Sutherland Garage, Stenness Village, Stenness Orkney KW16 3JY Data via plota.co.uk

26/202/PP - Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use of part of car park to a hot food takeaway van site Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
7 Jul 2026
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Validated
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 17 Nov 2026 and 14 Dec 2026, from Orkney's recent full applications.

Site constraints 4

World heritage site: Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site Buffer Zone
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Special area of conservation 84 m away: Loch of Stenness
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.
SSSI 84 m away: Lochs of Harray and Stenness
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4.
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
KW16 3JY
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
West Mainland
Parish
Firth & Stenness Community Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mirka Borek

Decision outlook

Day 38 of the 56-day target. Orkney usually decides full applications by day 87.

Day 3849 days to the predicted decision (day 87)
14%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
7%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100759578-001
Statutory expiry
1 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No