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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9,643 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided19/395/HH

    Erect a polycrub

    The Sheiling, Bignold Park Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1PT

    Received 25 Nov 2019
  2. Decided19/396/LB

    Install an air source heat pump

    11 East Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HZ

    Received 25 Nov 2019
  3. Decided19/397/HH

    Extend a house and alter dormer windows

    Red House, Grassick Court, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1UR

    Received 25 Nov 2019
  4. Decided19/398/PIP

    Siting of a house

    Lower Valley (Land Near), Smoogro Road, Orphir, Orkney

    Received 26 Nov 2019
  5. Decided19/399/PP

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

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

    Received 26 Nov 2019
  6. Decided19/400/PP

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

    Lower Cassie, Sunnybank Road, St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1TP

    Received 27 Nov 2019
  7. Decided19/401/PP

    Install an air source heat pump (retrospective)

    Kristen Linklater Voice Centre, Housegarth Road, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3LY

    Received 29 Nov 2019
  8. Unknown19/229/NMV/01

    Change windows, doors and colour of cladding

    Muirhouse, Orphir, Orkney

    Received 29 Nov 2019
  9. Decided19/402/PP

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

    Fea Hill, Tankerness, Orkney, KW17 2QS

    Received 2 Dec 2019
  10. Decided19/403/PP

    Demolish a house and erect a replacement house with an air source heat pump (one for one)

    Quanterness Farm, St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1TY

    Received 2 Dec 2019
  11. Decided19/404/PP

    Erect two semi-detached houses with air source heat pumps

    Souley (Land Near), Orphir, Orkney

    Received 2 Dec 2019
  12. Decided19/405/PP

    Install five electric vehicle charge points

    ICIT Heriot Watt University, Ground Floor, Block 1 Old Academy Business Centre, Back Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3AW

    Received 2 Dec 2019
  13. Decided19/407/PP

    Erect an agricultural shed

    Farewell, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2TW

    Received 3 Dec 2019
  14. Decided19/408/PP

    Erect a slatted byre (retrospective)

    Redland, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3LN

    Received 2 Dec 2019
  15. Decided19/409/LB

    Install secondary glazing and install a rooflight

    21-23 Bridge Street, Kirkwall, KW15 1HR

    Received 2 Dec 2019
  16. Decided19/411/PP

    Change of use from former police station to office (Class 4) (retrospective)

    Police Station, North End Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3AG

    Received 3 Dec 2019
  17. Decided19/412/HH

    Erect a domestic outbuilding

    10 King Haakon Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1PZ

    Received 4 Dec 2019
  18. Decided19/413/LB

    Alterations to gravestones to meet repair standards (part retrospective)

    St Magnus Cathedral, Broad Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DH

    Received 5 Dec 2019
  19. Withdrawn/Returned19/414/PP

    Demolish a house, and erect a house with an integral garage and an air source heat pump

    The Rosary, Downies Lane, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3EP

    Received 6 Dec 2019
  20. Decided19/415/PP

    Erect 8 semi-detached houses and associated infrastructure

    Kirk Park (Land Near), Orphir, Orkney

    Received 6 Dec 2019
  21. Decided19/416/EB

    Install three terminal poles

    Rackwick Bay, Hoy, Orkney

    Received 6 Dec 2019
  22. Decided19/417/PP

    Erect a house with detached garage, a ground source heat pump and create an access

    Rothiesholm, Stronsay, Orkney

    Received 9 Dec 2019
  23. Decided19/418/AD

    Display fascia signage and a projecting sign

    Santander, 22 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HL

    Received 9 Dec 2019
  24. Decided19/419/PP

    Reinstate and extend a house with an air source heat pump and a detached garage and create an access

    Cott Of Myre, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3JD

    Received 10 Dec 2019

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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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