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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
11,977Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 10,072 approved or refused records
434Refused applications

9,638 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Sept 1979 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided10/180/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Ranganoust, Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RB

    Received 31 Mar 2010
  2. Decided10/181/PP

    Erect a house with a double integral garage

    Weyland Drive (Plot 3) (Land Near), Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 31 Mar 2010
  3. Decided10/182/PP

    Amend planning permission 07/329/PPF to erect 4 semi-detached houses on plots 8 & 9 and an additional house on plot 10

    Greenfield (Land Near), Toab, Orkney

    Received 31 Mar 2010
  4. Decided10/183/PP

    Erect a wind turbine generator (max. height 16.3m) (revised from max height 20m)

    Eastbrae Stromness Orkney KW16 3HS

    Received 31 Mar 2010
  5. Decided10/184/PP

    Erect a replacement house

    Glenview, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2RZ

    Received 6 Apr 2010
  6. Decided10/185/PP

    Erect a replacement house

    Skaill Farm (Land Near), Rendall, Orkney

    Received 6 Apr 2010
  7. Appeal decided10/186/PP

    Extend a house

    Northfield, Burray, Orkney, KW17 2SY

    Received 6 Apr 2010
  8. Decided10/187/LB

    Erect a TV aerial

    6 Strynd, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HG

    Received 6 Apr 2010
  9. Decided10/188/VR

    Remove condition 1 of planning permission 03/493/PPF to allow property to be let out on a long term basis

    Dudley House, Blackhill Road, St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1FP

    Received 7 Apr 2010
  10. Decided10/189/PP

    Erect a house with integral garage

    Hescombe (Land Near), Stronsay, Orkney, KW17 2AG

    Received 7 Apr 2010
  11. Decided10/190/PP

    Convert and extend outbuilding to form a house

    Outbuilding Near Roadside, South Ronaldsay, Orkney

    Received 8 Apr 2010
  12. Decided10/191/PP

    Erect a garden shed

    Flaws Cottage, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2SD

    Received 8 Apr 2010
  13. Decided10/192/PP

    Repaint shop front

    12 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DN

    Received 8 Apr 2010
  14. Decided10/193/PP

    Change of use from office to residential

    1 Stewarts Buildings, Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1AG

    Received 9 Apr 2010
  15. Decided10/194/PP

    Extend a slatted court

    Northfield, Burray, Orkney, KW17 2SY

    Received 9 Apr 2010
  16. Decided10/195/PP

    Replace various roof coverings with Spanish slate and re-dash external walls

    Heliascarth, Evie, Orkney, KW17 2PJ

    Received 9 Apr 2010
  17. Decided10/196/PP

    Erect a slatted court and a GP shed

    Osquoy, South Ronaldsay, Orkney

    Received 12 Apr 2010
  18. Decided10/197/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Northfield, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2RZ

    Received 12 Apr 2010
  19. Decided10/198/PN

    Install a 600mm microwave antenna

    European Marine Energy Centre, Caldale Substation, Eday, Orkney, KW17 2AA

    Received 12 Apr 2010
  20. Decided10/199/APN

    Replace existing stock water header tank/reservoir

    Lyking Farm, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3HY

    Received 12 Apr 2010
  21. Decided10/200/PP

    Erect an integral garage (retrospective) and extend a house

    Tosjca, Stenness, Orkney, KW16 3JX

    Received 13 Apr 2010
  22. Decided10/201/APN

    Demolish existing building and erect a GP shed

    Barns Of Ayre, Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QJ

    Received 13 Apr 2010
  23. Decided10/202/PP

    Demolish existing porch and erect a sun lounge

    10 Alfred Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DF

    Received 14 Apr 2010
  24. Decided10/203/LB

    Demolish existing porch and erect a sun lounge

    10 Alfred Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DF

    Received 14 Apr 2010

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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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