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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
11,559Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 9,681 approved or refused records
428Refused applications

9,253 approved · 428 refused · 548 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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. Decided08/433/AD

    Display signage

    Tesco, Pickaquoy Road, Kirkwall

    Received 29 Aug 2008
  2. Decided08/434/PPO

    Siting of 9 houses and install foul water pumping station

    Souley (Land Near), Orphir

    Received 2 Sept 2008
  3. Decided08/435/PPF

    Extend a house

    Fairview, Eastquoy Road, Kirkwall

    Received 3 Sept 2008
  4. Decided08/436/PPF

    Reinstatement, restoration and extension of former dwelling

    Checkhole, Holm

    Received 3 Sept 2008
  5. Decided08/437/PPF

    Extend a house and erect a garage

    Teebro, Holm

    Received 3 Sept 2008
  6. Decided08/438/PPF

    Erect a house (amendment to 04/606/PPF)

    Russ Ness (Land Near), Sanday

    Received 8 Sept 2008
  7. Decided08/439/PPF

    Erect a garage

    Rosemyre, Twatt, KW17 2JH

    Received 8 Sept 2008
  8. Decided08/440/PPF

    Extend a house

    Sanlie, Dounby, KW17 2LG

    Received 8 Sept 2008
  9. Decided08/441/PN

    Erect a polytunnel

    Grindelay Farm, Orphir, KW17 2RD

    Received 8 Sept 2008
  10. Decided08/442/LB

    Replace existing wall mounted street light and control box with "Windsor" street lantern, black bracket and galvanised control box

    55 John Street, Stromness

    Received 8 Sept 2008
  11. Decided08/443/LB

    Replace existing wall mounted street light and control box with "Windsor" street lantern, black bracket and galvanised control box

    30 John Street, Stromness

    Received 8 Sept 2008
  12. Decided08/444/LB

    Replace existing wall mounted street light and control box with "Windsor" street lantern, black bracket and galvanised control box

    2 South End, Stromness

    Received 8 Sept 2008
  13. Decided08/445/LB

    Replace existing wall mounted street light and control box with "Windsor" street lantern, black bracket and galvanised control box

    10/12 South End, Stromness

    Received 8 Sept 2008
  14. Decided08/446/PPF

    Alter and improve existing house and erect block of 3 flats

    20 Wellington Street, Kirkwall

    Received 8 Sept 2008
  15. Decided08/447/LB

    Demolish flat roofed extension (to allow construction of flats), re-roof; re-render and replace windows and doors

    20 Wellington Street, Kirkwall

    Received 8 Sept 2008
  16. Decided08/448/PPF

    Extend a house

    Fairholm, Maitland Place, Finstown, KW17 2EQ

    Received 8 Sept 2008
  17. Decided08/449/PPO

    Siting of a replacement house

    Little Stews, South Ronaldsay

    Received 8 Sept 2008
  18. Decided08/450/PPF

    Convert mill to a house

    Mill Of Cairston, Stromness

    Received 9 Sept 2008
  19. Decided08/451/PPF

    Erect a house with detached garage

    Westshore (Site 4) (Land Near), Burray

    Received 15 Sept 2008
  20. Decided08/452/PPF

    Erect a porch and replace roof

    Havnblikk, Heddle Road, Finstown, KW17 2JX

    Received 15 Sept 2008
  21. Decided08/453/PPF

    Erect a wind turbine generator

    Spurness, Sanday

    Received 15 Sept 2008
  22. Decided08/454/PPF

    Erect a replacement house (renewal of application 03/251/PPF)

    Houton Head, Orphir

    Received 16 Sept 2008
  23. Decided08/455/PPF

    Erect a wind turbine generator (max. height 15m)

    Inner Holm, Stromness

    Received 17 Sept 2008
  24. Decided08/456/PPF

    Install 4 transmission dishes onto existing broadcasting masts and ancillary ground based apparatus

    Keelylang Hill, Grimbister, Firth

    Received 17 Sept 2008

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Researching a proposal in Orkney Islands

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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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