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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9,638 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided10/105/PP

    Demolish existing outbuilding and extension, erect new extension, re-point external walls and re-roof

    Biggings, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2RW

    Received 24 Feb 2010
  2. Decided10/106/PP

    Extend a house (Retrospective)

    Viewforth, Quoyloo, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3LT

    Received 24 Feb 2010
  3. Decided10/107/PP

    Convert and extend war building to form a house with integral double garage

    Houton Bay Lodge, Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RD

    Received 24 Feb 2010
  4. Decided10/109/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house

    Hallbreck (Land Near), Rendall, Orkney

    Received 24 Feb 2010
  5. Decided10/110/PP

    Extend 3 houses

    Maraquoy, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3JU

    Received 24 Feb 2010
  6. Decided10/111/PP

    Create a car park

    Cantick (Land Near), Hoy, Orkney

    Received 24 Feb 2010
  7. Decided10/112/PP

    Create a car park

    Ayre (Land Near), Hoy, Orkney

    Received 24 Feb 2010
  8. Decided10/113/PP

    Erect 3 self-catering units

    Lopwer Unigar (Land Near), Quoyloo, Sandwick, Orkney

    Received 25 Feb 2010
  9. Decided10/114/PN

    Install additional cabinet in existing cabin and replace existing antennae

    Wideford Hill Radio Site, St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1TY

    Received 25 Feb 2010
  10. Decided10/116/LB

    Install secondary glazing

    10 Main Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1BU

    Received 25 Feb 2010
  11. Decided10/117/LB

    Install secondary glazing

    Westness House, Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PT

    Received 25 Feb 2010
  12. Decided10/118/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Newfield, Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RE

    Received 26 Feb 2010
  13. Decided10/119/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 15m)

    Whitehowe Water Pumping House, Papa Westray, Orkney, KW17 2BU

    Received 26 Feb 2010
  14. Decided10/120/PIP

    Siting of a house for a rural business (Resubmission of 09/059/PPO)

    Lowerlands Of Midhouse (Land Near), Eastside, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2TJ

    Received 26 Feb 2010
  15. Decided10/121/PP

    Alterations and extensions to increase shop; provide offices; and provide 4 residential units

    Argo's Bakery, 50 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BS

    Received 1 Mar 2010
  16. Decided10/122/PP

    Extend a house

    Hawin, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LU

    Received 1 Mar 2010
  17. Decided10/123/PP

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

    Rousay Community Hall, Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PR

    Received 2 Mar 2010
  18. Decided10/124/PP

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

    Egilsay Community Hall, Egilsay, Orkney, KW17 2QD

    Received 2 Mar 2010
  19. Decided10/125/PP

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

    Wyre Community Hall, Wyre, Orkney, KW17 2QA

    Received 2 Mar 2010
  20. Decided10/126/PP

    Extend a house

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

    Received 2 Mar 2010
  21. Decided10/127/PP

    Erect a wind turbine generator (max. height 12m)

    Brunthouse, Flotta, Orkney

    Received 2 Mar 2010
  22. Decided10/128/PP

    Install ground mounted solar PV panels

    Sinclair's Cottage, Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RE

    Received 3 Mar 2010
  23. Decided10/129/PP

    Erect a house

    Quoyloo Cottage (Land Near), Quoyloo, Sandwick, Orkney

    Received 3 Mar 2010
  24. Decided10/130/PP

    Replace tiles with Welsh slate, cast iron gutters and down pipes

    35 John Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3AD

    Received 5 Mar 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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