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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9,639 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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. Decided11/616/TPP

    Erect 2 wind turbines (max height 15m)

    Everybist (Land Near) Westside Road Rousay Orkney KW17 2PS

    Received 1 Nov 2011
  2. Decided11/617/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max height 18.2m)

    Eastside (Land Near) Twatt Orkney KW17 2JD

    Received 3 Nov 2011
  3. Decided11/618/PP

    Erect a shed

    3 Soulisquoy Loan Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1BY

    Received 3 Nov 2011
  4. Decided11/619/SCR

    Screening opinion request to erect a wind turbine (max height 27.2m)

    Kirbister Stronsay Orkney KW17 2AG

    Received 3 Nov 2011
  5. Decided11/620/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max height 17.8m)

    Bow Of Linklater (Land Near) South Ronaldsay Orkney KW17 2RN

    Received 4 Nov 2011
  6. Decided11/621/PP

    Erect a detached garage

    Nordavind Quoyloo Road Sandwick Stromness Orkney KW16 3LT

    Received 3 Nov 2011
  7. Decided11/622/TPP

    Erect a 15kW wind turbine (max height 21m)

    West Bu (Land Near) Holm Orkney KW17 2RY

    Received 3 Nov 2011
  8. Decided11/623/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max height 27.2m)

    Burness (Land Near) Firth Orkney KW17 2ET

    Received 4 Nov 2011
  9. Decided11/624/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max height 21m)

    Braemar (Land Near) Deerness Orkney KW17 2QH

    Received 3 Nov 2011
  10. Decided11/625/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max height 21m)

    Lower Arsdale (Land Near) Evie Orkney KW17 2NN

    Received 3 Nov 2011
  11. Decided11/626/PP

    Demolish existing sheds and erect a GP shed

    Burnhouse Hoy Orkney KW16 3NJ

    Received 3 Nov 2011
  12. Decided11/627/PP

    Extend a house and install and air source heat pump

    Burnhouse Hoy Orkney KW16 3NJ

    Received 3 Nov 2011
  13. Decided11/628/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max height 18.2m)

    Cools (Land Near) South Ronaldsay Orkney KW17 2RJ

    Received 4 Nov 2011
  14. Decided11/629/PP

    Extend a factory

    OFS Factory Garson Industrial Estate Stromness Orkney KW16 3BL

    Received 7 Nov 2011
  15. Decided11/630/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max height 12.5m)

    The Rocket Hoose (Land Near) Deerness Orkney KW17 2QG

    Received 7 Nov 2011
  16. Decided11/631/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max height 18m)

    Greenwell (Land Near) Burray Orkney KW17 2SX

    Received 7 Nov 2011
  17. Decided11/632/TPP

    Amend planning permission 10/208/PP to change 4 turbines type (max height 19.1m) and associated electrical works

    South Hammer (Land Near) Westray Orkney KW17 2SR

    Received 7 Nov 2011
  18. Decided11/633/PP

    Renovate and modify part of a redundant croft building to create a new shelter; renovate a small croft building to house IT equipment

    Cottascarth Bird Reserve Rendall Orkney

    Received 8 Nov 2011
  19. Decided11/634/PIP

    Construct a new shelter with associated infrastructure works and create an earth screen

    Burgar Hill Reserve Evie Orkney

    Received 8 Nov 2011
  20. Decided11/635/PIP

    Construct a new amphitheatre next to existing viewing point

    The Loons Reserve Birsay Orkney

    Received 8 Nov 2011
  21. Decided11/636/PP

    Erect a house with integral garage and air source heat pump

    Weyland Drive (Plot 6) (Land Near) Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1WW

    Received 8 Nov 2011
  22. Decided11/637/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max height 21m)

    Lingoe Cottage (Site 1) (Land Near) Orphir Orkney KW17 2RE

    Received 8 Nov 2011
  23. Decided11/638/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max height 21m)

    Lingoe Cottage (Site 2) (Land Near) Orphir Orkney KW17 2RE

    Received 8 Nov 2011
  24. Decided11/639/TPP

    Erect a wind turbine (max height 27.2m)

    Waterha' (Land Near) Sandwick Orkney

    Received 8 Nov 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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