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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9,638 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided10/054/PP

    Reinstate dwelling including some rebuilding and erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Howan, Egilsay, Orkney, KW17 2QD

    Received 10 Feb 2010
  2. Decided10/055/LB

    Reinstate dwelling, including new windows, doors and joinery, re-roof, rebuild some walls and internal alterations

    Howan, Egilsay, Orkney, KW17 2QD

    Received 10 Feb 2010
  3. Decided10/056/PP

    Reinstate blocked doorway, erect canopy and signage and install air source heat pump

    Kirkwall Hotel, Harbour Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1LE

    Received 10 Feb 2010
  4. Decided10/057/LB

    Reinstate blocked doorway, erect canopy and signage, install air source heat pump and internal alterations

    Kirkwall Hotel, Harbour Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1LE

    Received 11 Feb 2010
  5. Decided10/058/AD

    Display a sign above currently blocked doorway

    Kirkwall Hotel, Harbour Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1LE

    Received 11 Feb 2010
  6. Decided10/059/PIP

    Siting of two houses

    Rowandale (Land Near), Old Finstown Road, Finstown, Orkney, KW17 2EJ

    Received 11 Feb 2010
  7. Decided10/060/PP

    Refurbish windows and doors, replace dormer window and rooflights, replace u-PVC rainwater goods with cast aluminium, re-point external walls, re-roof, erect garden shed, and fell two decayed trees

    21 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3AA

    Received 12 Feb 2010
  8. Decided10/061/PP

    Extend a house

    Kelseca, Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RB

    Received 12 Feb 2010
  9. Decided10/062/APN

    Demolish existing shed and erect a GP shed

    Newhall, Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QJ

    Received 12 Feb 2010
  10. Decided10/063/PP

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

    Sandygill, Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RA

    Received 12 Feb 2010
  11. Decided10/064/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Newfield, Orphir, Orkney. KW17 2RE

    Received 12 Feb 2010
  12. Decided10/065/PP

    Erect a house

    Lodgard (Land Near), Glaitness Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1TN

    Received 12 Feb 2010
  13. Decided10/066/PP

    Erect a slatted court

    Howe Farm, Howe Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3JU

    Received 12 Feb 2010
  14. Decided10/067/PP

    Erect a guest house and a wind turbine generator (max. height 15.2m)

    Inganess Bay (Land Near), St Ola, Orkney

    Received 12 Feb 2010
  15. Decided10/068/PIP

    Siting of 2 semi-detached houses

    Petticoat Lane (Land Near), Orphir, Orkney

    Received 12 Feb 2010
  16. Decided10/069/PP

    Convert store building to form flat

    Dunkirk, Shore Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1LG

    Received 12 Feb 2010
  17. Decided10/070/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house

    Hindatoon Farm (Land Near), Harray, Orkney, KW17 2JT

    Received 12 Feb 2010
  18. Decided10/071/PP

    Demolish attached shed and extend a house

    Fingeo, Stronsay, Orkney, KW17 2AG

    Received 12 Feb 2010
  19. Decided10/072/PP

    Extend a house

    Renholm, Holm Branch Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1RY

    Received 16 Feb 2010
  20. Decided10/073/PP

    Stone extraction

    Liddle's Quarry, Orphir, Orkney

    Received 16 Feb 2010
  21. Decided10/074/PP

    Demolish extension and erect a new extension

    Lurdy, Burray, Orkney, KW17 2TA

    Received 18 Feb 2010
  22. Decided10/075/PP

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

    Cuttpool, Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QJ

    Received 18 Feb 2010
  23. Decided10/076/PP

    Erect a replacement house

    Cavit (Land Near), Wyre, Orkney, KW17 2QA

    Received 18 Feb 2010
  24. Decided10/077/APN

    Erect a cattle shed

    Cavit, Wyre, Orkney, KW17 2QA

    Received 18 Feb 2010

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Researching a proposal in Orkney Islands

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Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.

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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