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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
11,716Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 9,825 approved or refused records
431Refused applications

9,394 approved · 431 refused · 559 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Sept 2003 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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. Withdrawn/Returned09/090/PPO

    Siting of replacement house

    Inkerman (Land Near), Grimness, South Ronaldsay

    Received 27 Feb 2009
  2. Decided09/091/PPR

    Erect a house

    Valhalla (Land Near), School Road, St Margaret's Hope

    Received 27 Feb 2009
  3. Decided09/092/PPF

    Revised proposal to erect a 900kW wind turbine generator (max. height 67m) instead of previously sought 2MW wind turbine generator (max. height 93.5m) in connection with proposed offices and workshop (subject to separate outline planning application ref 09/093)

    Crowness Business Park (Site 3) (Land Near), Hatston Industrial Estate, Kirkwall

    Received 27 Feb 2009
  4. Decided09/093/PPO

    Siting of an office facility, workshop, visitor centre & exhibition area

    Crowness Business Park (Site 3) (Land Near), Hatston Industrial Estate, Kirkwall

    Received 27 Feb 2009
  5. Decided09/094/PPF

    Residential caravan site (for personal care purposes)

    Briarlea, Orphir

    Received 27 Feb 2009
  6. Decided09/096/PPF

    Erect slatted court

    Biggings, Stenness

    Received 2 Mar 2009
  7. Decided09/097/LB

    Demolish existing extension and erect replacement extension; re-roof with Canadian Slate; re-harl with wet dash; and replace all windows with double glazed sash and case windows

    12 School Place, Kirkwall

    Received 3 Mar 2009
  8. Decided09/098/APN

    Erect GP shed

    Breckan, North Ronaldsay

    Received 3 Mar 2009
  9. Decided09/099/PPR

    Erect a house (approval of reserved matters)

    Kirkland (Land Near), Rousay

    Received 3 Mar 2009
  10. Decided09/100/PPR

    Erect a replacement house (approval of reserved matters)

    Russland Road (Land Near), Harray

    Received 4 Mar 2009
  11. Decided09/101/PPF

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 15m)

    Deerness Community Centre, Deerness

    Received 5 Mar 2009
  12. Decided09/102/TPO

    Crown reduction, crown thin and branch removal

    Ferndale, Finstown

    Received 5 Mar 2009
  13. Decided09/103/TPO

    Section felling of ash stem

    Auld Kirk Apartments, Finstown

    Received 5 Mar 2009
  14. Decided09/104/TC

    Sectional felling of dead Ash

    71 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

    Received 5 Mar 2009
  15. Decided09/105/PPF

    Erect porch

    Tingwall House, Evie

    Received 6 Mar 2009
  16. Decided09/106/PPF

    Amend approved fish processing building to include fish and chip shop

    Beachway (Land Near), Broughton, Westray

    Received 6 Mar 2009
  17. Decided09/108/PPF

    Erect slatted byre and bedded area

    Ingsay, Swannay

    Received 11 Mar 2009
  18. Decided09/109/PPF

    Convert barn to a house

    Cara, Grimness, South Ronaldsay

    Received 11 Mar 2009
  19. Decided09/110/PPF

    Extend house to provide a garage and store

    Olde Manse Lodge, Manse Road, Kirkwall

    Received 12 Mar 2009
  20. Decided09/111/PPF

    Erect detached garage and restore outbuilding to be used as living accommodation ancillary to the adjacent house

    Newton, Sandwick

    Received 12 Mar 2009
  21. Decided09/112/PPF

    Erect detached house

    Glaitness Road (Land Near), Kirkwall

    Received 12 Mar 2009
  22. Decided09/113/PPF

    Demolish part of stone wall on Watergate to create vehicular access leading to temporary compound area which would be retained thereafter as a car park and fell trees

    Land Adjacent To "Westview", Watergate And To The Rear Of 54-56 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

    Received 12 Mar 2009
  23. Decided09/114/PPF

    Erect detached sun room

    15 King Harald Kloss, Kirkwall

    Received 13 Mar 2009
  24. Decided09/115/PPF

    Installation of a dosing skid (kiosk) and associated site works

    North Ronaldsay Water Treatment Works, North Ronaldsay

    Received 13 Mar 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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