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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
11,981Searchable applications
139Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 10,077 approved or refused records
434Refused applications

9,643 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Sept 1979 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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. Decided19/305/PIP

    Siting of a house

    Cooperhouse (Land Near), Northside Road, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LU

    Received 13 Aug 2019
  2. Decided19/306/PP

    Import soil for agricultural land improvement

    Veltigar (Land Near), Tankerness, Orkney,

    Received 15 Aug 2019
  3. Decided19/307/PP

    Erect a GP shed

    Windbreck (Land Near), Ourigar Road, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2TG

    Received 19 Aug 2019
  4. Decided19/308/PP

    Erect a heritage centre with an air source heat pump, alter an access and install a foul drainage system

    Heritage Centre, Russness Road, Wyre, Orkney, KW17 2QA

    Received 19 Aug 2019
  5. Decided19/309/HH

    Extend a house

    Sunnyvale, Village Road, Burray, Orkney, KW17 2SS

    Received 20 Aug 2019
  6. Decided19/310/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Branstane, Branstane Road, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DD

    Received 21 Aug 2019
  7. Decided19/312/MAR

    Install feed barge

    Chalmers Hope, Scapa Flow, Orkney

    Received 21 Aug 2019
  8. Decided19/313/LB

    Extend and carry out alterations to pumping station

    Scapa Flow Visitor Centre, Hoy, Orkney, KW16 3NT

    Received 22 Aug 2019
  9. Decided19/314/HH

    Extend a house (amendment to 19/076/HH)

    17 Station Square, St Marys, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2SE

    Received 22 Aug 2019
  10. Decided19/315/WL

    Install a 220 kV AC subsea cable

    Warebeth, Orkney

    Received 23 Aug 2019
  11. Withdrawn/Returned19/316/PP

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

    Brekkaby (Land Near), Rousay, Orkney

    Received 23 Aug 2019
  12. Decided19/317/PP

    Form an opening in wall, install a gate and create an access track

    Holland Water Service Reservoir (Land Near), Hollandstoun, North Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2BE

    Received 23 Aug 2019
  13. Unknown18/377/NMV/01

    Addition of precast stone products to elevations, skews, window surrounds/sills & corner quoins

    Marinvale, Berstane Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1SZ

    Received 26 Aug 2019
  14. Decided19/318/PP

    Erect house with an air source heat pump and an outbuilding

    Breckan (Land Near), Rousay, Orkney

    Received 27 Aug 2019
  15. Decided19/319/PN

    Install antennae and associated works

    Telephone Exchange (Land Near) Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QQ

    Received 27 Aug 2019
  16. Decided19/320/VR

    Vary condition 5 of planning permission 13/192/PP (affordable housing provision)

    Souley (Land Near), Orphir Village, Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RB

    Received 27 Aug 2019
  17. Decided19/321/PP

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

    Longabar (Land Near), Birsay, Orkney

    Received 28 Aug 2019
  18. Decided19/322/PP

    Erect a house with detached garage, air source heat pump and install a tennis court

    Fairview, Longhope, Hoy, Orkney

    Received 30 Aug 2019
  19. Decided19/323/AMC

    Erect a house with a detached garage and install an air source heat pump (following permission - 19/110/PIP)

    Weaverhall Cottage, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3JP

    Received 2 Sept 2019
  20. Withdrawn/Returned19/324/HH

    Erect a domestic shed

    Whistlebrae, Rue Road, Sanday, Orkney, KW17 2AZ

    Received 4 Sept 2019
  21. Decided19/325/PP

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

    Verdun (Land Near), Dounby, Orkney, KW17 2HN

    Received 4 Sept 2019
  22. Decided19/326/AMC

    Erect a house with a detached garage (following permission - 18/113/PIP)

    Ploverhall (Land Near), Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QJ

    Received 4 Sept 2019
  23. Decided19/327/PP

    Erect an agricultural shed including slatted byre

    Netherfiold, Aikerness Road, Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DN

    Received 4 Sept 2019
  24. Decided19/328/HH

    Erect a shed/garage

    Fairview, Rosemount Road, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3JA

    Received 9 Sept 2019

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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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