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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
11,919Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 10,015 approved or refused records
433Refused applications

9,582 approved · 433 refused · 560 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Jun 1989 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided09/238/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Quoymorhouse, Shapinsay, KW17 2EA

    Received 1 Jun 2009
  2. Decided09/239/PPF

    Erect a slatted court

    Midbigging, Toab, KW17 2QG

    Received 2 Jun 2009
  3. Decided09/240/PPF

    Erect a replacement house with a detached garage

    Scrutabreck (Land Near), Birsay, KW17 2LS

    Received 2 Jun 2009
  4. Decided09/241/PPF

    Erect a conservatory and demolish existing

    Shady Neuk, 10 Hatston Park, Kirkwall, KW15 1UB

    Received 2 Jun 2009
  5. Decided09/242/PPF

    Extend a house

    Fogralea, Burray, KW17 2SS

    Received 2 Jun 2009
  6. Decided09/243/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Melsetter Farm, Longhope, KW16 3NZ

    Received 2 Jun 2009
  7. Withdrawn/Returned09/244/PPF

    Temporary permission to allow change of use from leisure to retail and alterations to parking layout

    Former "Powerbowl" And Associated Car Parks, Great Western Road, Kirkwall

    Received 3 Jun 2009
  8. Decided09/245/PPF

    Erect a GP shed and demolish existing shed and nissen hut

    Mossdale, Harray

    Received 3 Jun 2009
  9. Decided09/246/PPF

    Extend a house

    Utkanten Kirbister Road Stromness Parish Orkney KW16 3HU

    Received 4 Jun 2009
  10. Decided09/247/PPF

    Extend and re-clad a house

    Tornaveen, East Road, Kirkwall, KW15 1LY

    Received 4 Jun 2009
  11. Decided09/248/VR

    Confirmation of exact boundary dimensions for the erection of 4 semi-detached houses

    Former Garage Site, Hillside Road, Dounby, KW17 2HX

    Received 4 Jun 2009
  12. Decided09/249/PPF

    Erect a bedded court

    Maesquoy, Harray, KW17 2LE

    Received 5 Jun 2009
  13. Decided09/250/PPF

    Erect a garage

    Kuilanyin, Fea Road, St Ola, KW15 1SX

    Received 5 Jun 2009
  14. Decided09/251/PN

    Installation of (underground) HPPE rising water main from the existing Ravie Hill Reservoir to the pumping station at Boardhouse Water Treatment Works

    From Ravie Hill Reservoir To Boardhouse Water Treatment Works, Birsay

    Received 5 Jun 2009
  15. Decided09/252/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Quean, Harray, KW17 2LD

    Received 5 Jun 2009
  16. Decided09/253/APN

    Alterations to existing building to provide cattle housing

    Midhouse, Harray, KW17 2LD

    Received 5 Jun 2009
  17. Decided09/254/PPF

    Erect a replacement house with detached garage, reed bed drainage system, site a temporary caravan and install a driveway and parking for two vehicles

    Pictail (Land Near), Deerness, KW17 2QL

    Received 8 Jun 2009
  18. Decided09/255/LB

    Install an antenna

    Lyness Interpretation Centre, Lyness, Hoy, KW16 3NT

    Received 8 Jun 2009
  19. Decided09/256/PPF

    Erect 8 semi-detached houses

    Lyron (Land Near), Rendall

    Received 8 Jun 2009
  20. Decided09/257/PPF

    Change of use from retail to a Chinese takeaway

    14 Palace Road, Kirkwall, KW15 1PA

    Received 8 Jun 2009
  21. Decided09/258/PN

    Remove a redundant fuel tank, construct a new bunded area and relocate two existing fuel tanks into the bunded area

    Kirkwall Power Station, Great Western Road, Kirkwall

    Received 8 Jun 2009
  22. Decided09/259/PPO

    Siting of a replacement house

    Inkerman (Land Near), Grimness, South Ronaldsay

    Received 9 Jun 2009
  23. Decided09/260/PPF

    Erect a GP shed

    Deepdale, Holm

    Received 9 Jun 2009
  24. Decided09/261/TPO

    Pruning works to a group of trees

    Adjacent To West End House, St Margaret's Hope

    Received 10 Jun 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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