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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9,638 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided11/166/PP

    Erect a replacement house

    Greenwall (Land Near), North Ronaldsay, Orkney

    Received 1 Apr 2011
  2. Decided11/167/PP

    Display 2 commemorative plaques

    Grooves, 1 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HP

    Received 4 Apr 2011
  3. Decided11/169/PP

    Erect a replacement house with an integral garage

    Walkerhouse Cottage (Land Near), Birsay, Orkney

    Received 4 Apr 2011
  4. Decided11/170/PN

    Erect a substation

    Old Scapa Road Substation Site, Old Scapa Road, Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 4 Apr 2011
  5. Decided11/171/PP

    Erect a replacement house with an air source heat pump and construct a new access

    Hidesbreck (Land Near), Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LZ

    Received 4 Apr 2011
  6. Decided11/172/PP

    Erect a house with integral garage and an air source heat pump

    Grainbank (Plot 1) (Land Near), Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 5 Apr 2011
  7. Decided11/173/PP

    Erect a house with integral garage and an air source heat pump

    Grainbank (Plot 5) (Land Near), Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 5 Apr 2011
  8. Decided11/175/PP

    Extend fire station to provide additional office accommodation

    Fire Station, Great Western Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1QS

    Received 5 Apr 2011
  9. Decided11/176/TPP

    Erect a house, a shed, a polytunnel and a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Millhouse (Land Near), Eday, Orkney, KW17 2AB

    Received 6 Apr 2011
  10. Decided11/177/LB

    Form a lobby to existing entrance hall, a door way to reception and a kitchen service hatch and remove internal partitions on first floor to create an open plan office

    54 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DN

    Received 6 Apr 2011
  11. Decided11/178/VR

    Vary condition 2 of outline planning permission 08/170/PPO to extend the consent for the siting of a replacement house

    Viewforth (Land Near), Grimbister, Firth, Orkney

    Received 6 Apr 2011
  12. Decided11/179/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house

    Lighthouse (Land Near), Burness Road, Firth, Orkney

    Received 6 Apr 2011
  13. Decided11/180/TPP

    Amend planning permission 10/486/PP to change turbine type and location (max. height 20.1m)

    Goltaquoy, Westray, Orkney

    Received 6 Apr 2011
  14. Decided11/181/PP

    Erect a replacement house with an air source heat pump

    Croval (Land Near), Sandwick, Orkney

    Received 6 Apr 2011
  15. Decided11/182/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Haybreck, St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney

    Received 6 Apr 2011
  16. Decided11/183/PP

    Install a lift and carry out alterations to reception area

    Ayre Hotel, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1QX

    Received 7 Apr 2011
  17. Decided11/184/LB

    Install a lift and carry out alterations to reception area

    Ayre Hotel, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1QX

    Received 7 Apr 2011
  18. Decided11/185/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house

    Newton (Plot 2) (Land Near), South Ronaldsay, Orkney

    Received 7 Apr 2011
  19. Decided11/186/PP

    Extend a house and install an air source heat pump

    Raasay, Grainepark, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1UL

    Received 7 Apr 2011
  20. Decided11/187/PP

    Extend a house

    Twatt Farm Cottage, Stenness, Orkney, KW16 3HH

    Received 7 Apr 2011
  21. Decided11/188/PP

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

    Millhill (Land Near), Deerness, Orkney

    Received 7 Apr 2011
  22. Decided11/189/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Crowtaing, Hoy, Orkney, KW16 3PQ

    Received 8 Apr 2011
  23. Decided11/190/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house

    Breck (Land Near), Northdyke, Sandwick, Orkney

    Received 8 Apr 2011
  24. Decided11/191/AMC

    Erect a house with an air source heat pump

    Nisthouse (Plot 1) (Land Near), Harray, Orkney

    Received 11 Apr 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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    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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