Employment Land Audit Orkney: Local Development Plan 2017

Employment Land Audit 2023

The tables below outline the full audit of the Employment Land Allocations as specified in the Orkney Local Development Plan 2017 (Business and Industrial Allocations).

This document will be updated annually for the duration of the plan, keeping a record of remaining capacity for each site as well as outlining constraints, when they become apparent. Where it is stated that there are no current constraints on a site, it is accepted that it may be possible for development constraints to come to light on receipt of a development brief or planning application.

Summary

Contents

• Kirkwall — 2

• Stromness — 5

Kirkwall

Hatston West

Comments/Constraints: Change of use was submitted – along with part of K-19 (from agricultural to harbour operational land) but was withdrawn.

Development Brief Required

Coastal Flood Risk on small part of the site. Flood risk assessment may be required

Hatston Marine Park

Comments/Constraints: Most of this site has been developed, difficult to place a figure on the land still available. Potentially developable land to the west of the site.

Park of Crowness Business Park Development Brief.

Coastal Flood Risk on small part of the site. Flood risk assessment may be required

Orkney Auction Mart

Comments/Constraints: No major development approved apart from an extension to the mart

Coastal Flood Risk on the northern part of the site.

Hatston South

Comments/Constraints: A development brief required which would jointly cover (housing allocations) K-1 and K-2.

A combined sewer may lie within the site and early contact with Scottish Water is encouraged.

See Settlement Statement for access provision.

Orkney Research Campus

Comments/Constraints: New nursery under construction next to the college adjacent to this site. Nursery site is mostly on the open space allocation, with small encroachment into K-30.

Small part of the site has surface water flooding. A flood risk assessment may be required, and areas of risk should be avoided.

A water course on the boundary of the site that is partly culverted. Any development should allow for an appropriate buffer strip for this water course.

Stromness

Garson Industrial Estate

Comments/Constraints: Part has a fluvial flood risk with the Mill Burn running through the site. A Flood risk assessment may be required. Buffer required around the burn.

Copland’s Dock North

Comments/Constraints: Part of Copland’s Dock Development Brief.

A Flood risk assessment required to establish impact of coastal flooding.

Development on this site should not have an adverse affect on the setting of Garson House.

Copland’s Dock South

Comments/Constraints: Part of Copland’s Dock Development Brief.

A Flood risk assessment required to establish impact of coastal flooding.

Development on this site should not have an adverse affect on the setting of Garson House.