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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
11,978Searchable 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9,639 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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. Decided13/297/PP

    Demolish porch and utility room and extend a house

    Gears, Toab, Orkney, KW17 2QG

    Received 16 Jul 2013
  2. Decided13/298/PP

    Erect a slatted byre

    Lower Bigging, Hackland Road, Rendall, Orkney, KW17 2EY

    Received 16 Jul 2013
  3. Decided13/299/PP

    Erect a house

    Hilters (Land Near), Manse Road, Longhope, Hoy, Orkney, KW16 3PA

    Received 17 Jul 2013
  4. Decided13/300/PN

    Install a substation

    Elnor (Land Near), Skelwick, Westray, Orkney

    Received 17 Jul 2013
  5. Decided13/301/PP

    Erect a garage

    Aurora, Evie, Orkney, KW17 2NN

    Received 18 Jul 2013
  6. Decided13/302/PP

    Extend a house, erect a detached garage and install an air source heat pump

    4 Manse Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1BS

    Received 19 Jul 2013
  7. Decided13/303/PP

    Replace a window

    4 Ness Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DL

    Received 23 Jul 2013
  8. Decided13/304/LB

    Replace a window

    4 Ness Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DL

    Received 23 Jul 2013
  9. Decided13/305/PP

    Extend a house to create a granny annexe and install an air source heat pump

    Anchor View, Hatston Brae, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1RD

    Received 24 Jul 2013
  10. Decided13/306/AMC

    Erect a replacement house (following permission in principle - 11/222/PIP)

    Halley Farm (Land Near), Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QL

    Received 24 Jul 2013
  11. Decided13/307/PP

    Install an air source heat pump

    Keldavatn, Church Road, Harray, Orkney, KW17 2LD

    Received 25 Jul 2013
  12. Decided13/308/LB

    Repair exterior and internal alterations for domestic use

    Brough House (The Gig House), Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DB

    Received 25 Jul 2013
  13. Decided13/309/PP

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

    South Hamar (Land Near), Tuquoy Road, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DR

    Received 25 Jul 2013
  14. Decided13/310/PP

    Install a dormer window with balcony and install an air source heat pump

    Kyushu, Wardhill Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3HS

    Received 29 Jul 2013
  15. Decided13/311/PP

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

    Greenfield (Plot 6B) (Land Near), Toab, Orkney

    Received 29 Jul 2013
  16. Decided13/312/PP

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

    Braeland (Land Near), South Ronaldsay, Orkney

    Received 30 Jul 2013
  17. Decided13/313/PP

    Erect an agricultural building

    Biggings, Toab, Orkney, KW17 2QG

    Received 30 Jul 2013
  18. Decided13/314/PP

    Erect an agricultural building for cattle housing with a slatted tank

    Odiness, Stronsay, Orkney, KW17 2AG

    Received 30 Jul 2013
  19. Decided13/315/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Ness, Shapinsay, Orkney, KW17 2EB

    Received 30 Jul 2013
  20. Decided13/316/PP

    Extend a house

    Cruhammer, 4 Quoybanks Drive, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1EJ

    Received 1 Aug 2013
  21. Decided13/317/PP

    Form opening in ground floor gable wall and install garage door, lime point wall and replace upper floor window cill

    14 Graham Place, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BY

    Received 31 Jul 2013
  22. Decided13/318/LB

    Form opening in ground floor gable wall and install garage door, lime point wall and replace upper floor window cill

    14 Graham Place, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BY

    Received 31 Jul 2013
  23. Decided13/320/PP

    Erect a slatted court

    Quanterness Farm, St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1TY

    Received 31 Jul 2013
  24. Decided13/321/SCR

    Screening opinion request to reopen a quarry

    Quarry, Rapness, Westray, Orkney

    Received 1 Aug 2013

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Researching a proposal in Orkney Islands

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How to search planning applications

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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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