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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9,639 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided12/608/TPP
Erect a 5kW wind turbine (max height 18m)
Mucklehouse (Land Near), Swannay, Orkney
Received 20 Aug 2012 - Decided12/609/TPP
Erect a 15kW wind turbine (max height 21m)
Clairmont (Land Near), Weaverhall Road, Stromness, Orkney
Received 21 Aug 2012 - Decided12/610/TPP
Erect a 500kW wind turbine (max height 46.6m)
Swanbister (Land Near), Orphir, Orkney
Received 21 Aug 2012 - Withdrawn/Returned12/611/TPP
Erect a 20kW wind turbine (max height 27.2m)
Holland (Land Near), Firth, Orkney
Received 21 Aug 2012 - Decided12/612/AMC
Erect a house (following permission in principle - 12/057/PIP)
Towerhill (Land Near), St Ola, Orkney
Received 22 Aug 2012 - Decided12/613/PP
Extend a house and erect a detached garage
Midgarth, Nethertown Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3JR
Received 22 Aug 2012 - Decided12/614/APN
Erect a GP agricultural shed
Harfirlea (Land Near), Corston, Harray, Orkney
Received 22 Aug 2012 - Decided12/615/SCR
Screening opinion request to erect 2 x 900kW wind turbines (max height 67m)
Trumland (Land Near), Rousay, Orkney
Received 23 Aug 2012 - Decided12/616/TPP
Erect a 5kW wind turbine (max height 18m)
Gaira (Land Near), South Ronaldsay, Orkney
Received 23 Aug 2012 - Decided12/617/PP
Erect a general purpose building and hardstanding/access
Berriedale Farm, South Ronaldsay, Orkney
Received 23 Aug 2012 - Decided12/618/TPP
Erect a 6kW wind turbine (max height 18m)
Eastaquoy (Land Near), Harray, Orkney
Received 23 Aug 2012 - Decided12/619/TPP
Erect a 6kW wind turbine (max height 18m)
Muckle Crofty (Land Near) Tankerness, Orkney
Received 24 Aug 2012 - Decided12/620/TPP
Erect a 15kW wind turbine (max height 21m)
Meron (Land Near), Harray, Orkney
Received 24 Aug 2012 - Decided12/621/AMC
Erect a replacement house with detached garage (following permission in principle - 09/364/PIP)
Nether Gaira (Land Near), South Ronaldsay, Orkney
Received 24 Aug 2012 - Decided12/622/TPP
Erect a 20kW wind turbine (max height 27.2m)
Redland (Land Near), Redland Road, Firth, Orkney
Received 24 Aug 2012 - Decided12/623/TPP
Erect a 5kW wind turbine (max height 15m)
Crook (Land Near), South Ronaldsay, Orkney
Received 26 Aug 2012 - Decided12/624/TPP
Erect a 5kW wind turbine (max height 15m)
Roeberry (Land Near), South Ronaldsay, Orkney
Received 26 Aug 2012 - Withdrawn/Returned12/625/TPP
Erect a 20kW wind turbine (max height 22m)
Noltland Links (Land Near), Westray, Orkney
Received 27 Aug 2012 - Decided12/626/TPP
Erect a 20kW wind turbine (max height 27.2m)
Eastabist (Land Near), Dounby, Orkney
Received 27 Aug 2012 - Decided12/627/AMC
Erect a replacement house with air source heat pump and solar panels and erect a detached garage (following permission in principle - 10/109/PIP)
Hallbreck (Land Near), Rendall, Orkney
Received 27 Aug 2012 - Decided12/628/TPP
Erect a 20kW wind turbine (max height 27.2m)
Estaben (Land Near), Redland Road, Firth, Orkney
Received 27 Aug 2012 - Decided12/631/PP
Erect a conservatory
Whistlebrae, Rue Road, Sanday, Orkney, KW17 2AZ
Received 28 Aug 2012 - Decided12/632/TPP
Erect a 5kW wind turbine (max height 18.2m)
Westquoy (Land Near), Germiston Road, Orphir, Orkney
Received 28 Aug 2012 - Decided12/633/PP
Erect training studio with ancillary kitchen, dining room and toilets and construct vehicular access and parking spaces
Upper Housegarth, Quoyloo, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3LY
Received 29 Aug 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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