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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9,638 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided10/252/PP

    Provision of 5 serviced sites and associated SUDs

    Greenfield (Land Near), Carness Road, St Ola, Orkney

    Received 7 May 2010
  2. Decided10/253/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 13m)

    Cott Of Ness, Tankerness, Orkney, KW17 2QS

    Received 10 May 2010
  3. Decided10/254/AD

    Replace signage

    22 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HL

    Received 11 May 2010
  4. Decided10/255/AMC

    Erect a house with integral garage

    Annfield Park (Site 1) (Land Near), Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 11 May 2010
  5. Decided10/256/PP

    Open existing quarry for commercial stone extraction

    Banks (Land Near), Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PR

    Received 11 May 2010
  6. Decided10/257/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Trumland Farm, Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PU

    Received 11 May 2010
  7. Decided10/258/PP

    Re-roof, re-point external walls and replace uPVC rainwater goods with cast iron

    87 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BU

    Received 14 May 2010
  8. Decided10/259/LB

    Re-roof, re-point external walls and replace uPVC rainwater goods with cast iron

    87 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BU

    Received 14 May 2010
  9. Decided10/260/PP

    Re-roof with Welsh slate, replace rainwater goods with cast aluminium, paint external walls and alter external steps

    91 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BU

    Received 14 May 2010
  10. Decided10/261/LB

    Re-roof with Welsh slate, replace existing rainwater goods with cast aluminium, paint external walls and alter external steps

    91 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BU

    Received 14 May 2010
  11. Decided10/262/PP

    Install an air source heat pump

    Longhouse, Dam Of Hoxa, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2TW

    Received 14 May 2010
  12. Decided10/263/PIP

    Siting of 2 houses

    Crulynn (Land Near), Holm Branch Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1RY

    Received 14 May 2010
  13. Decided10/264/PIP

    Siting of a house

    Gairbolls (Site 1) (Land Near), Orkney, KW17 2BU

    Received 14 May 2010
  14. Decided10/265/PIP

    Siting of a house

    Gairbolls (Site 2) (Land Near), Papa Westray, Orkney, KW17 2BU

    Received 14 May 2010
  15. Decided10/266/PP

    Erect a garage/store with living accommodation and a link corridor to existing house, install photovoltaic cells, solar water collectors and a ground source heat pump, create new vehicular access and erect a boundary wall

    Tullimentan, Stronsay, Orkney, KW17 2AE

    Received 14 May 2010
  16. Decided10/267/PP

    Extend a house

    Linton, Shapinsay, Orkney, KW17 2EB

    Received 14 May 2010
  17. Decided10/268/PP

    Convert store to form a house

    Store To The Rear Of Quoyburray Inn, Tankerness, Orkney

    Received 14 May 2010
  18. Decided10/269/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house with new access and retain building to be replaced for use as shed

    Scows Of Cara (Land Near), Grimness, South Ronaldsay, Orkney

    Received 17 May 2010
  19. Decided10/270/PP

    Erect 2 buildings and create hard standing to form a zero waste centre

    Gallow Hill (Land Near), Westray, Orkney

    Received 17 May 2010
  20. Decided10/271/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Roy, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2SD

    Received 18 May 2010
  21. Decided10/272/PP

    Erect a house and install heat pump

    Greenfield House (Land Near), Toab, Orkney

    Received 18 May 2010
  22. Decided10/273/APN

    Amend 10/064/APN to relocate GP shed

    Newfield, Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RE

    Received 19 May 2010
  23. Decided10/274/APN

    Erect an earth-walled silage pit

    Kirkbrae, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DB

    Received 19 May 2010
  24. Decided10/275/PP

    Erect a detached triple garage with workshop

    Dingieshowe, Toab, Orkney, KW17 2QG

    Received 20 May 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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