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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
11,523Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 9,646 approved or refused records
427Refused applications

9,219 approved · 427 refused · 547 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided08/284/PPO

    Siting of a house

    Millhouse (Site 2) (Land Near), Lyness, Hoy

    Received 29 May 2008
  2. Decided08/285/PPF

    Extend a house

    Sydney Cottage, Deerness

    Received 30 May 2008
  3. Decided08/286/PPF

    Use of land as builders yard and alterations to storage shed

    Dalespot Depot, St Ola

    Received 30 May 2008
  4. Decided08/287/PPF

    Extend a house

    Hillcrest, St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1SR

    Received 2 Jun 2008
  5. Decided08/288/VR

    Vary planning condition to allow increased height of wind turbine (maximum height 13m)

    Iona, Shapinsay

    Received 2 Jun 2008
  6. Decided08/289/PPF

    Re-instate and extend a house

    Newbigging, Westray

    Received 2 Jun 2008
  7. Decided08/290/PPR

    Erect a house

    Dalespot (Land Near), St Ola

    Received 5 Jun 2008
  8. Decided08/291/PPF

    Re-instate and restore house

    Myre, South Walls, Hoy

    Received 5 Jun 2008
  9. Decided08/292/PPF

    Extend a house

    22 Garrioch Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1PL

    Received 6 Jun 2008
  10. Decided08/293/PPF

    Erect a house

    West End House (Land Near), St Margaret's Hope

    Received 6 Jun 2008
  11. Decided08/294/PPR

    Erect house and shed

    Aikerness (Land Near), Evie, Orkney, KW17 2NH

    Received 6 Jun 2008
  12. Decided08/295/PPF

    Erect replacement house

    Burnside (Land Near), Toab

    Received 10 Jun 2008
  13. Decided08/296/PPF

    Erect a replacement house

    East Brae, Stromness

    Received 10 Jun 2008
  14. Decided08/297/PPF

    Erect a shed

    Tasmaine, Holm

    Received 10 Jun 2008
  15. Decided08/298/PPF

    Erect a house

    Church Garden (Land Near), St Margaret's Hope

    Received 10 Jun 2008
  16. Decided08/299/MAR

    Modification to mussel farm

    Mill Bay, Hoy

    Received 13 Jun 2008
  17. Decided08/300/PPF

    Construct a coastal protection scheme

    Burray Boatyard, Burray

    Received 13 Jun 2008
  18. Withdrawn/Returned08/301/PPO

    Siting of 13 houses

    Souley, (land Near), Orphir

    Received 16 Jun 2008
  19. Withdrawn/Returned08/302/PPO

    Siting of 2 holiday chalets

    Viewforth, Grimbister, Firth

    Received 16 Jun 2008
  20. Decided08/303/LB

    Replace windows

    17 Church Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BA

    Received 16 Jun 2008
  21. Decided08/304/PPF

    Extend a house

    Big Breck Cottage, Twatt, Orkney, KW17 2LZ

    Received 16 Jun 2008
  22. Decided08/305/PPF

    Extend a house

    Braehead, East Holm,

    Received 16 Jun 2008
  23. Decided08/306/PPF

    Continued use of car park

    Tormiston Mill, Stenness

    Received 17 Jun 2008
  24. Decided08/307/PPF

    Create new access

    Sorquoy, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2TJ

    Received 17 Jun 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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