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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
11,555Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 9,677 approved or refused records
428Refused applications

9,249 approved · 428 refused · 548 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided08/409/PPF

    Erect house, workshop, bird hide and wind turbine generator (max. height 15m)

    Nearhouse (Land Near), Rendall

    Received 15 Aug 2008
  2. Decided08/410/PPF

    Extend a house

    Hewan, Balfour, Shapinsay, KW17 2DZ

    Received 15 Aug 2008
  3. Decided08/411/PPF

    Erect wind turbine generator (max. height 15m)

    Barns Of Ayre, Deerness

    Received 18 Aug 2008
  4. Decided08/412/PPO

    Siting of a replacement house

    Garth (Land Near), Netherbrough Road, Harray

    Received 18 Aug 2008
  5. Decided08/413/PPF

    Extend a house

    Broadgreen, Shapinsay, KW17 2DY

    Received 19 Aug 2008
  6. Decided08/414/PPF

    Alter and extend house

    4 Crantit Park, St Ola

    Received 19 Aug 2008
  7. Decided08/415/PPF

    Alter and extend house

    Gelderhouse, Dounby, KW17 2HS

    Received 19 Aug 2008
  8. Decided08/416/LB

    Re-roof, install new windows and doors, install new internal fittings and lower adjoining ground level

    Holland Farmhouse, North Ronaldsay

    Received 20 Aug 2008
  9. Decided08/417/PPF

    Erect a garage

    Auchmoarne, Harray, KW17 2LA

    Received 21 Aug 2008
  10. Decided08/418/PPF

    Erect a conservatory

    3 Wyng, Longhope, KW16 3PQ

    Received 21 Aug 2008
  11. Decided08/419/PPF

    Extend a house

    4 St Rognvald Street, Kirkwall

    Received 21 Aug 2008
  12. Decided08/420/PPF

    Erect fire station

    Frotoft (Land Near), Rousay

    Received 22 Aug 2008
  13. Decided08/421/PPO

    Siting of a replacement house

    Dale, Widewall, South Ronaldsay

    Received 25 Aug 2008
  14. Decided08/422/PPO

    Siting of a replacement house

    Lower Quoydam, Widewall, South Ronaldsay

    Received 25 Aug 2008
  15. Decided08/423/PPO

    Siting of a replacement house

    Stane, South Ronaldsay

    Received 25 Aug 2008
  16. Decided08/424/PPO

    Siting of a replacement house

    Upper Stane, South Ronaldsay

    Received 25 Aug 2008
  17. Decided08/425/PPF

    Erect 6 holiday chalets

    Downie's Farm, Deerness

    Received 25 Aug 2008
  18. Decided08/426/PN

    Install 4 dishes (1.2m at 15m, 1.2m at 5m, 2.4m at 15.5m and 0.6m at 18.8m) onto existing 20m high mast with ancillary development

    Wideford Hill, Kirkwall

    Received 25 Aug 2008
  19. Decided08/427/PPO

    Siting of 2 houses

    Shorelands (Land Near), George Street, Kirkwall

    Received 25 Aug 2008
  20. Decided08/428/LB

    Re-roof, re-harl and install new chimney heads, gutters, down pipes and windows

    20 Albert Street/2 Laing Street, Kirkwall

    Received 26 Aug 2008
  21. Decided08/429/AD

    Display signage

    Tormiston Mill, Stenness

    Received 27 Aug 2008
  22. Decided08/430/PPF

    Extend a house

    3 Watson Close, Kirkwall, KW15 1WD

    Received 27 Aug 2008
  23. Decided08/431/PPF

    Change of use to store wave current testing tank for 5 years maximum

    Wardhill Road (Land Near), Stromness

    Received 28 Aug 2008
  24. Decided08/432/LB

    Paint exterior walls

    49 Graham Place, Stromness, KW16 3BY

    Received 29 Aug 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.

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Guides to planning records

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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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