Building Site Near Skeldro, Burray, Orkney
Description
A rare opportunity to acquire a prime building plot in a stunning coastal setting, located near Skeldro on the south side of Burray. This attractive site extends to approximately 469m² and benefits from Planning in Principle (Ref: 25/275/PIP) for the erection of a dwelling, offering purchasers the flexibility to design a home suited to their own requirements, subject to the necessary consents.
The plot enjoys a peaceful semi-rural setting within a small, established cluster of properties, while offering open outlooks towards the nearby shoreline and surrounding countryside. The beautiful bay, visible from and within easy walking distance of the site, provides a picturesque backdrop and an ever-changing coastal landscape.
The site itself is well-defined and neatly maintained, primarily laid to lawn and bounded by a combination of fencing and walling. Access is taken from a quiet public road via a shared driveway, with provision for upgrading the access to meet Roads Department standards. The plot layout allows for a generous dwelling footprint along with parking and garden ground.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-06-24
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
80 Mbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Burray Primary School625 metres
- Pupils
- 47
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Hope Primary School2.6 miles
- Pupils
- 54
- Type
- Non-denominational
- St Andrew's Primary School5.8 miles
- Pupils
- 162
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Flotta Community School7.2 miles
- Pupils
- 2
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Papdale Primary School9.5 miles
- Pupils
- 422
- Type
- Non-denominational
Secondary
- Kirkwall Grammar School9.3 miles
- Pupils
- 861
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Stromness Academy16 miles
- Pupils
- 338
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Stronsay Junior High School22 miles
- Pupils
- 16
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Thurso High School29 miles
- Pupils
- 753
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Wick High School29 miles
- Pupils
- 735
- Type
- Non-denominational
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Green space
Walking trail
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From SEPA flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
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Lows Solicitors, Orkney
5 Broad Street, St. Ola, Orkney, KW15 1DH
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