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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9,638 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided10/521/PP

    Change of use to two flats and create four parking spaces

    Former Police Station, Custom House, Longhope, Hoy, Orkney, KW16 3PG

    Received 28 Sept 2010
  2. Decided10/522/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 15m)

    Cauldhame, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2TG

    Received 29 Sept 2010
  3. Decided10/523/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 15m)

    Windbreck, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2TW

    Received 29 Sept 2010
  4. Decided10/524/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 15m)

    Farewell, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2TW

    Received 29 Sept 2010
  5. Decided10/525/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Braes, Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PR

    Received 29 Sept 2010
  6. Decided10/526/PP

    Erect 3 wind turbines (max. height 15m)

    Furrowend, Shapinsay, Orkney, KW17 2DY

    Received 29 Sept 2010
  7. Appeal decided10/528/PP

    Erect a replacement house

    Old Grutha (Land Near), Grimness, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2TH

    Received 29 Sept 2010
  8. Decided10/529/PP

    Erect a house

    Marcroft (Land Near), Westray, Orkney

    Received 29 Sept 2010
  9. Decided10/530/PP

    Partially remove existing garage and erect a new detached garage with shop

    John G. Shearer & Sons, Ayre Service Station, Burnmouth Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1QY

    Received 29 Sept 2010
  10. Decided10/531/PP

    Install an air source heat pump

    Tylee, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3HU

    Received 29 Sept 2010
  11. Decided10/532/PP

    Erect 12 houses with associated infrastructure

    Land To The Rear Of Adelaide, St. Mary's, Holm, Orkney

    Received 29 Sept 2010
  12. Decided10/533/PP

    Erect a house with integral garage

    Weyland Drive (Plot 13) (Land Near), Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 29 Sept 2010
  13. Decided10/534/PP

    Erect a house

    Morvin (Land Near), Finstown, Orkney, KW17 2EG

    Received 29 Sept 2010
  14. Decided10/535/PP

    Extend a house

    Nedier Cottage, Evie, Orkney, KW17 2PJ

    Received 29 Sept 2010
  15. Decided10/536/PP

    Extend a house and erect a garden shed

    30 Wellington Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1AY

    Received 30 Sept 2010
  16. Decided10/537/LB

    Extend a house and erect a garden shed

    30 Wellington Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1AY

    Received 30 Sept 2010
  17. Decided10/538/LB

    Internal works including flagstone floor and revised room layouts

    2 Ness Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DL

    Received 30 Sept 2010
  18. Decided10/539/PP

    Convert and extend existing garage to form a bedroom with en-suite shower room for a disabled person

    North Velzian, Rendall, Orkney, KW17 2EZ

    Received 30 Sept 2010
  19. Decided10/540/PP

    Erect a replacement house

    Parkhouse (Site 2) (Land Near), Grimness, South Ronaldsay, Orkney

    Received 30 Sept 2010
  20. Decided10/541/PP

    Demolish existing sun porch and extend a house

    Berriedale Farm, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2TQ

    Received 30 Sept 2010
  21. Decided10/542/PP

    Extend a house

    Uvigar, Harray, Orkney, KW17 2LQ

    Received 30 Sept 2010
  22. Decided10/543/PP

    Erect a house with integral garage

    Weyland Drive (Plot 8) (Land Near), Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 30 Sept 2010
  23. Decided10/544/PP

    Erect a house for a farm worker with an air source heat pump

    Cottiscarth (Land Near), Rendall, Orkney, KW17 2PA

    Received 4 Oct 2010
  24. Decided10/545/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 15m) and pumphouse building

    Lightkeepers House, Copinsay, Orkney, KW17 2QH

    Received 4 Oct 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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    Planning application documents: what to read first

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    Planning permission drawings: how to read plans

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    Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics

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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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