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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
137Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 10,076 approved or refused records
434Refused applications

9,642 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided18/011/LB

    Relocate 20m section of sheep dyke

    North Ronaldsay Airfield, North Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2BE

    Received 9 Jan 2018
  2. Decided18/012/HH

    Extend a house

    Lower Coubister, Burness Road, Firth, Orkney, KW17 2ET

    Received 10 Jan 2018
  3. Decided18/013/AD

    Display two signs

    The Orkney Distillery, Ayre Road, Kirkwall

    Received 11 Jan 2018
  4. Decided18/015/LB

    Display signage

    15 - 19 Bridge Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HR

    Received 11 Jan 2018
  5. Decided18/016/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Breckan, Deerness, Orkney

    Received 11 Jan 2018
  6. Decided18/017/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Huan, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3LS

    Received 12 Jan 2018
  7. Decided18/018/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Lower Hobbister, Germiston Road, Stenness, Orkney, KW16 3HQ

    Received 12 Jan 2018
  8. Decided18/019/HH

    Re-render gable and chimneys, install replacement sash and case windows and rainwater goods, and install an air source heat pump

    Norland, 10 South End, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DJ

    Received 15 Jan 2018
  9. Decided18/020/LB

    Re-render gable and chimneys, install replacement sash and case windows and rainwater goods, and install an air source heat pump

    Norland, 10 South End, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DJ

    Received 15 Jan 2018
  10. Decided18/021/HH

    Extend a house

    Quoygreen, Herston Road, Herston, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2RH

    Received 15 Jan 2018
  11. Decided18/022/PP

    Temporary change of use from a house to an office (class 4)

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

    Received 15 Jan 2018
  12. Decided18/023/HH

    Extend a house

    Aorangi, Cornquoy Road, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2SD

    Received 16 Jan 2018
  13. Decided18/024/PP

    Erect a composting toilet

    Graemsay Hall, Breckan Road, Graemsay, Orkney, KW16 3NG

    Received 16 Jan 2018
  14. Decided18/025/MARCON

    Install a mooring

    Inganess Bay, Orkney

    Received 17 Jan 2018
  15. Decided18/026/LB

    Alter existing windows to incorporate double glazing and draughtproofing and repaint

    Braebuster House, Braebuster Road, Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QL

    Received 22 Jan 2018
  16. Decided18/027/WL

    Create a tidal turbine mooring

    Inganess Bay, Orkney

    Received 22 Jan 2018
  17. Decided18/028/PP

    Extend a hostel and change of use of agricultural land to create parking

    Trumland Hostel, Rousay, Orkney

    Received 23 Jan 2018
  18. Decided18/029/PN

    Install a telecommunications box

    Greenbank (Land Near), Old Finstown Road, Grimbister, Orkney, KW15 1TT

    Received 24 Jan 2018
  19. Decided18/030/PN

    Install a telecommunications box

    Fursbreck (Land Near), Grimeston Road, Harray, Orkney, KW17 2JT

    Received 24 Jan 2018
  20. Decided18/031/PN

    Install a telecommunications box

    Brims (Land Near), Evie, Orkney, KW17 2PF

    Received 24 Jan 2018
  21. Decided18/032/HH

    Extend a house

    Kemver, St Andrews, Orkney, KW17 2QG

    Received 25 Jan 2018
  22. Decided18/033/PP

    Erect a house with an air source heat pump (resubmission of 17/469/PP)

    22 High Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1AZ

    Received 25 Jan 2018
  23. Decided18/034/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    West Linksness, Moaness Road, Hoy, Orkney, KW16 3NJ

    Received 26 Jan 2018
  24. Decided18/035/HH

    Extend a house

    Glenlee, Corston Road, Harray, Orkney, KW17 2LQ

    Received 26 Jan 2018

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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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