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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates11,978Searchable applications
140Recorded 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9,639 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and BuildingLocal plan Development and Marine Planning (policy)Pre-application advice Pre-application AdviceConservation areas Conservation Area Consent
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01856873535Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanning@orkney.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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
- Decided12/282/TPP
Erect a 6kW wind turbine (max height 15m)
Vincoin (Land Near) Vincoin Road North Ronaldsay Orkney KW17 2BG
Received 19 Apr 2012 - Decided12/283/TPP
Erect a 5kW wind turbine (max height 18m)
Mucklehouse (Land Near) Stews Road South Ronaldsay Orkney KW17 2RJ
Received 19 Apr 2012 - Decided12/284/TPP
Erect a replacement house with integral double garage, create a new access and erect a 5kW wind turbine (max height 17.9m)
Fetercairn (Land Near), Stenness, Orkney
Received 19 Apr 2012 - Decided12/285/AMC
Erect a replacement house with integral garage and an air source heat pump (Approval of matters specified in conditions on 11/393/PIP)
Adam Cottage Dounby Orkney KW17 2JA
Received 20 Apr 2012 - Decided12/286/PP
Demolish an outbuilding, extend a house and reclad roofs to retained outbuilding and greenhouse
Pow Innertown Stromness Orkney KW16 3JP
Received 20 Apr 2012 - Decided12/287/TPP
Erect a 20kW wind turbine (max height 27.2m)
Berriedale (Land Near) Westray Orkney KW17 2DN
Received 20 Apr 2012 - Decided12/288/PP
Demolish existing outbuildings and erect a replacement general purpose shed
Gitterpitten Hackland Road Rendall Orkney KW17 2HG
Received 23 Apr 2012 - Decided12/289/PP
Remove roof of single storey garage on east gable of house, extend one storey upwards, create a first floor balcony, and finish extension with render and a slate roof
20 Graham Place Stromness Orkney KW16 3BY
Received 23 Apr 2012 - Decided12/290/TPP
Erect a 15kW wind turbine (max height 21m)
Millbrae (Land Near) Sanday Orkney KW17 2AZ
Received 23 Apr 2012 - Decided12/291/TPP
Erect a 20kW wind turbine (max height 27.2m)
Braehead (Land Near) Toab Orkney KW17 2QG
Received 23 Apr 2012 - Decided12/293/TPP
Erect a 5kW wind turbine (max height 17.8m)
Lairdshill (Land Near) Moss Road Holm Orkney KW17 2SA
Received 23 Apr 2012 - Decided12/292/TPP
Erect a 20kW wind turbine (max height 27.2m)
Hobbister (Land Near) Orphir Orkney KW17 2RA
Received 23 Apr 2012 - Decided12/294/TPP
Erect a 20kW wind turbine (max height 27.2m)
Breckquoy (Land Near) Toab Orkney KW17 2QG
Received 24 Apr 2012 - Decided12/295/TPP
Erect a 20kW wind turbine (max height 27.2m)
Stembister (Land Near) Toab Orkney KW17 2QG
Received 24 Apr 2012 - Decided12/296/TPP
Erect a 5kW wind turbine (max height 15m)
Vindon (Land Near) Firth Orkney KW17 2EU
Received 24 Apr 2012 - Decided12/297/TPP
Erect a 5kW wind turbine (max height 18m) and a 4kW ground mounted solar array (25 sq m)
The Whins (Land Near) Firth Orkney KW17 2HQ
Received 24 Apr 2012 - Decided12/298/TPP
Erect 4 x 10kW wind turbines (max height 19m) and a containers for ancillary equipment
Suquoy Farm (Land Near) South Ronaldsay Orkney
Received 25 Apr 2012 - Decided12/299/TPP
Erect a 20kW wind turbine (max height 22m) (To supersede 2 turbines under planning permission 10/368/TPP)
Wilderness (Land Near) Holm Orkney KW17 2RY
Received 25 Apr 2012 - Decided12/300/TPP
Erect a 15kW wind turbine (max height 21m)
Quoylobs (Land Near), Holm, Orkney, KW17 2RY
Received 25 Apr 2012 - Decided12/302/PP
Erect a house with integral garage, install an air source heat pump and create an access
Quoyloo Crossroads (Land Near) Sandwick Orkney
Received 25 Apr 2012 - Decided12/304/LB
Re-slate existing roof with Welsh slate, replace concrete skews with stone, pick and lime point stonework, install cast metal rainwater goods, and replace four ground floor casement windows with double glazed sash and case windows
108A Victoria Street Stromness Orkney KW16 3BU
Received 26 Apr 2012 - Decided12/306/PP
Re-roof existing roof with Welsh slate, replace rainwater goods
52 - 54 Dundas Street Stromness Orkney KW16 3DA
Received 26 Apr 2012 - Decided12/307/PIP
Siting of a house and create a new access
South Hower (Land Near) Sanday Orkney KW17 2BA
Received 27 Apr 2012 - Decided12/308/TPP
Erect 2 x 5kW wind turbines (max height 18.2m)
Curcum (Land Near) Swannay Orkney KW17 2NS
Received 27 Apr 2012
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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