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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
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 dates11,281Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 9,429 approved or refused records
422Refused applications
9,007 approved · 422 refused · 532 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Feb 2005 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and BuildingLocal plan Development and Marine Planning (policy)Pre-application advice Pre-application AdviceConservation areas Conservation Area Consent
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01856873535Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanning@orkney.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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
- Decided07/283/PPO
Siting of a house
The Steading, Adjacent To Wateringhouse, Longhope
Received 2 May 2007 - Decided07/284/PPF
Extend house
Kia-Ora, Dounby, KW17 2HT
Received 2 May 2007 - Decided07/285/PPO
Siting of a house
Orkney Seafayre (Land Near), Grimbister
Received 3 May 2007 - Decided07/282/PPF
Erect a replacement house
Vetquoy, Twatt
Received 4 May 2007 - Decided07/286/PPR
Erect a house with integral garage
Midgarth (Land Near), Nethertown Road, Stromness
Received 4 May 2007 - Decided07/287/PPF
Convert a store/boatshed/non-commercial garage to a house
Netherbrough Road (Land Near), Harray
Received 4 May 2007 - Decided07/288/APN
Extension to existing byre
Tifter, Westray
Received 4 May 2007 - Decided07/289/PPR
Erect house and garage
Newbreck, Rendall
Received 4 May 2007 - Decided07/290/PPF
Convert ruinous building to dwelling and extend
Ness, Papa Westray
Received 8 May 2007 - Decided07/293/OIC
Erect building for storage of freight
Eday Marshalling Area, Backaland Pier, Eday
Received 8 May 2007 - Decided07/292/PPF
Erect 4 houses for holiday let (amended to 3 lodges 6 units)
Hillside Lodges, Hillside Road, Stromness
Received 8 May 2007 - Decided07/291/PPR
Erect house and garage (for retiring farmer)
Dyke Farm, Evie
Received 8 May 2007 - Decided07/294/PPO
Siting of a house
Garth, Westside, Westray
Received 9 May 2007 - Decided07/295/PPF
Extend a house
Millbank, Stronsay, KW17 2AG
Received 9 May 2007 - Decided07/296/PPF
Erect equipment building
Burgar Hill, Evie
Received 9 May 2007 - Decided07/297/PPF
Erect a house
Beulah (Land Near), Back Road, Stromness
Received 11 May 2007 - Decided07/298/PPF
Convert redundant building to dwelling
Howe, Evie
Received 11 May 2007 - Decided07/299/APN
Erect GP Agricultural Building
Gossigair Farm, South Ronaldsay, KW17 2RN
Received 15 May 2007 - Decided07/300/PPF
Erect replacement house
Burnbank (Land Near), Grimbister
Received 16 May 2007 - Decided07/301/PPF
Erect house and remove existing ruined buildings
Braeholland (Land Near), Shapinsay
Received 16 May 2007 - Decided07/302/PPF
Erection of a house
Skibbowick (Site 8) (Land Near), Tankerness
Received 16 May 2007 - Decided07/303/PPF
Erection of a wind turbine
Nedyar, Rousay
Received 17 May 2007 - Decided07/304/PPF
Extend house (amendment to 06/563/PPF)
Framar, Orphir, KW17 2RB
Received 17 May 2007 - Decided07/305/PPF
Renovate and extend house
Seaberry, Longhope
Received 17 May 2007
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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