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Orkney Islands
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Orkney Islands. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
11,943Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 10,039 approved or refused records
434Refused applications

9,605 approved · 434 refused · 560 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jun 1987 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas6 mapped area records
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.

More application records

  1. Decided09/310/PPF

    Erect a GRP kiosk to house pumping equipment and a natural stone wall

    Merrimans Noust (Land Near), Victoria Street, Stromness, KW16 3BS

    Received 10 Jul 2009
  2. Decided09/311/PPF

    Change of use from class 5 (general industry) to class 6 (storage and distribution)

    Warehouse (Plot 7), Crowness Road, Hatston Industrial Estate, Kirkwall, KW15 1RG

    Received 13 Jul 2009
  3. Decided09/312/PPF

    Extend a house

    Old Mill, Rousay, KW17 2PU

    Received 13 Jul 2009
  4. Decided09/313/LB

    Refurbish toilets and changing facilities, new render to external walls and re-roof existing extension

    Pavillion, Bignold Park, Kirkwall

    Received 13 Jul 2009
  5. Decided09/314/PPF

    Erect a fence (no higher than 1.5m above adjacent pavement level) Retrospective

    West Lynn & Braeside, Holm Road, Kirkwall, KW15 1RT

    Received 14 Jul 2009
  6. Decided09/315/PPR

    Erect a replacement house

    Plot 1 (Land Near), Bu, Burray, KW17 2SZ

    Received 14 Jul 2009
  7. Decided09/316/PPR

    Erect a replacement house

    Plot 2 (Land Near), Bu, Burray, KW17 2SZ

    Received 14 Jul 2009
  8. Decided09/317/PPF

    Erect a church

    Vetquoy Road (Land Near), Dounby

    Received 14 Jul 2009
  9. Decided09/318/PPR

    Erect a replacement house with integral garage

    Quoys Of Ayre (Land Near) Firth, KW17 2ET

    Received 15 Jul 2009
  10. Decided09/319/PPF

    Erect a wind turbine generator (max. height 15m)

    Land South East Of Harbour Authority Building, Scapa, KW15 1SD

    Received 15 Jul 2009
  11. Decided09/320/MAR

    Replace existing 16 x 70m cages with 10 x 90m circumference cages

    Meil Bay, St Ola, Orkney

    Received 15 Jul 2009
  12. Decided09/321/PPO

    Siting of 22 houses and 8 serviced sites

    Land To The Rear Of Cemetery, Finstown

    Received 16 Jul 2009
  13. Decided09/322/PPF

    Convert and extend building to create 4 flats and ancillary office and staff accommodation

    43/45 Junction Road, Kirkwall, KW15 1AR

    Received 16 Jul 2009
  14. Decided09/323/PPF

    Extend a house

    Stackaldbrae, Downies Lane, Stromness, KW16 3EP

    Received 16 Jul 2009
  15. Decided09/324/PPF

    Extend a house

    Brekka Cruan Road Firth Orkney KW15 1TT

    Received 17 Jul 2009
  16. Decided09/325/PPF

    Convert and extend outbuildings to create 2 dwelling units

    Brecks, Grimness, South Ronaldsay

    Received 17 Jul 2009
  17. Decided09/326/PPF

    Demolish existing house and garage and erect 4 houses

    Adelaide Cottage, St Marys, Holm, KW17 2RT

    Received 17 Jul 2009
  18. Decided09/327/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Westersands, Deerness, KW17 2QQ

    Received 20 Jul 2009
  19. Decided09/328/PPF

    Erect a GP shed

    Skaill, Deerness, KW17 2QJ

    Received 20 Jul 2009
  20. Decided09/330/PPF

    Amend planning permission 08/296/PPF to include triple garage with first floor living accommodation and alter house

    Eastbrae (Land Near), Stromness, KW16 3HS

    Received 21 Jul 2009
  21. Decided09/331/PPF

    Modifications to approval (ref 07/100/PPF) to convert agricultural buildings to four cottages

    Eastbrae (Land Near), Stromness, KW16 3HS

    Received 21 Jul 2009
  22. Decided09/329/PPF

    Extend community centre, replace roof and wall cladding

    St Andrews Community Centre Tankerness KW17 2QU

    Received 21 Jul 2009
  23. Withdrawn/Returned09/332/PPO

    Siting of a house and access

    Redbraes (Site 1) (Land Near), Ness Road, Stenness, KW16 3HA

    Received 23 Jul 2009
  24. Withdrawn/Returned09/333/PPO

    Siting of a house and access

    Redbraes (Site 2) (Land Near), Ness Road, Stenness, KW16 3HA

    Received 23 Jul 2009

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Researching a proposal in Orkney Islands

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Orkney Islands, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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