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25/389/TC - Treeworks in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
13 Nov 2025
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Approved
15 Dec 2025
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Appeal dismissed
23 Mar 2026

Approved on 15 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Drawing - No Objections · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Kirkwall 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.
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 ↗
35 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 1 School Place, Kirkwall, Grade C, 31 m away · 1 Grade A, 19 Grade B, 15 Grade C
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Scheduled monument 127 m away: Earl's Palace, Kirkwall
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 10 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
Treeworks in Conservation Area
Postcode
KW15 1JF
Received
13 Nov 2025
Validated
13 Nov 2025
Ward
Kirkwall East
Parish
Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Dec 2025
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
15 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 23 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6002491 ↗
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How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, 4 days faster than Orkney's median of 36 for tree works. Approved, as 96% of tree works here are.

87%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
86,001decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent tree works in Orkney to go on. Orkney decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
25 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No