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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9,639 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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. Decided15/539/MARPN

    Install maturation lights

    Meil Bay, St Ola, Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 28 Oct 2015
  2. Decided15/540/MARPN

    Install maturation lighting

    Quanterness, Wide Firth, Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 28 Oct 2015
  3. Decided15/541/PP

    Change of use from agricultural to a telecommunications compound, install a control cabin and radar scanner

    Ness Farm (Land Near), Shapinsay, Orkney, KW17 2EB

    Received 28 Oct 2015
  4. Decided15/542/PP

    Erect a house with a detached garage

    Steinflett, Deerness

    Received 28 Oct 2015
  5. Decided15/544/AMCMAJ

    Erect 20 houses with air source heat pumps and create access (following planning in permission - 14/269/PIPMAJ)

    Walliwall (Land Near), Old Finstown Road, Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 29 Oct 2015
  6. Decided15/545/PP

    Install a patio and erect a shed

    South Walls & Brims Community Centre Longhope Hoy Orkney Islands

    Received 30 Oct 2015
  7. Decided15/546/PP

    Extend a building

    Orkney Builders, Crowness Road, St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1RG

    Received 30 Oct 2015
  8. Decided15/543/PP

    Change of Use from Lobster Ponds to Wildlife Centre

    Former Lobster Ponds, Tingwall, Rendall

    Received 2 Nov 2015
  9. Decided15/547/PP

    Extend a house and erect a garage (part retrospective)

    Glenduron, St Marys, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2RS

    Received 2 Nov 2015
  10. Decided15/548/PP

    Erect a garage

    Orkney Sea Cadets, St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1SD

    Received 3 Nov 2015
  11. Decided15/549/TPP

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

    Brough (Land Near), Greenfield, St Andrews, Orkney, KW17 2QG

    Received 4 Nov 2015
  12. Decided15/550/PP

    Replace windows, paint external walls, replace guttering and replace balustrades

    Howglen, 2 Willowburn Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NE

    Received 6 Nov 2015
  13. Decided15/551/TPP

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

    1 Rusness (Land Near), Sanday, Orkney, KW17 2BP

    Received 9 Nov 2015
  14. Decided15/552/TPP

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

    Newbigging (Land Near), Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2ND

    Received 9 Nov 2015
  15. Decided15/553/PN

    Replace existing S8000 cabinet and alterations to antenna

    Wideford Hill Radio Site, St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1TY

    Received 6 Nov 2015
  16. Decided15/554/PP

    Erect a house and install an air source heat pump

    Eastbrae Plot 1 (Formerly Plot 1d), Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3HS

    Received 12 Nov 2015
  17. Decided15/555/PP

    Subdivision of domestic curtilage, erection of house and installation of air source heat pump.

    Orcades, Moss Road, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2SA

    Received 12 Nov 2015
  18. Decided15/556/PP

    Erect a house and install an air source heat pump

    Eastbrae Plot 5, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3HS

    Received 12 Nov 2015
  19. Decided15/557/PP

    Erect a house and install an air source heat pump

    Eastbrae Plot 4 (Formerly Plot 1a), Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3HS

    Received 12 Nov 2015
  20. Decided15/558/PN

    Install a cabinet, replace existing cabinet and replace 3 existing antennas

    Northern Constabulary Mast, Maraquoy, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3JU

    Received 13 Nov 2015
  21. Decided15/559/PP

    Erect a house and install an air source heat pump

    Eastbrae Plot 2 (Formerly Plot 1c), Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3HS

    Received 12 Nov 2015
  22. Decided15/560/PN

    Removal of 4 existing telecommunications antennas, replacing with 3 new antennas and installation of 1 new microwave dish

    North Ronaldsay Radio Site, North Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2BG

    Received 12 Nov 2015
  23. Decided15/561/PN

    Erect a 11KV substation

    Evie Primary School, Evie, Orkney

    Received 12 Nov 2015
  24. Decided15/562/PP

    Erect a house and install an air source heat pump

    Eastbrae Plot 3 (Formerly Plot 1b), Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3HS

    Received 13 Nov 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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