Crafty caravan site declared surplus to requirements by council

Orkney Islands Council’s education, leisure and housing committee have today backed proposals to have the crafty caravan site, in the centre of Kirkwall, declared surplus to requirements.

The council plans to sell the former caravan site to Orkney Housing Association, so affordable housing can be built on the site.

Following the discussion on the site, councillors unanimously backed the plans, with council convener, Steven Heddle, calling the site “an eyesore.”

The last tenant of the site moved out late last year and the remaining items are due to be removed from the site in the coming weeks, leaving the site clear for redevelopment.