Bank Of Scotland, 56 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/143/LB - Listed Building Approved

Proposal

Repair and maintenance works at rear of bank building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

14 May 2026

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Validated

8 Jun 2026

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Approved

10 Aug 2026

Approved on 10 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Aug 2026

Documents 18

Site constraints 4

Grade B listed: Bank Of Scotland, 56 Albert Street, Kirkwall

List entry LB45970 · 1 m away · 38 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade A, 20 Grade B, 17 Grade C)

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.

Show the other 38 with distances

15 m52, 54 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
21 m59 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
21 m2 Broad Street, KirkwallGrade B
25 m63, 65 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
26 m2 The Strynd, KirkwallGrade B
29 m67 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
34 mTea Rooms, The Strynd South, KirkwallGrade B
34 mTea Rooms, The Strynd South, KirkwallGrade B
35 m4 Broad Street, KirkwallGrade B
45 m47 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
47 mDavidson's, 42 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
48 mOrkney Tourist Board, 6 Broad Street, KirkwallGrade B
57 m8 Broad St, KirkwallGrade B
62 mPatrick Traill's House, 43 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade B
64 m34 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade B
68 m43 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade B
74 m5 Broad Street, KirkwallGrade B
78 m41 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
78 m9 King Street, KirkwallGrade B
81 m35 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
82 mWar Memorial, St Magnus Cathedral, KirkwallGrade A
85 mCustoms House, 33 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade B
104 mMounthoolie, 27-29 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
105 m17, 19, 21 Broad Street, KirkwallGrade C
107 m31 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C
117 m20 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade B
120 mPublic Library, Laing Street, KirkwallGrade B
124 m10 King Street, KirkwallGrade B
125 m1 School Place, KirkwallGrade C
128 m10 Laing Street, KirkwallGrade C
129 m8 King Street, KirkwallGrade B
130 mOrkadale, 9 Albert Square, KirkwallGrade C
131 mTown Hall, 23 Broad Street, KirkwallGrade B
139 mDrinking Fountain, Cathedral Green, KirkwallGrade C
147 mFormer Commercial Bank, 8 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade B
147 m2 King Street, KirkwallGrade B
147 mChurch Of Scotland, King Street, KirkwallGrade C
150 m9 Albert Street, KirkwallGrade C

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

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 ↗

Also on the record

Scheduled monument 159 m away: Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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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