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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9,638 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided10/376/PIP

    Siting of 2 houses

    West Links (Sites 6 & 7) (Land Near), Burray, Orkney

    Received 14 Jul 2010
  2. Decided10/377/PP

    Extend a house

    6A Coplands Drive, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BN

    Received 14 Jul 2010
  3. Decided10/378/APN

    Demolish existing shed and erect a GP shed

    Ravie Hall, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2NA

    Received 14 Jul 2010
  4. Decided10/379/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Eday Hostel, Eday, Orkney

    Received 14 Jul 2010
  5. Decided10/380/LB

    Block up existing door, create new entrance and replace windows

    Westray Baptist Kirk, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DH

    Received 14 Jul 2010
  6. Withdrawn/Returned10/381/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18.1m) and install an air source heat pump

    Wheems, Eastside, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2TJ

    Received 16 Jul 2010
  7. Decided10/382/APN

    Erect an agricultural workshop

    Wheems, Eastside, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2TJ

    Received 16 Jul 2010
  8. Decided10/383/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    West Newbigging, Eday, Orkney, KW17 2AA

    Received 16 Jul 2010
  9. Decided10/384/PP

    Extend a house

    4 Grimsetter Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1XS

    Received 20 Jul 2010
  10. Decided10/385/PP

    Erect 34 houses

    Breckan Brae (Land Near), Holm, Orkney, KW17 2RU

    Received 20 Jul 2010
  11. Decided10/386/LB

    Replace windows

    2-4 Wellington Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1AY

    Received 20 Jul 2010
  12. Decided10/387/PP

    Extend a house

    11 Carters Park Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1ND

    Received 20 Jul 2010
  13. Decided10/388/PP

    Create means of access and parking area

    47 Clay Loan, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1QG

    Received 20 Jul 2010
  14. Decided10/389/APN

    Erect new tank for farm waste water

    Holland Farm, Stronsay, Orkney, KW17 2AJ

    Received 20 Jul 2010
  15. Decided10/390/PP

    Erect 40 houses with associated roads, landscaping and boundary treatments

    Peerie Sea Loan (Land Near), Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 20 Jul 2010
  16. Decided10/391/PP

    Erect 3 wind turbines (max. height 15m) and a plant room

    Breckowall, Westray, Orkney

    Received 20 Jul 2010
  17. Decided10/392/PP

    Erect 3 wind turbines (max. height 15m) and a plant room

    Jericho, Westray, Orkney

    Received 20 Jul 2010
  18. Decided10/393/PP

    Demolish existing garage and green house, and erect a new garage and garden room

    The Moorings, Cromwell Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1LN

    Received 20 Jul 2010
  19. Decided10/394/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 15m)

    Binscarth Farm, Finstown, Orkney, KW17 2JZ

    Received 23 Jul 2010
  20. Decided10/395/PP

    Erect a bedded court

    Redland, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3LN

    Received 23 Jul 2010
  21. Decided10/396/PP

    Erect a house

    Braehead (Land Near), Westray, Orkney

    Received 23 Jul 2010
  22. Decided10/397/PP

    Re-roof, replace existing uPVC rainwater goods with cast aluminium, paint external walls, repair windows and carry out internal works

    4 Melvin Place, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DD

    Received 23 Jul 2010
  23. Decided10/398/PP

    Demolish existing garage, create new access and erect a new attached garage

    Malvern, 20 George Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1PW

    Received 23 Jul 2010
  24. Decided10/399/PP

    Erect 3 buildings each containing 2 light industrial/office units with associated service yards, car parking and cycle sheds

    Crowness Business Park (Sites 1 & 4) (Land Near), Hatston Industrial Estate, Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 27 Jul 2010

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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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