Exchange Cottage, Orphir Orkney KW17 2RD Data via plota.co.uk

26/114/PP - Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Reinstate a house and extend (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
17 Apr 2026
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Validated
15 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 147.

Site constraints 2

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 336 m away: Scapa Flow.
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
KW17 2RD
Received
17 Apr 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
Kirkwall West & Orphir
Parish
Orphir Community Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Crawford Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 147, past the statutory target. 74% of extensions in Orkney are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 14791 days past the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100746171-003
Statutory expiry
15 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No