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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
11,576Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 9,697 approved or refused records
428Refused applications

9,269 approved · 428 refused · 549 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Withdrawn/Returned08/481/PPF

    Extend a house

    Castlehill, Evie, KW17 2PH

    Received 9 Oct 2008
  2. Decided08/482/PPF

    Extend a house

    Graemeshall Farmhouse, Holm, KW17 2RX

    Received 13 Oct 2008
  3. Decided08/483/PPF

    Erect 2 wind turbine generators (max. height 15m)

    Quoyhallon, Quoyloo, Stromness

    Received 13 Oct 2008
  4. Decided08/484/PPF

    Extend a house

    Gerraquoy, Grimness, South Ronaldsay

    Received 13 Oct 2008
  5. Decided08/485/LB

    Install "Windsor" street lantern, black bracket and galvanised control box (retrospective)

    25 Graham Place, Stromness

    Received 13 Oct 2008
  6. Decided08/486/LB

    Install "Windsor" street lantern, black bracket and galvanised control box (retrospective)

    78 Dundas Street, Stromness

    Received 13 Oct 2008
  7. Decided08/487/LB

    Install "Windsor" street lantern, black bracket and galvanised control box (retrospective)

    2 Hellihole Road, Stromness

    Received 13 Oct 2008
  8. Decided08/488/LB

    Install "Windsor" street lantern, black bracket and galvanised control box (retrospective)

    69 Victoria Street, Stromness

    Received 13 Oct 2008
  9. Decided08/489/LB

    Install "Windsor" street lantern, black bracket and galvanised control box (retrospective)

    103 Victoria Street, Stromness

    Received 13 Oct 2008
  10. Decided08/490/LB

    Install "Windsor" street lantern, black bracket and galvanised control box (retrospective)

    110 Victoria Street, Stromness

    Received 13 Oct 2008
  11. Decided08/491/PPF

    Erect 2 wind turbine generators

    Gallowhill, Westray

    Received 13 Oct 2008
  12. Decided08/492/PPF

    Erect cage marshalling enclosure and canopy

    Tesco, 18 Pickaquoy Road, Kirkwall

    Received 14 Oct 2008
  13. Decided08/493/PPF

    Convert hotel to 3 flats and a shop/off license

    The Murray Arms Hotel, St Margaret's Hope

    Received 14 Oct 2008
  14. Decided08/494/PPO

    Siting of a house

    Springfields (Land Near), St Ola

    Received 14 Oct 2008
  15. Decided08/495/AD

    Display a sign (amendment to 07/135/AD)

    Kirkwall Travel Centre, Junction Road, Kirkwall

    Received 15 Oct 2008
  16. Decided08/496/PPF

    Erect a replacement house

    Skibbowick (Land Near), Tankerness

    Received 20 Oct 2008
  17. Decided08/497/PPR

    Erect a self catering unit

    North Aittit, Rendall, KW17 2EZ

    Received 20 Oct 2008
  18. Decided08/498/PPF

    Demolish stone shed and erect tearoom/gallery (amendment to 08/045/PPF)

    The Bu, Hoxa, South Ronaldsay, KW17 2TW

    Received 20 Oct 2008
  19. Decided08/499/PPF

    Erect a slatted court

    Knowe, Sanday, KW17 2SD

    Received 22 Oct 2008
  20. Decided08/500/PPF

    Extend a house

    Norvana, Muddisdale Road, Kirkwall, KW15 1RS

    Received 22 Oct 2008
  21. Decided08/501/LB

    Replace windows

    45 John Street, Stromness, KW16 3AD

    Received 22 Oct 2008
  22. Decided08/502/PPO

    Siting of a house

    Donaldsons (Land Near), Orphir

    Received 22 Oct 2008
  23. Decided08/503/PPF

    Extend a house (retrospective)

    Lyra House, Herston, South Ronaldsay, KW17 2RH

    Received 23 Oct 2008
  24. Decided08/504/PPF

    Amendment to access provision and parking layout

    Former Garage Site, Dounby

    Received 23 Oct 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

Guides to planning records

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    Planning application documents: what to read first

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    Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics

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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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