and associated underground cabling Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 29 Oct 2026, 02:58

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Application progress

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Received

28 Aug 2026

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Validated

19 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 19 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Jan 2027 and 5 Feb 2027, from Orkney's recent full applications.

Documents 9

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 ↗

Special protection area 290 m away: Hoy

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.

Also on the record

SSSI 290 m away: Hoy.

Not affected

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

Checked on 27 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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