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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 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9,639 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided12/506/PP
Erect a replacement house with integral double garage
Trowietoon (Land Near) Geo Road Deerness Orkney KW17 2QQ
Received 27 Jun 2012 - Decided12/508/LB
Re-paint part of frontage, display fascia lettering, install extraction duct and reconfigure interior
2 Bridge Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HR
Received 28 Jun 2012 - Decided12/509/PP
Change of use from a shop to a hot food takeaway and re-paint part of frontage
2 Bridge Street Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1HR
Received 28 Jun 2012 - Decided12/510/PP
Extend a house
Heatherview, Dounby, Orkney, KW17 2JB
Received 28 Jun 2012 - Decided12/512/TPP
Erect a 6kW wind turbine (max height 18m)
Warness Park (Land Near) Hatston Pier Road Hatston Industrial Estate Kirkwall Orkney
Received 28 Jun 2012 - Decided12/513/TPP
Erect a 20kW wind turbine (max height 22m)
Vestrafiold (Land Near), Quoyloo, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3LU
Received 28 Jun 2012 - Decided12/514/TPP
Erect a 20kW wind turbine (max height 22m)
Snippigar (Land Near), Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QQ
Received 28 Jun 2012 - Decided12/515/PP
Remove timber door and windows, and install replacement UPVC door and windows
Westlea 1 Bridge Street Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1LD
Received 2 Jul 2012 - Decided12/516/PP
Remove sheeting and re-roof with Welsh slate; install replacement door and timber sash and case windows; enlarge extension and finish with timber cladding; install replacement rainwater goods; and install an air source heat pump
29 Victoria Street Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1DN
Received 2 Jul 2012 - Decided12/517/LB
Remove sheeting and re-roof with Welsh slate; install replacement door and timber sash and case windows; enlarge extension and finish with timber cladding; install replacement rainwater goods; install an air source heat pump; and interior alterations
29 Victoria Street Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1DN
Received 2 Jul 2012 - Decided12/519/LB
Remove cement render and lime point main elevation, replace three windows with double glazed timber sash and case windows
10 Alfred Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DF
Received 2 Jul 2012 - Decided12/520/TPP
Erect a 6kW wind turbine (max height 14.4m)
Westray Parish Church (Land Near), Kirkbrae, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DB
Received 2 Jul 2012 - Decided12/521/PP
Erect a house with integral garage and an air source heat pump
Kingfisher Road (Plot 9) (Land Near), Orphir, Orkney
Received 3 Jul 2012 - Decided12/522/LB
Replace Welsh slate roof covering, replace skylights, replace some windows with timber sash and case, and remove cement and re-point with lime
4 Dundas Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BZ
Received 3 Jul 2012 - Decided12/523/TPP
Erect a 10kW wind turbine (max height 18.5m)
Innisgarth (Land Near) Orquil Road St Ola Orkney KW15 1SA
Received 3 Jul 2012 - Decided12/524/TPP
Erect a 5kW wind turbine (max height 17.8m) (To supersede a 5kW turbine (max height 17.8m) under notification 12/234/TPN)
Seaquoys (Land Near) Westray Orkney KW17 2DN
Received 3 Jul 2012 - Withdrawn/Returned12/525/TPP
Erect a 10kW wind turbine (max height 19m)
Argo's Bakery (Land Near) Cairston Road Stromness Orkney KW16 3JS
Received 4 Jul 2012 - Decided12/526/TPP
Erect 2 x 20kW wind turbines (max height 20m) (Amendment to planning application 12/133/TPP to erect a 50kW wind turbine (max height 28.1m) and erect a switchgear building)
Upper Berryhill (Land Near) Marness St Ola Orkney KW15 1SF
Received 4 Jul 2012 - Decided12/527/PN
Install a 11kV overhead line
Laga (Land Near) Evie Orkney
Received 6 Jul 2012 - Decided12/528/PIP
Siting of a house
Newhouse (Land Near) Brims Longhope Orkney
Received 9 Jul 2012 - Decided12/529/TPP
Erect a 10kW wind turbine (max height 19m)
Hillhouse (Land Near) Westray Orkney KW17 2DD
Received 9 Jul 2012 - Appeal decided12/530/PIP
Siting of a house
Skeetquoy (Site 3) (Land Near) Tankerness Orkney KW17 2QR
Received 9 Jul 2012 - Decided12/531/PP
Amend planning permission 10/396/PP to erect a house with integral garage, air source heat pump and create an access
Braehead (Land Near) Westray Orkney KW17 2DB
Received 9 Jul 2012 - Decided12/532/PP
Replace Welsh slate roof covering, replace skylights, replace some windows with timber sash and case, and remove cement and re-point with lime
4 Dundas Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BZ
Received 9 Jul 2012
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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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