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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9,638 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided11/216/PP

    Site 4 portacabins for a temporary period of 5 years

    Lyness Pier (Land Near), Lyness, Hoy, Orkney

    Received 14 Apr 2011
  2. Decided11/217/LB

    Re-roof, re-point external walls, wet dash rear elevation, replace doors and windows and install services, ventilation and air conditioning

    Store At 9 King Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1JF

    Received 14 Apr 2011
  3. Decided11/218/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house

    Upper Ellibister (Land Near), Rendall, Orkney, KW17 2NZ

    Received 14 Apr 2011
  4. Decided11/219/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house

    Whitecleat (Land Near), Tankerness, Orkney

    Received 14 Apr 2011
  5. Decided11/220/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18.2m)

    Garth (Land Near), St. Ola, Orkney, KW15 1SS

    Received 14 Apr 2011
  6. Decided11/221/PP

    Erect a detached domestic garage

    Corston, Eastquoy Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1LT

    Received 14 Apr 2011
  7. Decided11/222/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house

    Halley Farm (Land Near), Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QL

    Received 14 Apr 2011
  8. Decided11/223/VR

    Vary condition 2 of outline planning permission 08/128/PPO to extend the consent for the siting of a house

    Hurtiso (Plot 5) (Land Near), Holm, Orkney

    Received 14 Apr 2011
  9. Decided11/224/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house

    The Bothy (Land Near), Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QL

    Received 14 Apr 2011
  10. Decided11/225/PIP

    Siting of a house (resubmission of 07/126/PPO)

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

    Received 14 Apr 2011
  11. Decided11/226/PIP

    Siting of a house (resubmission of 07/127/PPO)

    Nisthouse (Plot 2) (Land Near), Harray, Orkney

    Received 14 Apr 2011
  12. Decided11/227/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 15.1m)

    Salt Water Slap (Land Near), Rackwick, Hoy, Orkney, KW16 3NJ

    Received 14 Apr 2011
  13. Decided11/228/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 15.1m)

    The Hatchery (Land Near), Rackwick, Hoy, Orkney

    Received 14 Apr 2011
  14. Decided11/229/PP

    Erect a self-catering cottage

    Schoolhouse (Land Near) Scorradale Road, Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RF

    Received 14 Apr 2011
  15. Decided11/230/PP

    Erect a garage/store building

    Schoolhouse, Scorradale Road, Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RF

    Received 14 Apr 2011
  16. Decided11/231/PP

    Extend a house

    Freya, Aikerness, Evie, Orkney, KW17 2NH

    Received 19 Apr 2011
  17. Decided11/232/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 40m)

    Cleat (Land Near), Work Road, St. Ola, Orkney, KW15 1UF

    Received 19 Apr 2011
  18. Decided11/233/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Ness Farm, Shapinsay, Orkney, KW17 2EB

    Received 19 Apr 2011
  19. Decided11/234/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    North Panhouse, Eday, Orkney, KW17 2AB

    Received 20 Apr 2011
  20. Decided11/235/LB

    Repair tower and spire, re-point external walls, install an air source heat pump and upgrade mechanical and electrical services

    Stromness Town Hall, Church Road, Stromness, Orkney

    Received 20 Apr 2011
  21. Decided11/236/PP

    Alterations to provide additional office space, a mess room and toilet facilities

    Unit 7, Crowness Road, Hatston Industrial Estate, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1RG

    Received 20 Apr 2011
  22. Decided11/237/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house and retain redundant dwelling for animal housing or feed store

    Hewing (Land Near), Firth, Orkney, KW17 2EU

    Received 20 Apr 2011
  23. Decided11/238/TPP

    Erect 2 wind turbines (max. height 12m)

    Teeoquoy, Stenness, Orkney

    Received 21 Apr 2011
  24. Decided11/239/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Midhouse, Evie, Orkney, KW17 2NW

    Received 21 Apr 2011

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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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