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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9,638 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided10/546/PP

    Change of use from hotel to office accommodation

    Commercial Hotel, 69-73 Victoria Street & 1 Church Road, Stromness, Orkney

    Received 4 Oct 2010
  2. Decided10/547/LB

    Exterior and interior alterations to accommodate a change of use from hotel to office accommodation

    Commercial Hotel, 69-73 Victoria Street & 1 Church Road, Stromness, Orkney

    Received 4 Oct 2010
  3. Decided10/548/PP

    Create a bedsit and alter windows

    43A Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HQ

    Received 4 Oct 2010
  4. Decided10/549/TPN

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Mosside, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DD

    Received 5 Oct 2010
  5. Decided10/550/PP

    Install an air source heat pump

    Woodside Cottage, Tankerness, Orkney, KW17 2QS

    Received 6 Oct 2010
  6. Decided10/551/VR

    Vary condition 4 of planning consent 06/460/PPF to allow granny annex to be rented out

    West Greenigoe, St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1SG

    Received 7 Oct 2010
  7. Decided10/552/PP

    Convert barn to an artist's studio/gallery

    Howe, Evie, Orkney, KW17 2PJ

    Received 8 Oct 2010
  8. Decided10/553/SCO

    Scoping opinion request for 2 wind turbines (T2 & T3) (max. height 67m)

    Ore Brae, Hoy, Orkney

    Received 8 Oct 2010
  9. Decided10/554/PP

    Erect two GP sheds (one retrospective)

    Dyke Farm, Evie, Orkney, KW17 2PJ

    Received 12 Oct 2010
  10. Decided10/555/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Moonlight, Evie, Orkney, KW17 2PE

    Received 12 Oct 2010
  11. Decided10/556/PP

    Alter roof and height of house to create extension and install dormer windows

    Tormiston, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LR

    Received 12 Oct 2010
  12. Decided10/557/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 15m)

    Rysa Lodge, Lyness, Hoy, Orkney, KW16 3NU

    Received 12 Oct 2010
  13. Decided10/558/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 15m)

    White Pow, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DR

    Received 13 Oct 2010
  14. Decided10/559/AMC

    Erect a house

    The Braes (Land Near), Weyland Terrace, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1LS

    Received 13 Oct 2010
  15. Withdrawn/Returned10/560/PIP

    Siting of 12 affordable houses

    Watersfield (Land Near), Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 13 Oct 2010
  16. Decided10/561/PP

    Erect 2 x 12kW wind turbines (max. height 19.5m) and a 6kW wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Ocklester, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2SD

    Received 13 Oct 2010
  17. Decided10/562/PP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Feaval, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LT

    Received 14 Oct 2010
  18. Decided10/563/AD

    Display a sign

    Streamline Shipping, Grainshore Drive, Hatston Industrial Estate, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1GG

    Received 14 Oct 2010
  19. Decided10/564/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house

    Geroin Cottage (Land Near), Harray, Orkney

    Received 14 Oct 2010
  20. Decided10/565/PP

    Create a new access and hardstanding and erect a switchgear building for approved wind turbines (08/491/PPF)

    Gallowhill, Westray, Orkney

    Received 14 Oct 2010
  21. Decided10/566/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    South Linkertaing, Eday, Orkney, KW17 2AB

    Received 19 Oct 2010
  22. Decided10/567/PP

    Create a new access and install roads, services and a footpath

    Palace Farm, The Palace, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LX

    Received 19 Oct 2010
  23. Decided10/568/VR

    Vary condition 2 of outline planning consent 07/486/PPO to extend the consent for the siting of a house

    Ardenlea (Land Near), Benlaw Road, Evie, Orkney, KW17 2NN

    Received 19 Oct 2010
  24. Decided10/569/PP

    Demolish gable and extend a house

    44 Alfred Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DF

    Received 19 Oct 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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