Pentland Ferries, St Margarets Hope Orkney Data via plota.co.uk

26/130/PP - Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erect a 3 storey building to accommodate office space and ferry operations including waiting room and associated covered walkway Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 May 2026
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Validated
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Orkney's recent full applications.

Site constraints 2

Special protection area about 50 m away: Scapa Flow
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.
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 ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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
Planning Permission
Postcode
KW17 2SW
Received
4 May 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay & Burray
Parish
South Ronaldsay & Burray Com. Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
HRI Munro Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 102, past the statutory target. 52% of full applications 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 10246 days past the 56-day target
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.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100753185-001
Statutory expiry
29 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No