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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9,639 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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. Decided13/444/PP

    Erect 2 GP sheds

    Appiehouse, Harray, Orkney, KW17 2JR

    Received 24 Oct 2013
  2. Decided13/445/PP

    Erect a house with integral garage, install an air source heat pump and create an access (amendment to approval of 12/084/PP)

    Skibbowick (Plot 10) (Land Near), Tankerness, Orkney

    Received 25 Oct 2013
  3. Decided13/446/PP

    Erect an integral garage

    Skibboquoy, Tankerness, Orkney, KW17 2QS

    Received 28 Oct 2013
  4. Decided13/447/PP

    Erect a GP shed (retrospective)

    Northfield, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2RZ

    Received 28 Oct 2013
  5. Decided13/448/TPP

    Erect a 5kW wind turbine (max height 17.8m)

    Upper Breckquoy (Land Near), Holm, Orkney, KW17 2SD

    Received 28 Oct 2013
  6. Decided13/449/PP

    Erect a health centre and create car park and access

    Heatherlea Surgery (Land Near), Eday, Orkney, KW17 2AB

    Received 28 Oct 2013
  7. Decided13/450/PIP

    Siting of a house

    Hooan, Westside, Westray, KW17 2DD

    Received 29 Oct 2013
  8. Decided13/451/LB

    Install a rooflight and create shower room

    18 East Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HZ

    Received 29 Oct 2013
  9. Decided13/452/PP

    Change of use of former church to visitor centre and cafe, install replacement timber windows and erect lean-to extension with slate roof and fully-glazed walls

    Former St Andrews Kirk, The Old Schoolhouse, Tankerness, Orkney, KW17 2QT

    Received 29 Oct 2013
  10. Decided13/453/PP

    Erect a GP shed

    Skaill Farm, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3LR

    Received 29 Oct 2013
  11. Decided13/454/PP

    Demolish garage and erect a detached domestic annexe

    18 East Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HZ

    Received 31 Oct 2013
  12. Decided13/455/PP

    Install an air source heat pump (retrospective)

    49 Scapa Crescent, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1RL

    Received 31 Oct 2013
  13. Decided13/456/TPP

    Erect a 20kW wind turbine (max height 27.2m)

    Skerpie (Land Near), Ness Road, Burray, Orkney, KW17 2TA

    Received 31 Oct 2013
  14. Decided13/457/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Millburn Farm, Lyde Road, Harray, Orkney, KW17 2LA

    Received 31 Oct 2013
  15. Withdrawn/Returned13/458/PP

    Erect a replacement house with integral garage, install an air source heat pump and create an access

    Bea (Land Near), Harray, Orkney, KW17 2LE

    Received 1 Nov 2013
  16. Decided13/459/TPP

    Erect a 5kW wind turbine (max height 17.8m) (To supersede planning permission 13/339/TPP)

    Comelybank (Land Near), Stronsay, Orkney, KW17 2AF

    Received 1 Nov 2013
  17. Decided13/460/TPP

    Erect a 6kW wind turbine (max height 17.8m)

    Sandybank (Land Near), Stronsay, Orkney, KW17 2AE

    Received 4 Nov 2013
  18. Decided13/461/PP

    Change of use from retail to a betting office

    31 Bridge Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HR

    Received 4 Nov 2013
  19. Decided13/462/LB

    Display an advertisement

    31 Bridge Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HR

    Received 4 Nov 2013
  20. Decided13/463/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Croyhouse, Eday, Orkney, KW17 2AB

    Received 4 Nov 2013
  21. Decided13/464/TPP

    Erect a 5kW wind turbine (max height 17.8m)

    Greenfield (Land Near), Carness Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1UE

    Received 4 Nov 2013
  22. Decided13/465/TC

    Fell two semi-mature trees

    The Royal Bank Of Scotland, Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DP

    Received 4 Nov 2013
  23. Decided13/466/TPP

    Erect a 6kW wind turbine (max height 17.8m)

    Midquoy (Land Near), Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RE

    Received 4 Nov 2013
  24. Decided13/467/LB

    Install a street name plate

    19 Church Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BA

    Received 6 Nov 2013

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Researching a proposal in Orkney Islands

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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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