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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9,638 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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. Decided10/006/PP

    Erect a detached garage

    14A Royal Oak Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1RF

    Received 11 Jan 2010
  2. Decided10/007/AMC

    Erect a house and detached garage

    Boonland (Land Near), Tankfield, Sanday, Orkney

    Received 11 Jan 2010
  3. Decided10/008/PP

    Erect a replacement house

    Hillside (Land Near), St Margarets Hope, Orkney

    Received 11 Jan 2010
  4. Decided10/009/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house

    Mounthoolie (Land Near), St Margarets Hope, Orkney

    Received 11 Jan 2010
  5. Decided10/010/PP

    Renovate and extend a house, create a new access, erect a wind turbine (max. height 8m), install a reed bed and a water bore hole

    Greenfield, Eday, Orkney, KW17 2AB

    Received 13 Jan 2010
  6. Decided10/011/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Bayview, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LR

    Received 13 Jan 2010
  7. Decided10/012/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Skelday, By Dounby, Orkney, KW17 2JD

    Received 13 Jan 2010
  8. Decided10/013/PP

    Erect an industrial building and create laydown and materials storage areas

    Lyness Pier, Lyness, Hoy, Orkney

    Received 18 Jan 2010
  9. Withdrawn/Returned10/014/PP

    Erect a visitor centre with a restaurant/tearoom, farm shop and function room

    Nearhouse (Land Near), Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RB

    Received 18 Jan 2010
  10. Decided10/015/PP

    Extend a house

    Netherfiold, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DN

    Received 18 Jan 2010
  11. Decided10/016/PP

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

    New Holland, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2SA

    Received 20 Jan 2010
  12. Decided10/017/PP

    Erect a detached garage

    Quoyling, St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1SE

    Received 20 Jan 2010
  13. Decided10/018/PP

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

    Grand View, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2SA

    Received 20 Jan 2010
  14. Decided10/019/PP

    Extend a house and alter outbuilding to create a studio and workshop

    Nessie, Tankerness, Orkney, KW17 2QT

    Received 20 Jan 2010
  15. Decided10/020/PP

    Change of use from and alterations to disused bakery to form house

    The Old Bakery, Graham Place, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BY

    Received 20 Jan 2010
  16. Decided10/021/PN

    Install a 1.2m dish on to existing tower

    Ward Hill Radio Station, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2RL

    Received 20 Jan 2010
  17. Decided10/022/LB

    Amend listed building consent 09/197/LB to alter rear elevation design

    22-24 Alfred Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DF

    Received 20 Jan 2010
  18. Decided10/023/PP

    Extend General Practice surgery and create additional parking

    Heilendi G.P. Practice, Scapa Crescent, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1RL

    Received 21 Jan 2010
  19. Decided10/024/PP

    Demolish existing farm buildings and erect a slatted court

    Swartland, Sandwick, Orkney, KW17 2JQ

    Received 21 Jan 2010
  20. Decided10/025/PP

    Convert a disused farm building to self-catering accommodation

    Colster, Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QJ

    Received 21 Jan 2010
  21. Withdrawn/Returned10/026/PP

    Convert former hall to house

    8 Hellihole Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DE

    Received 21 Jan 2010
  22. Decided10/027/PP

    Demolish a disused outbuilding and erect a detached garage with conservatory and install a dormer window

    Lynham, Evie, Orkney, KW17 2PJ

    Received 22 Jan 2010
  23. Decided10/028/PIP

    Siting of a restaurant and drive-thru

    Pickaquoy Road (Land Near), Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 22 Jan 2010
  24. Appeal decided10/029/PP

    Erect a wind turbine generator (max. height 15m) (Resubmission of 09/410/PP)

    Arwick, Evie, Orkney, KW17 2PF

    Received 22 Jan 2010

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Researching a proposal in Orkney Islands

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How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

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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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