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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9,642 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided18/167/PP

    Install four air source heat pumps

    Deerness Community Centre, Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QH

    Received 24 Apr 2018
  2. Decided18/168/PP

    Change of use from shop to a house and extend (re-submission of 17/392/PP)

    Feastown, Sanday, Orkney, KW17 2AY

    Received 24 Apr 2018
  3. Decided18/169/MARCON

    Temporary extension to pier

    St Margarets Hope Pier, St Margarets Hope, Orkney

    Received 24 Apr 2018
  4. Decided18/170/PP

    Temporary change of use of agricultural land to archaeological dig site, create parking areas, and siting of temporary buildings and structures (retrospective)

    Loch View, Stenness, Orkney, KW16 3JZ

    Received 24 Apr 2018
  5. Decided18/171/PP

    Erect an agricultural shed

    Hill Hall (Land Near), Haybrake Road, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2TJ

    Received 25 Apr 2018
  6. Decided18/173/MARCON

    Extend marshalling area

    Ferry Terminal, St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney

    Received 20 Apr 2018
  7. Decided18/174/HH

    Erect a detached garage

    Heatherquoy, Inganess Road, St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1SR

    Received 25 Apr 2018
  8. Decided18/175/PP

    Change of use of domestic outbuilding to vehicle repair garage

    Kaligar, Bryameadow Road, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3JD

    Received 26 Apr 2018
  9. Decided18/176/PP

    Erect a house with an integral garage and create an access (amendment to 06/624/PPF)

    Briarlea, Newark Road, Harray, Orkney, KW17 2JT

    Received 26 Apr 2018
  10. Withdrawn/Returned18/177/PP

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

    Towerhill (Plot 4), St Ola

    Received 27 Apr 2018
  11. Decided18/178/PP

    Change of use from self-catering to domestic (retrospective)

    Lower Barn, Evie Village, Evie, Orkney, KW17 2PJ

    Received 27 Apr 2018
  12. Decided18/179/HH

    Extend a house

    Eildon, Tankerness, Orkney

    Received 27 Apr 2018
  13. Decided18/180/PP

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

    Coplands Drive (Plot 38), Stromness, Orkney

    Received 27 Apr 2018
  14. Decided18/181/PP

    Paint windows and door

    52/54 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HQ

    Received 27 Apr 2018
  15. Decided18/182/LB

    Paint windows and door

    52/54 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HQ

    Received 27 Apr 2018
  16. Decided18/183/HH

    Extend a house

    Stank, Heatherybraes Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3JP

    Received 1 May 2018
  17. Withdrawn/Returned18/184/AMC

    Erect a house with an air source heat pump (following permission in principle 16/578/PIP)

    Plot 4 Sunnyside, St Ola

    Received 2 May 2018
  18. Decided18/185/S36SCO

    Scoping opinion request for proposed Section 36 application for 30 x wind turbines (max height 125m)

    Hoy, Orkney

    Received 2 May 2018
  19. Decided18/186/PP

    Install an air source heat pump

    The Life Centre, East Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1LX

    Received 2 May 2018
  20. Decided18/187/PP

    Erect a house with an integral garage

    Meadow Caravan (Land Near) Sanday Orkney Islands KW17 2BA

    Received 3 May 2018
  21. Decided18/188/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Northbigging, Dounby, Orkney

    Received 4 May 2018
  22. Decided18/189/PP

    Install replacement windows, and paint wall and downpipe

    63 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DN

    Received 4 May 2018
  23. Decided18/190/HH

    Install an air source heat pump (part retrospective)

    14A Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DN

    Received 8 May 2018
  24. Decided18/191/LB

    Install an air source heat pump with timber housing (part retrospective)

    14A Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DN

    Received 8 May 2018

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Researching a proposal in Orkney Islands

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How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

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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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