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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9,642 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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. Decided18/192/HH

    Alter and extend a house

    Harbour House, Sanday, Orkney, KW17 2BJ

    Received 8 May 2018
  2. Decided18/193/MARCON

    Construction, operation, deposit and decommissioning of wave energy converter

    Billia Croo, Stromness, Orkney

    Received 14 May 2018
  3. Decided18/194/SCR

    Screening opinion request to construct an electricity substation

    Heddle Hill (Land Near), Firth, Orkney

    Received 15 May 2018
  4. Decided18/195/PP

    Install replacement windows and door

    30 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DN

    Received 15 May 2018
  5. Decided18/197/LB

    Install replacement window

    25 Victoria Street Kirkwall Orkney Islands KW15 1DN

    Received 14 May 2018
  6. Decided18/198/PP

    Import soil for agricultural land improvement

    Westersands, Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QQ

    Received 16 May 2018
  7. Decided18/199/PN

    Install a telecommunications box

    Glenerne (Land Near), Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DB

    Received 16 May 2018
  8. Decided18/200/PP

    Change of use of part of store (Class 6) to micro brewery (Class 4)

    Big Store, Gill Pier, Westray, Orkney

    Received 17 May 2018
  9. Decided18/201/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Fogralea, Bloomfield Road, Burray, Orkney, KW17 2SS

    Received 18 May 2018
  10. Decided18/202/HH

    Extend a house and install an air source heat pump

    Burgar, Quoyness Road, Hoy, Orkney, KW16 3NJ

    Received 18 May 2018
  11. Decided18/204/AMC

    Erect a house with an air source heat pump (following permission in principle 15/141/PIP)

    Plot 1 Newgarth, Sandwick, Orkney

    Received 21 May 2018
  12. Decided18/205/PP

    Paint walls and install an air source heat pump

    39 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HQ

    Received 21 May 2018
  13. Decided18/206/AD

    Display signage

    Boat Yard (Land Near), Grainshore Road, Hatston, Kirkwall

    Received 22 May 2018
  14. Decided18/207/PP

    Change of use of land from agriculture to domestic

    Newton (Land Near), South Ronaldsay, Orkney

    Received 28 May 2018
  15. Decided18/208/HH

    Extend a house

    Hackland Cottage, Hackland Road, Rendall, Orkney KW17 2HG

    Received 28 May 2018
  16. Decided18/209/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house and create an access (one for one)

    Minora, Harray, Orkney

    Received 28 May 2018
  17. Decided18/210/PN

    Install shelters, barriers and bollards

    Kirkwall Airport, St Andrews, Orkney

    Received 28 May 2018
  18. Decided18/211/HH

    Extend a house, re-roof and re-clad

    White Pow, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DR

    Received 28 May 2018
  19. Decided18/212/SCR

    Screening opinion request for sand extraction

    Cara Links, South Ronaldsay, Orkney

    Received 28 May 2018
  20. Decided18/213/PP

    Change of use from function rooms to agricultural storage

    Balfour Mains, Sandyhill Road, Shapinsay, Orkney, KW17 2DY

    Received 29 May 2018
  21. Decided18/214/APN

    Erect replacement byre

    Aikers, Yinstay Road, Tankerness, St Andrews, Orkney, KW17 2QS

    Received 29 May 2018
  22. Decided18/215/PP

    Change of use of land from agricultural to domestic and erect a polycrub

    The Hill, Stronsay, Orkney, KW17 2AT

    Received 30 May 2018
  23. Decided18/216/PP

    Change of use of pavement area to outside seating area

    Kirkwall Hotel, Harbour Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1LE

    Received 31 May 2018
  24. Decided18/217/HH

    Extend a house

    Elhamcha, Kingfisher Road, Orphir Village, Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RB

    Received 31 May 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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