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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
11,977Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 10,072 approved or refused records
434Refused applications

9,638 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Sept 1979 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided09/432/PP

    External repairs and refurbishment and install a solar panel and 4 roof lights

    2 Ness Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DL

    Received 2 Oct 2009
  2. Decided09/433/LB

    External repairs and refurbishment and install a solar panel and 4 new roof lights

    2 Ness Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DL

    Received 2 Oct 2009
  3. Decided09/434/PIP

    Siting of a new care facility comprising of 6 flats, core unit and 8 additional extra care housing units

    St Margarets Road (Land Near), St Margarets Hope

    Received 2 Oct 2009
  4. Decided09/435/PP

    Extend a house

    Heatherlea Cottage, Toab, Orkney, KW17 2QG

    Received 6 Oct 2009
  5. Decided09/436/PP

    Erect a house for a farm worker

    Lee (Land Near), Stromness

    Received 6 Oct 2009
  6. Decided09/437/PIP

    Siting of a house (Resubmission of 06/449/PPO)

    Burnbank (Land Near), Hillside Road, Stromness, KW16 3HR

    Received 6 Oct 2009
  7. Decided09/438/PP

    Erect a 50m anemometry mast at approved wind turbine site (08/254/PPF)

    Sandybanks, Eday, KW17 2AA

    Received 7 Oct 2009
  8. Decided09/439/PP

    Amend planning permission 08/409/PPF to erect an additional wind turbine (max. height 15m), workshop, garden shed, greenhouse and 2 polytunnels

    Nearhouse (Land Near), Rendall, KW17 2NZ

    Received 8 Oct 2009
  9. Decided09/440/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house

    Chingloo (Land Near), Birsay

    Received 8 Oct 2009
  10. Decided09/441/PIP

    Siting of a house

    Highland Park House (Land Near), Kirkwall

    Received 8 Oct 2009
  11. Decided09/442/PP

    Demolish existing extension and erect new extension

    Ashley, Garson Drive, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3JG

    Received 8 Oct 2009
  12. Decided09/443/PP

    Erect a conservatory

    14 Claymore Court, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1UP

    Received 8 Oct 2009
  13. Decided09/445/PP

    Erect a wind turbine generator (max. height 18m)

    Hundasaeter, Twatt, Orkney, KW17 2JD

    Received 13 Oct 2009
  14. Decided09/446/PP

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

    Grieveshouse, Stenness, Orkney

    Received 13 Oct 2009
  15. Decided09/447/PP

    Replace stone slab roof with tiles

    Cavan, Howar Road, North Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2BE

    Received 13 Oct 2009
  16. Decided09/448/PP

    Erect 36 housing units

    Pickaquoy Loan (Land Near), Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 13 Oct 2009
  17. Decided09/449/EB

    Install additional pole

    West Breckan, Holm, Orkney

    Received 15 Oct 2009
  18. Decided09/450/PP

    Convert and extend existing shed to create house extension

    Cott, Rendall, Orkney, KW17 2EZ

    Received 15 Oct 2009
  19. Decided09/451/AD

    Display 3 signs

    Kirkwall Airport, Orkney, KW15 1TH

    Received 15 Oct 2009
  20. Decided09/452/PP

    Demolish existing and erect a new garage

    Tofts, Herston, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2RH

    Received 15 Oct 2009
  21. Decided09/453/PP

    Change of use from disused meeting room to dwelling unit

    Former Guild Room, Palace, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LX

    Received 15 Oct 2009
  22. Decided09/454/PP

    Change of use from commercial to martial arts sports facility

    62 Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1AR

    Received 16 Oct 2009
  23. Decided09/455/APN

    Demolish part of existing shed and erect a GP shed

    Cockmurra, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2RZ

    Received 16 Oct 2009
  24. Decided09/456/PP

    Erect a bird observation hide for bird/marine/mammal/wildlife monitoring

    Marwick Head (Land Near), Birsay, Orkney

    Received 16 Oct 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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