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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
11,502Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 9,628 approved or refused records
426Refused applications

9,202 approved · 426 refused · 545 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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. Withdrawn/Returned08/210/PPO

    Siting of 6 holiday units

    Downie's Farm (Land Near), Deerness

    Received 18 Apr 2008
  2. Decided08/211/PPO

    Siting of a house

    Hurtiso Farm (Site 6) (Land Near) Holm

    Received 18 Apr 2008
  3. Decided08/212/PPO

    Siting of a house

    Craigmiller (Land Near), Birsay

    Received 21 Apr 2008
  4. Decided08/213/PPF

    Erect a house

    Hilters, Longhope, Hoy

    Received 21 Apr 2008
  5. Decided08/215/PPF

    Replace roof

    Huip Stronsay Orkney KW17 2AT

    Received 24 Apr 2008
  6. Decided08/217/PPO

    Siting of a house

    South Windbrake (Site 1) (Land Near), Deerness,

    Received 24 Apr 2008
  7. Decided08/218/PPO

    Siting of a house

    South Windbrake (Site 2) (Land Near), Deerness

    Received 24 Apr 2008
  8. Decided08/219/PPF

    Erect a house

    The Links, (Site 7) (Land Near), Burray

    Received 24 Apr 2008
  9. Decided08/220/PPF

    Erect a house

    The Links (Site 8) (Land Near), Burray

    Received 24 Apr 2008
  10. Decided08/221/LB

    Internal alterations including new floor finishes, redecoration, lighting, display units and disability access toilet

    Highland Park Distillery, Holm Road, Kirkwall KW15 1SU

    Received 28 Apr 2008
  11. Decided08/222/AD

    Display advertisements

    Tesco, Pickaquoy Road, Kirkwall

    Received 28 Apr 2008
  12. Decided08/223/PPF

    Erect house with detached garage and construction of vehicular access

    Norseman (Land Near), Rendall

    Received 29 Apr 2008
  13. Decided08/224/PPF

    Alter buildings; install 6 satellite dishes and digital radio antenna; and undertake ancillary ground and mast works

    Keelylang Hill, Grimbister, Firth

    Received 29 Apr 2008
  14. Decided08/225/LB

    Install new windows, sky lights and door and renew internal partitions and change layout (amendment to 06/11/310/LBC)

    20 Alfred Street, Stromness Orkney KW16 3DF

    Received 29 Apr 2008
  15. Decided08/226/PPF

    Extend a house and erect garage

    Vestlaybanks, Burray, Orkney, KW17 2SX

    Received 29 Apr 2008
  16. Decided08/227/PPO

    Siting of a replacement house

    Wooden House, Hall Of Linklater, Windwick, South Ronaldsay

    Received 30 Apr 2008
  17. Decided08/228/PPO

    Siting of a replacement house

    Stone House, Hall Of Linklater, Windwick, South Ronaldsay

    Received 30 Apr 2008
  18. Decided08/229/PPO

    Siting of a replacement house

    Lopwer Unigar, Quoyloo, Sandwick

    Received 1 May 2008
  19. Decided08/230/PPF

    Extend and alter existing house

    Chinglo, Birsay,

    Received 1 May 2008
  20. Decided08/231/PPO

    Siting of a house

    Greenhall, Rendall

    Received 2 May 2008
  21. Decided08/232/VR

    Use of building and site to store and clean hire cars

    Kirkwall Airport, (Building 53) (Land Near), St Ola

    Received 2 May 2008
  22. Decided08/233/PPF

    Repair and repaint external elevations, including windows

    West End Hotel, Main Street, Kirkwall

    Received 2 May 2008
  23. Decided08/234/LB

    Repair and repaint external elevations, including windows

    West End Hotel, Main Street, Kirkwall

    Received 2 May 2008
  24. Decided08/235/PPF

    Temporary compound for marine energy equipment and extension to 3 boreholes and insert pipes to link to marine hydroelectric plant

    EMEC, Billia Croo, Outertown, Stromness

    Received 2 May 2008

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Researching a proposal in Orkney Islands

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.

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

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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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