News - Building Standards
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5 September 2024
Council keen to work with communities over property disposal
A plan to manage the Council’s property has been approved by Councillors this week (Tuesday 3 September).
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6 August 2024
Solid foundation at OIC helps pave the way for Jay within construction industry
Joining the Council as a summer student often leads to exciting employment opportunities in Orkney and further afield.
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23 February 2024
Islands Deal supplier information webinar to be held
A webinar is being held next month to provide information to local suppliers about the the projects and opportunities that are arising across across Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides from the…
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5 October 2023
Major disruption to planning systems
The public are being advised that ongoing major disruptions to the IT systems supporting the work of the Council's Development Management and Building Standards teams are currently impacting on…
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5 September 2023
Nominate individuals or teams for an award and let them know that you think they are VIPs
Orkney Islands Council is calling on members of the local community and visitors to help shine the spotlight on OIC employees or teams who have made a difference.
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10 November 2022
High performing Buildings Standards Service gets seal of approval yet again
The high performing Building Standards Service in Orkney has, once again, been reappointed as building standards verifier in Orkney for a further six years.
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29 April 2022
OIC Building Standards donation to Peedie Retreat fund
Staff within the Council’s Building Standards department have been playing their part in helping raise some funds towards the creation of The Peedie Retreat – a holiday home for residents affected by…
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19 October 2021
Notice of essential web security maintenance works
The Council’s ICT team require to carry out some essential maintenance work to the network security systems on Tuesday evening (19 October).
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1 September 2021
Making a good quality building warrant application
The Building Standards Division publication – ‘Making a good quality building warrant application’ will be useful for all applicants and agents submitting a building warrant application.
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4 August 2021
Building Standards Division - Consultations
There are currently three Building Standards Division consultations open on the Scottish Government website which may be of interest to stakeholders of the Scottish Building Standards system.
