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Notice of Meeting and Agenda

Community Development Fund Sub-committee

Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Kirkwall.

Date: Tuesday, 25 August 2026.

Time: 15:00.

IMAGE: The Orkney Islands Council crest and logo, with the text “ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL”.

Dear Councillor,

You are invited to attend the above meeting.

A note of the business to be considered is attached.

Stephen Brown,

Deputising Chief Executive.

Contact

Clerk Name: Sandra Craigie.

Clerk Telephone: 01856 873535 extension 2205.

Clerk Email: committees@orkney.gov.uk.

Sub-committee Membership

Councillors Graham A Bevan (Chair), W Leslie Manson, Gwenda M Shearer, Gillian Skuse, Ivan A Taylor, Mellissa-Louise Thomson and Heather N Woodbridge.

Hybrid Meeting

Please note that this meeting is scheduled to be held in the Council Chamber. However, arrangements will be made for members to join the meeting remotely, should they wish.

For those attending remotely, they will be asked to declare:

  • They are in a room with no other persons present.

  • That no persons can overhear the discussions.

  • That they will not answer any other calls or attend to any other business whilst participating in the meeting.

  • That cameras will be kept on at all times without exception.

Further Information

This is a meeting which is open to the public.

This agenda and associated reports are available in portable document format (pdf) here.

Audio Recording Notice

Please note that this meeting will be broadcast live (audio only) over the Internet on Orkney Islands Council’s website. The meeting will also be recorded, with the recording publicly available for listening to after the meeting for at least 12 months. The Council is a Data Controller in terms of data protection legislation. Data collected during the audio cast will be retained in accordance with the Council’s Data Protection Policy. Further information about how the Council uses personal information and associated rights is available on the Council’s website.

Order of Business

Preliminaries

  • Apologies.

  • Declarations of Interest.

Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on this agenda. Any member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest. Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.

Applications

  1. Application 0/5/8/16 – Friends of Hoy Kirk – Proposed Restoration of Hoy Kirk Heritage Centre – report by Director of Enterprise and Resources attached.

  2. Application 0/5/8/0008 – Westray Development Trust – Proposed Construction of Community Hub – report by Director of Enterprise and Resources attached.

  3. Application 0/5/8/0101 – Friends of Sanday Kirk Limited – Proposed Restoration and Preservation of Cross Kirk – report by Director of Enterprise and Resources attached.

Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 – Schedule 7A

Access to Information: Descriptions of Exempt Information

  • Paragraph 4. Information relating to any particular applicant for, or recipient or former recipient of, any financial assistance provided by the authority.

  • Paragraph 6. Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (other than the authority).