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9,639 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Decided15/460/PP

    Erect a control kiosk

    Merrimans Noust, Stromness, Orkney

    Received 21 Sept 2015
  2. Withdrawn/Returned15/461/PPMAJ

    Erect 46 houses including access

    Carness Road (Land Near), Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1TD

    Received 23 Sept 2015
  3. Decided15/462/PN

    Reposition 1 overhead 11kv line and 2 underground cables

    Holland House (Land Near), Church Road, Harray, Orkney, KW17 2LQ

    Received 23 Sept 2015
  4. Withdrawn/Returned15/463/PIP

    Siting of a house for a retiring farmer

    Garth, South Ronaldsay

    Received 24 Sept 2015
  5. Decided15/464/PP

    Erect a house

    Redlums (Land Near), Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PR

    Received 24 Sept 2015
  6. Decided15/465/PP

    Widen access

    Brodera House, Hatston Brae, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1RD

    Received 24 Sept 2015
  7. Decided15/466/AMC

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

    Former Lobster Ponds (Land Near), Tingwall, Rendall

    Received 25 Sept 2015
  8. Decided15/467/PIP

    Create 4 house sites and an access

    Heddle Road, Finstown

    Received 25 Sept 2015
  9. Decided15/468/PP

    Extend a shed and erect a wall (part retrospective)

    Oaklea, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2RY

    Received 25 Sept 2015
  10. Decided15/469/PP

    Install double glazed units in existing windows

    Kirkwall Baptist Church, Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 29 Sept 2015
  11. Decided15/470/LB

    Install double glazed units in existing window

    Kirkwall Baptist Church, Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 29 Sept 2015
  12. Decided15/471/PP

    Change of use from allotment to a childrens play area

    Johnstons Road (Land Near), Rousay, Orkney

    Received 29 Sept 2015
  13. Decided15/472/TPP

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

    Airafea (Land Near), Airafea Road, Stronsay, Orkney, KW17 2AF

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  14. Decided15/473/TPP

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

    Linksness Road (Land Near), Stronsay, Orkney, KW17 2AT

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  15. Decided15/474/TPP

    Erect 2 6kW wind turbines (max height 17.8m)

    Huip (Land Near), Huip Road, Stronsay, Orkney, KW17 2AT

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  16. Decided15/476/TPP

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

    East Lairo (Land Near), Swartaquoy Road, Shapinsay, Orkney, KW17 2DZ

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  17. Decided15/477/TPP

    Erect 2 6kW wind turbines (max height 17.8m)

    Hilton (Land Near), Shapinsay, Orkney, KW17 2EA

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  18. Decided15/479/TPP

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

    Newbigging (Land Near), Hoy, Orkney, KW16 3PQ

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  19. Withdrawn/Returned15/480/TPP

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

    Noltland (Land Near), Noup Road, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DW

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  20. Decided15/481/TPP

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

    Lower Samsons (Land Near), Stronsay, Orkney, KW17 2AE

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  21. Decided15/482/TPP

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

    Old School House (Land Near), Hoy, Orkney, KW16 3PQ

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  22. Withdrawn/Returned15/483/TPP

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

    Hillhouse (Land Near), Hillside Road, Hoy, Orkney, KW16 3PQ

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  23. Decided15/484/TPP

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

    Seaview (Land Near), Hoy, Orkney, KW16 3NQ

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  24. Withdrawn/Returned15/485/TPP

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

    Daisybank (Land Near), Hoy, Orkney, KW16 3NQ

    Received 30 Sept 2015

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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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