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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
11,978Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 10,073 approved or refused records
434Refused applications

9,639 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Sept 1979 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Withdrawn/Returned16/458/HH

    Extend a house.

    40 Alfred Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DF

    Received 20 Sept 2016
  2. Withdrawn/Returned16/459/LB

    Extend a house.

    40 Alfred Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DF

    Received 20 Sept 2016
  3. Decided16/460/TC

    Install tree lights.

    Broad Street & Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 20 Sept 2016
  4. Decided16/461/PIP

    Siting of a house and create an access.

    Benstonhall (Land Near), Eday, Orkney, KW17 2AB

    Received 21 Sept 2016
  5. Decided16/462/PP

    Install tree lights.

    Broad Street & Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 21 Sept 2016
  6. Decided16/463/PIP

    Siting of a house (part subdivision of domestic curtilage).

    Aviedale (Land Near), Puldrite Road, Rendall, Orkney, KW17 2PB

    Received 21 Sept 2016
  7. Decided16/464/PP

    Install an air source heat pump and paint external wall.

    22 John Street, Stromness, Orkney Islands, KW16 3AD

    Received 22 Sept 2016
  8. Decided16/465/PN

    Install a generator and a fuel tank.

    The Wart, Sanday, Orkney

    Received 21 Sept 2016
  9. Decided16/466/PP

    Erect a house with an air source heat pump.

    Fernlea (Land Near), 12 Bignold Park Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1PT

    Received 23 Sept 2016
  10. Decided16/467/PP

    External repairs, render and paint shop front, replace signage, alter roof and install refrigeration unit (part retrospective).

    55 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DN

    Received 26 Sept 2016
  11. Decided16/468/HH

    Erect a garage.

    Kirmareth, St Margaret's Hope, Orkney, KW17 2TL

    Received 27 Sept 2016
  12. Decided16/469/HH

    Install an air source heat pump (retrospective).

    38 Kirklands Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1EU

    Received 27 Sept 2016
  13. Decided16/470/PP

    Erect a house with an integral garage and an air source heat pump.

    Plot 11 Damsey View, Finstown, Orkney

    Received 28 Sept 2016
  14. Decided16/472/LB

    Erect a conservatory.

    Skaill House, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3LR

    Received 28 Sept 2016
  15. Decided16/475/APN

    Extend a GP shed.

    Knowe (Land Near), Sanday, Orkney, KW17 2AZ

    Received 28 Sept 2016
  16. Decided16/476/PP

    Erect a conservatory.

    Skaill House, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3LR

    Received 29 Sept 2016
  17. Decided16/477/HH

    Install an air source heat pump (retrospective).

    71 Quoybanks Crescent, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1EN

    Received 29 Sept 2016
  18. Decided16/478/HH

    Install an air source heat pump (retrospective).

    Valonia, 11 Rope Walk, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1XJ

    Received 30 Sept 2016
  19. Decided16/479/PN

    Install a generator and a fuel tank.

    Police Radio Station, Wideford Hill, Kirkwall, KW15 1TS

    Received 3 Oct 2016
  20. Decided16/480/PN

    Install a generator, a fuel tank and all ancillary development.

    Ward Hill, South Ronaldsay

    Received 3 Oct 2016
  21. Decided16/481/PP

    Erect a shed (Class 6) (amendment to 16/145/PP).

    17 Broad Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DH

    Received 3 Oct 2016
  22. Decided16/482/MAR

    Increase cage size from 90m to 100m.

    Bay Of Vady, Rousay Sound, Rousay

    Received 4 Oct 2016
  23. Decided16/483/MAR

    Increase cage size from 90m to 100m.

    Kirknoust, Rousay Sound, Rousay

    Received 4 Oct 2016
  24. Decided16/484/HH

    Erect a GP shed (retrospective).

    Old School, Viewforth Road, Burray, Orkney, KW17 2SZ

    Received 5 Oct 2016

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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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