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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9,638 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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. Decided10/228/LB

    Re-point walls, repair roof, install new doors and windows and carry out internal works

    Sailhouse Adjacent To 44 Alfred Street, Stromness, Orkney

    Received 27 Apr 2010
  2. Decided10/229/PP

    Erect a slatted court

    Nessbreck, Harray, Orkney, KW17 2LQ

    Received 28 Apr 2010
  3. Decided10/230/PP

    Erect an earth-walled clamp silo

    Nessbreck, Harray, Orkney, KW17 2LQ

    Received 28 Apr 2010
  4. Decided10/231/PP

    Erect a house with integral garage

    Weyland Drive (Plot 1) (Land Near), Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 28 Apr 2010
  5. Decided10/232/PP

    Erect a slatted court

    Thurrigair, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2RW

    Received 28 Apr 2010
  6. Decided10/233/PP

    Erect an earth-walled clamp silo

    Thurrigair, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2RW

    Received 28 Apr 2010
  7. Decided10/234/PP

    Extend a house

    Rysick, Toab, Orkney, KW17 2QG

    Received 28 Apr 2010
  8. Decided10/235/PP

    Create a level garden area

    Tornaveen, East Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1LY

    Received 28 Apr 2010
  9. Decided10/236/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Hestwall House, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2RY

    Received 28 Apr 2010
  10. Decided10/237/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Denwick Farm, Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QL

    Received 28 Apr 2010
  11. Decided10/238/PP

    Extend a house

    Rowandale, Old Finstown Road, Finstown, Orkney, KW17 2EJ

    Received 28 Apr 2010
  12. Decided10/239/PP

    Erect a bedded court with grain store

    Biggings, Stenness, Orkney, KW16 3EY

    Received 28 Apr 2010
  13. Decided10/240/PP

    Amend planning permission 09/270/PPF to include an entrance porch and renovate shed to provide ancillary storage

    Buxa, Orphir, Orkney

    Received 28 Apr 2010
  14. Decided10/241/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Hurtiso, Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PR

    Received 30 Apr 2010
  15. Decided10/242/PP

    Erect a detached garage

    16 Broadsands Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1BP

    Received 4 May 2010
  16. Decided10/243/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m), install an air source heat pump and erect a greenhouse

    Hundland, Papa Westray, Orkney, KW17 2BU

    Received 4 May 2010
  17. Decided10/244/PP

    Install an air source heat pump

    Westness House, Rousay, Orkney KW17 2PT

    Received 4 May 2010
  18. Decided10/245/PP

    Erect an integral garage

    Kald-Setr, Tankerness, Orkney, KW17 2QS

    Received 5 May 2010
  19. Decided10/246/AMC

    Erect a house

    Thorshavn (Site 2) (Land Near), Holm, Orkney, KW17 2SA

    Received 5 May 2010
  20. Decided10/247/APN

    Demolish 2 buildings and erect an implement shed

    Ness View, Southend, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3JR

    Received 5 May 2010
  21. Decided10/248/PP

    Re-roof sun room and install a solid fuel stove with flue and establish use of premises as a single dwellinghouse

    Strangquoy, Sanday, Orkney, KW17 2BA

    Received 5 May 2010
  22. Decided10/249/PP

    Amend planning permission 09/237/PPF to change house type

    Diamonds (Land Near), Deerness, Orkney

    Received 5 May 2010
  23. Withdrawn/Returned10/250/VR

    Amend planning permission 07/280/PPF to change access

    Skerrivore (Land Near), Quoyloo, Orkney

    Received 7 May 2010
  24. Decided10/251/PP

    Erect a residential health and care facility and construct access road

    Corse (Land Near), Glaitness Road, Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 7 May 2010

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Researching a proposal in Orkney Islands

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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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