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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
11,665Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 9,776 approved or refused records
431Refused applications

9,345 approved · 431 refused · 557 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Jan 2005 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided09/065/AD

    Display new fascia and hanging signs

    26 Albert Street, Kirkwall, KW15 1HL

    Received 9 Feb 2009
  2. Withdrawn/Returned09/066/PPF

    Demolish existing house and erect 5 terraced houses

    57 & 59 Junction Road, Kirkwall

    Received 9 Feb 2009
  3. Decided09/067/PPF

    Extend a house

    Willowsong, Garson Loan, Stromness, KW16 3JU

    Received 9 Feb 2009
  4. Withdrawn/Returned09/068/PPF

    Erect a house with integral garage

    Soulisquoy Place (Site 13) (Land Near), Kirkwall

    Received 10 Feb 2009
  5. Decided09/069/PPR

    Demolish existing buildings and erect a house with integral garage

    Berstane Farm (Land Near), St Ola

    Received 10 Feb 2009
  6. Decided09/070/PPF

    Disposal of excavated material from EMEC site

    Billia Croo (Land Near), Outertown, Stromness,

    Received 11 Feb 2009
  7. Decided09/071/PPF

    Erect a house

    Thorshavn (Land Near), Holm

    Received 11 Feb 2009
  8. Decided09/072/PPF

    Erect a replacement house

    Little Lingal (Land Near), Flotta

    Received 13 Feb 2009
  9. Decided09/073/APN

    Erect GP shed

    Cott Farm, Rousay

    Received 16 Feb 2009
  10. Decided09/074/APN

    Erect a dutch barn

    Cott Farm, Rousay

    Received 16 Feb 2009
  11. Decided09/075/PPF

    Extend a house

    Westwick, Glaitness Road, Kirkwall, KW15 1TW

    Received 17 Feb 2009
  12. Decided09/076/PPF

    Extend a house (retrospective)

    13 King Harald Kloss, Kirkwall, KW15 1FT

    Received 18 Feb 2009
  13. Appeal decided09/077/PPF

    Change of use from agricultural use to create clay pigeon shooting ground; construction of car park; and erection of clubhouse and shooting equipment

    Ramsdale, (Land Near), Orphir

    Received 18 Feb 2009
  14. Decided09/078/PPO

    Siting of a replacement house

    Woodside (Site 1) (Land Near), Tankerness

    Received 19 Feb 2009
  15. Decided09/079/PPO

    Siting of a replacement house

    Woodside (Site 2) (Land Near), Tankerness

    Received 19 Feb 2009
  16. Decided09/080/PPF

    Erect a shed

    Lynegar (Land Near), Hoxa, South Ronaldsay

    Received 19 Feb 2009
  17. Decided09/081/PPF

    Convert outbuilding to two houses

    Breck Farm, Rendall

    Received 23 Feb 2009
  18. Decided09/082/LB

    Alterations to former agricultural building involving insertion of new windows and doors and roof lights and repair of roof to allow conversion to two houses

    Breck Farm, Rendall

    Received 23 Feb 2009
  19. Decided09/083/PPF

    Change of use from agricultural to livery yard, tea rooms, children's farm and provision of car parking

    Breck Farm, Rendall

    Received 23 Feb 2009
  20. Decided09/084/LB

    Alterations to form tearooms, toilets and livery facilities

    Breck Farm Rendall

    Received 23 Feb 2009
  21. Decided09/086/PPF

    Extend a house

    12 School Place, Kirkwall

    Received 25 Feb 2009
  22. Decided09/087/PPF

    Extend a house

    Blackhall, Stromness

    Received 25 Feb 2009
  23. Decided09/088/PPO

    Siting of a house

    Lairdshill (Land Near), Holm

    Received 25 Feb 2009
  24. Decided09/089/PPF

    Change of use from offices to educational facility

    Unit 4, Kiln Corner, Kirkwall

    Received 25 Feb 2009

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Researching a proposal in Orkney Islands

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.

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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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