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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9,638 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided09/583/LB

    Construct concrete slab on pier top, cover rail tracks, infill part of structure to form heavy lift area, replace bollards and other pier furniture, infill service chambers, infill original staircase and other opening, and install fenders

    Golden Wharf/Lyness Pier, Lyness, Hoy, Orkney

    Received 17 Dec 2009
  2. Decided09/584/PP

    Erect a house with integral double garage

    Plot 24 (Land Near), Soulisquoy Place, Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 17 Dec 2009
  3. Decided09/585/PP

    Redevelop sheltered housing to create 18 self-contained residential units

    Andersquoy, Old Scapa Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1BB

    Received 18 Dec 2009
  4. Decided09/586/PP

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

    Marwick Head (Land Near), Birsay, Orkney

    Received 18 Dec 2009
  5. Decided09/587/PP

    Convert part of garage into a self-contained bedsit (Retrospective)

    27 Thoms Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1PN

    Received 18 Dec 2009
  6. Decided09/588/PP

    Erect a slatted court

    Staye Farm, Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QH

    Received 18 Dec 2009
  7. Decided09/589/PP

    Erect a garage

    West Tankerness Lane (Land Near), Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 22 Dec 2009
  8. Decided09/590/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (amend type, revised max. height 18.1m)

    Wheems, Eastside, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2TJ

    Received 22 Dec 2009
  9. Withdrawn/Returned09/591/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Hill Of Hamar, Eday, Orkney

    Received 22 Dec 2009
  10. Decided09/592/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Midgarth, Stronsay, Orkney, KW17 2AT

    Received 22 Dec 2009
  11. Decided09/593/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Hyval, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3LS

    Received 22 Dec 2009
  12. Decided09/594/PP

    Extend a house

    Garquoy, Back Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3AJ

    Received 23 Dec 2009
  13. Decided09/595/PP

    Replace 3 existing metal handrails with 5 yellow plastic-coated handrails

    Royal Mail Delivery Office, 15 Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1AA

    Received 23 Dec 2009
  14. Decided09/596/LB

    Replace existing automatic entrance doors and create new lobby area

    Kirkwall Town Hall & Community Centre, Broad Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DH

    Received 23 Dec 2009
  15. Decided09/597/PP

    Single storey dwelling with B&B accommodation, polytunnel & wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Chalmersquoy (Land Near), Westray, Orkney

    Received 23 Dec 2009
  16. Decided09/599/PP

    Demolish existing house and erect 2 semi-detached houses

    57 Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1AR

    Received 6 Jan 2010
  17. Decided09/598/PP

    Change of use from retail to offices

    46 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DN

    Received 6 Jan 2010
  18. Decided09/600/PP

    Erect a house

    Braemor (Site 2) (Land Near), Downies Lane, Stromness, Orkney

    Received 6 Jan 2010
  19. Decided09/601/APN

    Erect a greenhouse

    Hamar (Land Near), Millbay, Eday, Orkney, KW17 2AB

    Received 6 Jan 2010
  20. Decided10/001/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    West Manse, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DR

    Received 6 Jan 2010
  21. Decided10/002/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house

    Crowdgeo (Site 1) (Land Near), Birsay, Orkney

    Received 8 Jan 2010
  22. Decided10/003/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house

    Crowdgeo (Site 2) (Land Near), Birsay, Orkney

    Received 8 Jan 2010
  23. Decided10/004/PP

    Renovate and extend a former farm steading to create a house and erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Galilee, Sanday, Orkney, KW17 2BP

    Received 8 Jan 2010
  24. Decided10/005/LB

    Replace boarded doorway with a door to allow safe disabled access

    Walled Garden At Papdale House, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NA

    Received 8 Jan 2010

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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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