PlanningTrack
Get started

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 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9,639 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information Planning and BuildingLocal plan Development and Marine Planning (policy)Pre-application advice Pre-application AdviceConservation areas Conservation Area Consent

Council contacts

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.

Conservation areas6 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected

Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.

Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)

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. Decided15/138/LB

    Display a sign and repaint existing cabinet

    54 & 56A Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HQ

    Received 20 Mar 2015
  2. Decided15/139/PP

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

    Burnside (Plot 2) (Land Near), Harray, Orkney KW17 2JR

    Received 23 Mar 2015
  3. Decided15/140/PP

    Install replacement draft tanks and bridge pipe

    Highland Park Distillery, Holm Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1SU

    Received 23 Mar 2015
  4. Decided15/141/PIP

    Demolish existing redundant building, siting of a house and create an access

    Newgarth (Plot 1) (Land Near), Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3JD

    Received 23 Mar 2015
  5. Decided15/142/PIP

    Demolish existing redundant building, siting of a house and create an access

    Newgarth (Plot 2) (Land Near), Sandwick, Orkney KW16 3JD

    Received 23 Mar 2015
  6. Decided15/143/PIP

    Demolish existing redundant building, siting of a house and create an access

    Newgarth (Plot 3) (Land Near), Sandwick, Orkney KW16 3JD

    Received 25 Mar 2015
  7. Decided15/144/PP

    Erect a house with integral garage (subdivision of domestic curtilage) and create an access

    East Green, Howe Road, Birsay, Orkney KW17 2NB

    Received 25 Mar 2015
  8. Decided15/145/AMC

    Demolish existing redundant buildings, erect a house with an air source heat pump and create an access (following permission in principle - 13/279/PIP)

    North Dawn (Land Near), Moss Road, Holm, Orkney KW17 2SA

    Received 25 Mar 2015
  9. Decided15/146/PP

    Install an air source heat pump

    4 Mackenzies Drive, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1FE

    Received 26 Mar 2015
  10. Decided15/147/LB

    Reinstate chimney, replace cast iron rainwater goods and replace existing rooflights with conservation rooflights

    West End Hotel, 14 Main Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1BU

    Received 26 Mar 2015
  11. Decided15/148/PP

    Reinstate chimney, replace cast iron rainwater goods and replace existing rooflights with conservation rooflights

    West End Hotel, 14 Main Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1BU

    Received 26 Mar 2015
  12. Decided15/149/LB

    Remove church bellcote

    Kirkwall East Church, King Street Halls, King Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NN

    Received 26 Mar 2015
  13. Decided15/150/PP

    Block doorway, install an air source heat pump, replace windows, doors and a gate and paint walls, windows and doors

    80 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DQ

    Received 27 Mar 2015
  14. Decided15/151/LB

    Block doorway, install an air source heat pump, secondary glazing, replace windows, doors and a gate and paint walls, windows and doors

    80 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DQ

    Received 27 Mar 2015
  15. Decided15/152/PP

    Demolish existing house and erect a replacement house with an air source heat pump and create an access

    Scruit (Land Near), Lochside Road, Birsay Orkney

    Received 27 Mar 2015
  16. Decided15/153/VR

    Vary condition 1 of planning permission 13/102/VR to extend consent for stone extraction by nine months to 31st December 2015

    Liddle's Quarry, Scorradale Road, Orphir, Orkney

    Received 30 Mar 2015
  17. Decided15/154/PP

    Erect a house with an air source heat pump and solar panels and create an access (amendment to approval of 13/311/PP)

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

    Received 30 Mar 2015
  18. Decided15/155/PP

    Extend a house and install an air source heat pump

    27 Rope Walk, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1XJ

    Received 31 Mar 2015
  19. Decided15/156/PP

    Erect a house with an air source heat pump and create an access

    24 Thoms Street (Land Near), Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1PN

    Received 31 Mar 2015
  20. Decided15/157/PP

    Demolish existing storage shed, erect a workshop and install a septic tank

    Sheila Fleet Jewellery, Gransetter Road, Tankerness, St Andrews, Orkney, KW17 2QT

    Received 1 Apr 2015
  21. Decided15/158/PP

    Extend a house

    Insa-Bi-Seatter, Hundland Road, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LP

    Received 1 Apr 2015
  22. Decided15/159/PP

    Install an air source heat pump (retrospective)

    J C Tulloch General Grocers, Pierowall, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DH

    Received 1 Apr 2015
  23. Decided15/160/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Tufta, Bimbister Road, Harray, Orkney, KW17 2JR

    Received 1 Apr 2015
  24. Decided15/161/TC

    Fell two trees and pruning works to 16 trees

    West End House, St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2SN

    Received 1 Apr 2015

Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.

View all applications

Researching a proposal in Orkney Islands

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

All planning guides

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning application documents: what to read first

    Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning permission drawings: how to read plans

    Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Property research · 13 min read

    Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics

    Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.

    UK research
    Published Updated

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.

Check collection coverage

More planning authorities in Scotland

Browse all authorities