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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9,639 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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. Decided17/264/PP

    Erect a house with an air source heat pump and create an access

    Barebraes (Land Near), Chapel Brae Road, Shapinsay, Orkney KW17 2EA

    Received 1 Jun 2017
  2. Decided17/265/PP

    Change of use from agricultural to domestic

    Greenfield, Carness Road, St Ola, Orkney KW15 1UE

    Received 31 May 2017
  3. Decided17/266/HH

    Extend a house

    Annfield, Twatt, Orkney KW17 2JH

    Received 6 Jun 2017
  4. Decided17/267/PP

    Install telecommunications equipment including antennae and generator

    Milldoe Radio Station, Rendall, Orkney, KW17 2HF

    Received 7 Jun 2017
  5. Decided17/268/AMC

    Erect house with integral garage and install an air source heat pump (following permission in principle 13/512/PIP)

    Daisybank (Plot 8), Berstane Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NA

    Received 7 Jun 2017
  6. Decided17/269/PN

    Install replacement electricity poles and lay underground cable.

    Scockness (Land Near), Rousay, Orkney

    Received 7 Jun 2017
  7. Decided17/270/PP

    Reinstate and extend a house and create an access

    Towerhill (Land Near), Greenwall Road, Holm, Orkney KW17 2SD

    Received 7 Jun 2017
  8. Decided17/271/PIP

    Siting of a house

    Sandy Hook (Land Near) Burray Village, Burray, Orkney KW17 2SS

    Received 8 Jun 2017
  9. Decided17/272/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Burnside, Lyde Road, Firth, Orkney KW17 2PA

    Received 9 Jun 2017
  10. Decided17/274/LB

    Temporary boarding of ground floor windows and doors

    Anchorage, Front Road, St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2SL

    Received 9 Jun 2017
  11. Decided17/275/HH

    Install air source heat pump (retrospective)

    14 Wellington Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1AY

    Received 12 Jun 2017
  12. Decided17/276/LB

    Paint walls

    29 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DN

    Received 12 Jun 2017
  13. Decided17/277/HH

    Extend a house and install air source heat pump

    Pallast, Hutter Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3HU

    Received 14 Jun 2017
  14. Decided17/279/PP

    Erect a house and create an access

    Longabar (Land Near), Linkshouse Road, The Palace, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LX

    Received 15 Jun 2017
  15. Decided17/280/PN

    Install 33KV overhead line and underground cable

    Rothiesholm (Land Near), Stronsay

    Received 16 Jun 2017
  16. Decided17/281/PP

    Erect a house with detached garage, install air source heat pump and create an access (following permissIon in principal 15/007/PIP)

    Pool (Land Near), South Ronaldsay, Orkney

    Received 16 Jun 2017
  17. Decided17/282/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Pole, Ness Road, Burray, Orkney, KW17 2TA

    Received 19 Jun 2017
  18. Decided17/283/PIP

    Siting of a house (in-fill development)

    Heimdal (Land Near), St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1SD

    Received 19 Jun 2017
  19. Decided17/284/HH

    Replace two windows (retrospective)

    15 John Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3AD

    Received 19 Jun 2017
  20. Decided17/285/HH

    Extend a house

    Kalvadene, Harray, Orkney, KW17 2JU

    Received 20 Jun 2017
  21. Decided17/286/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Westquoy, Germiston Road, Orphir, Orkney, KW16 3HD

    Received 20 Jun 2017
  22. Decided17/287/PN

    Install 33KV overhead line and underground cable.

    Work (Land Near), Work Road, St Ola, Orkney

    Received 21 Jun 2017
  23. Decided17/290/PP

    Reinstate and extend a house

    Millhouse, Stromness, Orkney

    Received 21 Jun 2017
  24. Decided17/291/LB

    Demolish porch, install replacement doors, windows and roof lights, point walls, and erect single storey extension

    Millhouse, Stromness, Orkney

    Received 21 Jun 2017

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Researching a proposal in Orkney Islands

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How to search planning applications

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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