Planning applicationORK/25/330/LB

St Columbas Church, Hoy, Orkney,

Awaiting decisionWorth watchingRenewable Energy & Sustainability
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312 of 345 official records received 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 were available when checked on 6 Sept 2026. 33 records from that period are still being added or checked.

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Received

6 October 2025

Validated

23 December 2025

Planning Signals

5 detected traits

Works
Windows & DoorsInternal AlterationsFlues & Ventilation
Specific
Church BuildingPedestrian Infrastructure
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Works for St Columbas Church include an air source heat pump, new ventilation ducts/grilles, internal reordering (removing pews) and a new toilet partition, plus paths.

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6/10
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Application ORK/25/330/LB

St Columbas Church, Hoy, Orkney,

Awaiting decisionRenewable Energy, EV & Heat PumpsReceived Orkney Islands Council

Works for St Columbas Church include an air source heat pump, new ventilation ducts/grilles, internal reordering (removing pews) and a new toilet partition, plus paths.

The record

Reference
ORK/25/330/LB
Address
St Columbas Church, Hoy, Orkney,
Status
Awaiting decision
Category
Renewable Energy, EV & Heat Pumps
Impact scale
6/10
Authority
Orkney Islands Council

Timeline

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Last scraped
Record created

Additional application data

Latitude
58.7993
Longitude
-3.1917

What is proposed

Plain-language summary

Works for St Columbas Church include an air source heat pump, new ventilation ducts/grilles, internal reordering (removing pews) and a new toilet partition, plus paths.

As filed with the council

Install air source heat pump, ventilation ducts and grilles, and paths, and remove ground floor pews including box pews, pulpit, canopy, communion table, font, parts of gallery staircases, staircase doors, gallery floor, and gallery pews, cover flagstone floor with concrete, alter staircases, erect a partition to create a toilet, install replacement gallery floor, alter gallery panelling, and install a plastic-coated wire mesh screen to gallery

Supporting documents(3)