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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
11,490Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 9,616 approved or refused records
426Refused applications

9,190 approved · 426 refused · 545 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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. Decided08/161/PPF

    Extend house

    13 Hatston Park, Kirkwall KW15 1UB

    Received 20 Mar 2008
  2. Decided08/162/PPF

    Extend a house

    Quoybanks, Burness, Sanday KW17 2AZ

    Received 25 Mar 2008
  3. Decided08/163/PPF

    Erect a house

    South Palace Green, Birsay

    Received 26 Mar 2008
  4. Decided08/164/PPF

    Erect a house and garage

    Copland's Drive (Site 11) (Land Near), Stromness

    Received 26 Mar 2008
  5. Decided08/165/CLEUD

    Use of property as six flatted residential units

    37 & 39 Victoria Street, (Flats 1 - 6), Kirkwall

    Received 27 Mar 2008
  6. Decided08/166/AD

    Display signs

    The Commodore, Holm

    Received 27 Mar 2008
  7. Decided08/167/APN

    Erect GP shed

    Croyhouse, Eday KW17 2AB

    Received 27 Mar 2008
  8. Decided08/168/PPF

    Erect wind turbine generator (max. height 15m)

    Gable End Theatre, Old School, North Walls, Lyness KW16 3NX

    Received 31 Mar 2008
  9. Decided08/169/PPF

    Erect retail unit and construct car park

    SIte Of Salmon Factory, Lamb Holm,

    Received 31 Mar 2008
  10. Decided08/170/PPO

    Siting of replacement house

    Viewforth (land Near), Grimbister, Firth

    Received 31 Mar 2008
  11. Decided08/171/PPO

    Siting of replacement house

    Midhouse (land Near), Deerness

    Received 1 Apr 2008
  12. Decided08/172/PPF

    Continued use of land for siting a refreshments van

    Point Of Buckquoy, Birsay

    Received 1 Apr 2008
  13. Decided08/173/PPF

    Erect a garage

    Lower Cassie, Sunnybank, St Ola KW15 1TP

    Received 1 Apr 2008
  14. Decided08/174/PPF

    Create new access

    Sunnydale, Old Finstown Road, St Ola KW15 1TR

    Received 1 Apr 2008
  15. Decided08/175/PPF

    Erect replacement house

    Near Hestwall House, Holm

    Received 2 Apr 2008
  16. Decided08/176/PPR

    Erect a house with detached garage and wind turbine generator

    Corse (land Near), Rousay

    Received 2 Apr 2008
  17. Decided08/177/PPF

    Erect house and garage

    Hunclett, Rousay

    Received 2 Apr 2008
  18. Decided08/178/PPF

    Extend a house

    Netherhouse, Lyde Road, Firth KW17 2PA

    Received 4 Apr 2008
  19. Decided08/179/PPR

    Erect replacement house with integral garage

    Queena (Land Near), Swannay, Birsay

    Received 4 Apr 2008
  20. Decided08/180/PPF

    Erect a replacement house

    The Gun Site, Grimness, South Ronaldsay

    Received 4 Apr 2008
  21. Withdrawn/Returned08/181/PPO

    Siting of a house

    Millhouse (Site 1) (Land Near), Lyness, Hoy

    Received 7 Apr 2008
  22. Decided08/182/APN

    Erect GP shed

    The Bothy, Lower Nisthouse, Stenness KW16 3HE

    Received 7 Apr 2008
  23. Decided08/183/PPF

    Extend a house

    Hilltop, Ireland Road, Stenness KW16 3EZ

    Received 7 Apr 2008
  24. Decided08/184/PPF

    Re-roof house

    Taftingus, St Margaret's Hope KW17 2SN

    Received 7 Apr 2008

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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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