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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 dates11,510Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 9,635 approved or refused records
426Refused applications
9,209 approved · 426 refused · 546 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided08/236/PPF
Erect wind turbine generator (max. height 15m)
Banks, Frotoft, Rousay
Received 2 May 2008 - Decided08/237/PPR
Erect house with detached garage
Midgarth, Stronsay,
Received 2 May 2008 - Decided08/238/PPF
Sub-divide a house to give 2 dwelling units
10 Old Scapa Road, Kirkwall,
Received 6 May 2008 - Decided08/239/PPF
Restore and re-instate house
Cuppin, Papa Westray Orkney KW17 2BU
Received 6 May 2008 - Decided08/240/PPF
Erect wind turbine generator
Trumland Farm, Rousay Orkney KW17 2PU
Received 6 May 2008 - Decided08/241/PPF
Erect a house
Quoys, Hoy
Received 6 May 2008 - Decided08/242/PPR
Erect a house
Doverhouse (Land Near), Northside, Birsay
Received 7 May 2008 - Decided08/243/PPF
Extend a house
13 Soulisquoy Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1TJ
Received 7 May 2008 - Decided08/244/EB
Erect overhead electricity lines
Balfours Brae, Sanday
Received 7 May 2008 - Decided08/245/AD
Display a sign
37a Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3BS
Received 9 May 2008 - Decided08/246/PPF
Erect indoor practice facility for junior golfers
Orkney Golf Club, Grainbank, Kirkwall
Received 9 May 2008 - Withdrawn/Returned08/247/PPO
Siting of a replacement house
Garth (Land Near), Netherbrough Road, Harray
Received 9 May 2008 - Decided08/248/PPF
Erect a house (amendment to 07/444/PPF)
Millbounds (Land Near), Eday
Received 9 May 2008 - Decided08/249/PPF
Erect wind turbine generator
Ore Brae, Hoy
Received 9 May 2008 - Decided08/250/PPF
Erect wind turbine generator
Rothiesholm Head (Land Near), Stronsay
Received 9 May 2008 - Withdrawn/Returned08/251/PPF
Erect wind turbine generator
Berriedale Farm (Land Near), South Ronaldsay
Received 9 May 2008 - Decided08/252/PPF
Erect wind turbine generator
Howe (Land Near), Shapinsay, Orkney
Received 9 May 2008 - Decided08/253/PPF
erect wind turbine
Kingarly (Land Near), Rousay
Received 9 May 2008 - Decided08/254/PPF
Erect wind turbine generator
Sandybanks, Eday
Received 9 May 2008 - Decided08/255/APN
Erect GP shed
Lochend, Westray,
Received 12 May 2008 - Decided08/256/PPO
Siting of a house
Strathlyn, Burray, Orkney, KW17 2SS
Received 12 May 2008 - Decided08/257/PPF
Erect replacement house with detached garage
The Old Barn Field, Corston, Harray
Received 13 May 2008 - Decided08/258/PPF
Erect trolley shelter
Co-op, Pickaquoy Road, Kirkwall
Received 14 May 2008 - Decided08/259/PPF
Erect house with integral garage
Caraquoy, Rousay,
Received 14 May 2008
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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