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9,639 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

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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. Decided15/486/TPP

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

    Corse (Land Near), Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PT

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  2. Decided15/487/TPP

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

    Gorehouse (Lands Near), Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PR

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  3. Decided15/489/TPP

    Erect a 6kW wind turbine (max height 14.8m)

    Park (Land Near), Langbigging Road, Sanday, Orkney, KW17 2BP

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  4. Decided15/488/TPP

    Erect a 6kW wind turbine (max height 14.8m)

    Rue (Land Near), Rue Road, Sanday, Orkney, KW17 2AZ

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  5. Decided15/490/TPP

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

    Harbour View (Land Near), Shapinsay, Orkney, KW17 2DZ

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  6. Decided15/492/TPP

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

    Skibbowick (Land Near), Tankerness Hall Road, Tankerness, St Andrews, Orkney, KW17 2QS

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  7. Decided15/493/TPP

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

    Brigafea (Land Near), Tankerness Hall Road, Tankerness, St Andrews, Orkney, KW17 2QR

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  8. Decided15/494/TPP

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

    Hilldyke (Land Near), Midhouse Road, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2HR

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  9. Decided15/495/TPP

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

    Lower Breckquoy (Land Near), Cornquoy Road, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2SD

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  10. Decided15/496/TPP

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

    New Green (Land Near), Woodstock Road, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2SD

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  11. Decided15/497/TPP

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

    Millhouse (Land Near), Smittaldy Road, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DP

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  12. Decided15/498/TPP

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

    Hilltoft (Land Near), Littlequoy Road, Burray, Orkney, KW17 2SX

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  13. Decided15/499/TPP

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

    Scarquoy (Land Near), Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LN

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  14. Decided15/500/TPP

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

    Old School (Land Near), Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DE

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  15. Decided15/501/TPP

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

    Muce (Land Near), Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2NB

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  16. Decided15/503/TPP

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

    Stronsay Community Centre (Land Near), Stronsay, Orkney

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  17. Decided15/504/PP

    Extend existing studio to provide accommodation (amendment to 15/218/PP)

    Upper Housegarth (Land Near), Housegarth Road, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3LY

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  18. Decided15/505/PP

    Install an air source heat pump

    46 Hamnavoe, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3JQ

    Received 5 Oct 2015
  19. Decided15/506/PP

    Install an air source heat pump

    Swannay Brewery, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2NP

    Received 6 Oct 2015
  20. Decided15/507/PP

    Install an air source heat pump

    Bayview, East Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1LX

    Received 6 Oct 2015
  21. Decided15/508/PN

    Install a telecommunications box

    Roadside (Land Near), Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RB

    Received 7 Oct 2015
  22. Decided15/509/PN

    Install a telecommunications box

    West Cottage (Land Near), Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RA

    Received 7 Oct 2015
  23. Decided15/510/PN

    Install a telecommunications box

    Inkster Cottage (Land Near), Linnadale Road, Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RB

    Received 7 Oct 2015
  24. Decided15/512/TPP

    Erect a 25kW wind turbine (maximum height 22.13m)

    Muckle Rysa (Land Near), Hoy, Orkney, KW16 3NU

    Received 7 Oct 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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