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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
139Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 10,073 approved or refused records
434Refused applications

9,639 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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. Decided11/413/PP

    Erect 1.9m wooden fence behind wall

    Stromness Golf Club, Back Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DW

    Received 28 Jul 2011
  2. Decided11/414/PP

    Change of use from an office to a flat, hostel and retail

    77-79 John Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3AD

    Received 28 Jul 2011
  3. Decided11/415/PP

    Demolish part of houses 1 and 2, retaining part of walls for walled garden for house 3, renovate house 3 and install replacement septic tank

    Outbrecks, Stenness, Orkney, KW16 3EY

    Received 29 Jul 2011
  4. Decided11/416/TPP

    Erect 2 wind turbines (max. height 18m)

    Howdis Meadow (Land Near), Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PR

    Received 2 Aug 2011
  5. Decided11/417/MARSG

    Review by Scottish Government on existing fish farm -6no. circular fish cages or pens of 80m circumference, including ancillary cage grid and all moorings

    Noust Geo, Backaland, Sound Of Eday

    Received 2 Aug 2011
  6. Decided11/418/MARSG

    Review by Scottish Government on existing fish farm - Install 6 circular fish cages or pens of 80m circumference, including ancillary cage grid and all moorings

    Kirk Taing, Sound Of Eday, Orkney

    Received 3 Aug 2011
  7. Decided11/419/APN

    Erect 2 GP sheds

    Snelsetter, Snelsetter Road Hoy KW16 3PA

    Received 3 Aug 2011
  8. Decided11/420/PP

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

    Weyland Drive (Plot 15) (Land Near), Kirkwall

    Received 4 Aug 2011
  9. Decided11/421/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Georth, Georth Road Evie Orkney, KW17 2PJ

    Received 4 Aug 2011
  10. Decided11/422/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 22m)

    Upper Instabillie (Land Near), Quoyloo, KW16 3LS

    Received 4 Aug 2011
  11. Decided11/423/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Little Wards, Longhope, Orkney, KW16 3PA

    Received 5 Aug 2011
  12. Decided11/425/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house

    Bea (Plot 1) (Land Near), Harray, Orkney, KW17 2LE

    Received 9 Aug 2011
  13. Decided11/426/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house

    Bea (Plot 2) (Land Near), Harray, Orkney, KW17 2LE

    Received 9 Aug 2011
  14. Decided11/427/PP

    Extend a house

    Belvedere, Tankerness, Orkney KW17 2QR

    Received 9 Aug 2011
  15. Decided11/428/TPP

    Erect 2 wind turbines [max. height 20m]

    Standpretty (Land Near) Evie, Orkney, KW17 2PE

    Received 9 Aug 2011
  16. Appeal decided11/429/PP

    Demolish part of existing house and erect an extension

    Gossigair Cottage, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2RN

    Received 9 Aug 2011
  17. Decided11/430/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 15.1m).

    Downies (Land Near), Deerness, Orkney

    Received 10 Aug 2011
  18. Decided11/431/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max. height 18m)

    Bigland (Land Near), Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PR

    Received 10 Aug 2011
  19. Decided11/432/EB

    Install a new overhead line

    Rothiesholm Wind Farm, Stronsay, Orkney

    Received 15 Aug 2011
  20. Withdrawn/Returned11/433/PP

    Install an air source heat pump

    11 Earl Thorfinn Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1QF

    Received 16 Aug 2011
  21. Withdrawn/Returned11/434/PP

    Install an air source heat pump

    Geniefea, 39A North End Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3LH

    Received 16 Aug 2011
  22. Decided11/435/PN

    Install an air source heat pump

    Gridgar, Langskaill Road, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2ND

    Received 16 Aug 2011
  23. Decided11/436/PP

    Extend a house

    Cedarwood, New Scapa Road, Kirkwall, KW15 1BL

    Received 16 Aug 2011
  24. Decided11/437/PP

    Erect a GP shed

    West Brough Farms, West Brough, Sanday, KW17 2AY

    Received 16 Aug 2011

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Researching a proposal in Orkney Islands

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Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.

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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