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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9,638 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided10/644/PP

    Erect a replacement house with an air source heat pump and a detached garage

    Little Cellardyke (Land Near), Burray, Orkney, KW17 2SU

    Received 23 Dec 2010
  2. Decided10/645/LB

    Re-slate roofs, install solar panels, alter external floodlights, and minor repairs to timber and leadwork

    Kirkwall & St Ola Community Centre, Broad Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DH

    Received 23 Dec 2010
  3. Decided10/646/LB

    Replace existing lath and plaster in vestibule with plasterboard

    St Ninian's Church, Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QJ

    Received 23 Dec 2010
  4. Decided10/647/PP

    Erect an extension to house an air source heat pump, re-roof byre and install a solar panel

    South Hammer, Westside, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DR

    Received 23 Dec 2010
  5. Decided10/648/LB

    Erect an extension to house an air source heat pump, install underfloor heating and re-lay floor, re-roof byre and install a solar panel

    South Hammer, Westside, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DR

    Received 23 Dec 2010
  6. Decided10/649/LB

    Install secondary glazing

    Tankerness House, 35 Broad Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DH

    Received 24 Dec 2010
  7. Decided11/001/PP

    Demolish existing buildings, erect a commercial building, and a house with an integral double garage

    Orkney Seafayre, Grimbister, Firth, Orkney, KW15 1TU

    Received 6 Jan 2011
  8. Decided11/002/PP

    Alter existing single self-catering unit to form three separate self-catering units (retrospective)

    Foinhaven, Germiston Road, Orphir, Orkney, KW16 3HD

    Received 7 Jan 2011
  9. Decided11/003/PP

    Replace windows and doors

    87 John Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3AD

    Received 7 Jan 2011
  10. Decided11/004/LB

    Replace windows and doors

    87 John Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3AD

    Received 7 Jan 2011
  11. Decided11/005/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Clouster, Stromness, Orkney

    Received 10 Jan 2011
  12. Decided11/006/PP

    Erect an integral double garage

    Vinnabrek, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DW

    Received 10 Jan 2011
  13. Decided11/007/PP

    Site two caravans for holiday lets

    The Tower, Houton, Orphir, Orkney

    Received 10 Jan 2011
  14. Decided11/008/PN

    Erect a substation

    Weyland Substation Site, St. Ola, Orkney

    Received 14 Jan 2011
  15. Decided11/009/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Haughead, St. Ola, Orkney, KW15 1TR

    Received 14 Jan 2011
  16. Decided11/010/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 14.5m)

    Banks Cottage, Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PT

    Received 14 Jan 2011
  17. Decided11/011/AMC

    Erect a house with integral double garage and a ground source heat pump

    Boondatoon (Land Near), Tankerness, Orkney

    Received 14 Jan 2011
  18. Decided11/012/PP

    Erect 10 houses for affordable housing

    Land To The Rear Of Cemetery, Finstown, Orkney

    Received 14 Jan 2011
  19. Decided11/013/PP

    Extend and re-clad a house

    School Place, Eday, Orkney, KW17 2AA

    Received 14 Jan 2011
  20. Decided11/014/PP

    Replace fourteen windows

    21 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3AA

    Received 17 Jan 2011
  21. Decided11/015/PP

    Convert house to two self-contained apartments and install air source heat pump

    2A Maitland Place Finstown Orkney KW17 2EQ

    Received 17 Jan 2011
  22. Appeal decided11/016/PIP

    Siting of a house

    School Road (Plot 1) (Land Near), St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney

    Received 17 Jan 2011
  23. Decided11/017/AMC

    Erect a house with integral garage

    Lairdshill (Land Near), Holm, Orkney

    Received 17 Jan 2011
  24. Decided11/018/PP

    Install roads and infrastructure for private house sites

    Watersfield (Land Near), Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 18 Jan 2011

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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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