Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning 2003
Application form
This application form can either be completed by hand or electronically (pdf version) on the Planning homepage at www.scotland.gov.uk/planning . Please complete all four questions. The deadline is 12 September 2003. An acknowledgement letter will be sent to the person who has completed this form.
Please provide a name and contact details of the organisation responsible for this work. If partners were involved, identify the lead organisation, and then list the other partners/bodies who had a key role.
Name | William and Sheena McEwen |
Job title | Owner |
Organisation | Oaklea Stroma |
Address | Orkney Islands KW15 1SX |
Telephone | 01856 875007 |
Fax | 01856 87611 |
Email | jmmcewen@btinternet.com |
Name of key partners (if appropriate)
1 William McEwen | 2 Sheena McEwen |
3 | 4 |
Tick the category of nomination |  Development Control
|  Development Plans
|  Development on the Ground
|
Title of entry | Sebay Mill Renovation |
Please complete the form by providing a brief summary (in no more than the space provided) of the piece of work you have entered. You must also conclude, with a key reason, as to why you think this work merits an Award.
Please tick the key criteria which relate to this entry:
 Professional knowledge
|  Innovation
|  Management
|  Sustainable development
|
 Partnership
|  Community interest
|  Regeneration
|  Customer satisfaction
|
You must describe in your written submission (below) how the criteria which you have ticked relates to your project.
Description of project
First of type in Orkney
Enhancement of area and employment
Redundant property complete new use
Feedback form customers make all the bad times fade away
Timescale (over which the project has developed)
3 Years
Context (the problem which had to be addressed)
Derelict property
Action taken
Complete Renovation
Results achieved
Sympathetic renovation of unsightly, derelict building to form outstanding 5 star rated catering establishment comprising 6 luxurious units for vistors to Orkney.
Conclusion - Why does this piece of work merit an Award?
The renovation of Sebay Mill is an exemplary achievement. The former mill and surrounding landscape has been transformed to the highest standards, whilst remaining in keeping with its original form. It has regenerated the area by providing employment and bringing in more visitors. It has transformed a blot on the landscape into a feature of which the local community and Orknet as a whole can be very proud.
Date
03 September 2003