Orkney Islands planning applications

Burgar Hill Wind Farm, Evie, Orkney

Wind farm repowering: five turbines replaced with higher-capacity units (30MW export). Replacement of 116m turbines with 149.9m units and associated infrastructure at operational site. Major civil works, electrical infrastructure, and foundation upgrade opportunity for specialist contractors.

GroundworksStructural frameSteel

Rendalls Bakery, Finstown Firth Orkney KW17 2EL

2,568 sqm bakery new build, Finstown, Orkney, full planning. Erection of a 2,568 sqm bakery production facility at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, cladding, process M&E and food-grade drainage are the packages for regional subcontractors.

GroundworksStructural frameRoofing

37 & 39 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3BS

Change of use to mixed creative and retail hub with three-storey extension. Former post office becomes arts centre, café and retail space; demolition, structural works and services upgrade. Specialist fit-out, structural frame, renewables and public realm delivery create opportunity.

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1 Dale Park (Site At) St Ola Kirkwall Orkney

9-dwelling new-build scheme with integral garages and heat pumps, Orkney. Erects nine houses with air source renewables on a 1.61 hectare site at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, cladding and renewable installation packages suit volume housebuilders and M&E specialists.

GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork

Heathfield House (Land Near), Old Finstown Road, St Ola, Orkney KW15 1TR

Two 6kW wind turbines on an 18-hectare Orkney site. Installs renewable energy infrastructure with 18m max height at full application stage. Electrical connections, concrete foundations and grid integration work suit renewable-energy installers and civils contractors.

GroundworksStructural frameM&E

Heathfield House, Old Finstown Road, St Ola, Orkney KW15 1TR

3,038 sqm agricultural building, Orkney. New storage or production structure for farm use on a 0.72 hectare site, at full application stage. Steel frame, metal cladding and concrete flooring dominate, with drainage and access infrastructure.

GroundworksStructural frameSteel

Hammars Hill, Evie, Orkney

Condition variation on an Evie, Orkney consent, amending duration of consent and operation. It changes the approved term on a 10-hectare site without authorising new works. Specialists should track the parent scheme's construction and operational timetable for any later packages.

Sanday To North Ronaldsay, Orkney

Underground cable installation between Sanday and North Ronaldsay, Orkney, under a Regulation 62 submission. Works sit under a general development order rather than a full planning permission. Marine cable installers, trenching and cable-laying contractors are the trades to target.

GroundworksM&E

South Bay, North Ronaldsay Orkney

Subsea electricity cable replacement at South Bay, North Ronaldsay, Orkney, under a works licence. Installs a new 11 kV cable and cable protection, then removes the existing line. Marine cable-laying, rock armour and stabilisation contractors are the packages to target.

GroundworksM&EDemolition

Quoyberstane (Land Near), Craigiefield Road, St Ola, Orkney

Four-house scheme with air source heat pumps, St Ola, Orkney. Erects four new homes, three with integral garages, plus drainage infrastructure at planning permission stage. Groundworks, drainage, timber or masonry framing, roofing and heat pump installation are the packages to target.

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Ayran (Land Near), Pickaquoy Road, Kirkwall Orkney

Two-dwelling new-build scheme, Kirkwall, at planning-in-principle stage. Siting consent for two houses on a 0.27 hectare rural site, establishing principle before detailed design. Groundworks, drainage and structural frame packages follow once reserved matters are approved.

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Dale (Land Near), Outertown Road, Stromness Parish, Orkney

Single new dwelling with integral garage and heat pump, Stromness, Orkney. Erects one house with an integral garage on a 0.22 ha plot at full planning permission stage. Groundworks, masonry, roofing and air source heat pump installation are the packages open to local trades and renewables…

GroundworksBrickworkRoofing

Linkshouse, Linkshouse Road, The Palace, Birsay, Orkney KW17 2LX

House alteration and new studio with heat pump, Orkney, full application. Alters an existing Birsay house and erects a separate non-residential studio on a 0.28 ha site, with access, parking and landscaping at full permission stage. Groundworks, masonry, joinery and heat pump installers are the…

GroundworksBrickworkRoofing

Upper House Ruin, Sandwick, Orkney

Single replacement house with heat pump, Sandwick, Orkney, full permission. Erects one replacement dwelling on the ruined Upper House site, at full planning permission stage. Groundworks, masonry, roofing and air source heat pump installation are the packages open to local Orkney trades.

GroundworksBrickworkRoofing

Cribbaquoy, Church Road, Harray, Orkney KW17 2LQ

Three self-catering pods and laundry block, Orkney. New tourist accommodation with shared drainage, site access and landscaping at full application stage. Ground works, drainage infrastructure and modular pod delivery dominate the early packages.

GroundworksDrainageHard landscaping