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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
11,734Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 9,843 approved or refused records
431Refused applications

9,412 approved · 431 refused · 559 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Planning information Planning and BuildingLocal plan Development and Marine Planning (policy)Pre-application advice Pre-application AdviceConservation areas Conservation Area Consent

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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. Decided09/116/PPF

    Extend house

    5 Sunfield, Burray, KW17 2TE

    Received 16 Mar 2009
  2. Decided09/117/PPF

    Extend house

    7 Watson Close, Kirkwall

    Received 16 Mar 2009
  3. Decided09/118/PPF

    Extend house

    Brennanaire Cottage, Harray, KW17 2JR

    Received 16 Mar 2009
  4. Decided09/119/PPF

    Alter and extend house

    Moclett, Papa Westray

    Received 17 Mar 2009
  5. Decided09/120/PPF

    Change of use from hairdressers to clinic (chiropractic and other therapies)

    Hairdressing Salon, Willowburn Road, Kirkwall, KW15 1NE

    Received 17 Mar 2009
  6. Decided09/121/APN

    Erect GP shed

    East Point, Hackness, South Walls, KW16 3PQ

    Received 18 Mar 2009
  7. Decided09/122/PN

    Install 2 x 300mm antennae

    North Walls Junior High, Lyness, Stromness, KW16 3NX

    Received 18 Mar 2009
  8. Decided09/123/PPF

    Erect a replacement house

    Rumbles (Land Near), Tankerness

    Received 18 Mar 2009
  9. Decided09/124/LB

    Attach two signs comprising powder-coated fret cut aluminium lettering and logo

    14 Queen Street, Kirkwall

    Received 19 Mar 2009
  10. Decided09/125/LB

    Replace existing windows with hardwood double glazed sash and case windows

    2 South End, Stromness, KW16 3DJ

    Received 19 Mar 2009
  11. Decided09/126/PPF

    Replace existing windows with hardwood sash and case double glazed windows

    2 South End, Stromness, KW16 3DJ

    Received 19 Mar 2009
  12. Decided09/127/PPF

    Replace windows

    31 John Street, Stromness, KW16 3AD

    Received 19 Mar 2009
  13. Decided09/128/PPR

    Erect a replacement house and convert derelict dwelling to outbuilding

    Lower Grindally Farm, Birsay, KW17 2LT

    Received 19 Mar 2009
  14. Decided09/129/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Roadside, Toab

    Received 19 Mar 2009
  15. Decided09/130/PPF

    Extend a house & install stove flue-pipe

    2 Lochland, Harray

    Received 19 Mar 2009
  16. Decided09/131/PPF

    Extend a house

    Appietown, Rendall

    Received 19 Mar 2009
  17. Decided09/132/PPF

    Convert church to recording studio, extend to provide residential accommodation and erect a wind turbine generator (max. height 12m)

    Brinian Kirk, Rousay

    Received 20 Mar 2009
  18. Decided09/133/PPF

    Extend a house

    Stoneyhall, Westray, KW17 2DD

    Received 20 Mar 2009
  19. Decided09/134/PPF

    Erect a house with detached garage and ancillary accommodation (Resubmission of 08/322)

    Annfield Park (Site 2) (Land Near), Kirkwall

    Received 23 Mar 2009
  20. Decided09/135/PPO

    Siting of a house

    Thorshavn (Land Near), Holm

    Received 24 Mar 2009
  21. Decided09/136/MAR

    Install up to 12 automatic poros feeders and associated platforms

    Meil Bay, St Ola

    Received 24 Mar 2009
  22. Decided09/137/PPF

    Extend a house and erect a wind turbine generator (max. height 15m)

    Upper House, Lyde Road, Harray, KW17 2LA

    Received 25 Mar 2009
  23. Decided09/138/PPF

    Extend a house

    78 Dundas Street, Stromness

    Received 25 Mar 2009
  24. Decided09/139/PPF

    Extend a house

    Neidgarth, Evie, KW17 2PJ

    Received 26 Mar 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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