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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9,643 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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. Decided20/157/PP

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

    Eastra (Land Near), Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3HS

    Received 20 Apr 2020
  2. Decided20/158/MARCON

    Removal and decommissioning of wave energy converter from seabed

    Billia Croo Stromness, Orkney

    Received 17 Apr 2020
  3. Decided20/159/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Nether Hammer, Greeny Road, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2HR

    Received 24 Apr 2020
  4. Decided20/160/MARSS

    Screening and scoping request to install a feed barge at an existing fish farm site

    Lyrawa Bay, Scapa Flow, Orkney

    Received 27 Apr 2020
  5. Decided20/161/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house (one for one)

    Heatherhall, Littlequoy Road, Burray, Orkney, KW17 2SX

    Received 27 Apr 2020
  6. Decided20/162/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Fea, Moss Road, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2SA

    Received 28 Apr 2020
  7. Decided20/163/PN

    Install six antenna and ancillary apparatus

    Wideford Hill, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1TS

    Received 28 Apr 2020
  8. Decided20/164/AD

    Display an information board and a stone waymarker (retrospective)

    Orkneyinga Saga Centre, Gyre Road, Orphir, Orkney

    Received 29 Apr 2020
  9. Withdrawn/Returned20/165/HH

    Re-roof, install replacement windows and doors, and paint external walls

    72 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BS

    Received 29 Apr 2020
  10. Decided20/166/AD

    Display an information board and a stone waymarker (retrospective)

    St Magnus Church, The Palace, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LX

    Received 29 Apr 2020
  11. Decided20/167/HH

    Extend a house and install an air source heat pump

    Norhaven, Cromwell Drive, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NR

    Received 30 Apr 2020
  12. Decided20/168/AD

    Display an information board and a stone waymarker (retrospective)

    Egilsay Pier Waiting Room (Land Near), Egilsay, Orkney

    Received 30 Apr 2020
  13. Decided20/169/MARSS

    Screening and scoping request to install a feed barge at an existing fish farm site

    Pegal Bay, Scapa Flow, Orkney

    Received 29 Apr 2020
  14. Decided20/170/PP

    Erect an artist studio and gallery and install an air source heat pump

    Daisy Cottage, Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RB

    Received 1 May 2020
  15. Decided20/171/PP

    Erect an agricultural shed

    Veltigar Farm House, St Andrews, Orkney, KW17 2QU

    Received 1 May 2020
  16. Decided20/172/AD

    Display an information board and stone waymarker (retrospective)

    Carpark (Land Near), Finstown, Orkney

    Received 1 May 2020
  17. Decided20/173/AD

    Display an information board (retrospective)

    Tingwall Pier (Land Near), Tingwall, Orkney

    Received 4 May 2020
  18. Decided20/174/PP

    Convert a domestic garage to a self-catering unit and install an air source heat pump

    Maydene, Moss Road, Holm, Orkney, KW17 2SA

    Received 4 May 2020
  19. Decided20/175/PP

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

    Cairn House (Land Near), Rousay, Orkney

    Received 5 May 2020
  20. Decided20/176/HH

    Install an air source heat pump

    Schoolhouse, Shapinsay, Orkney, KW17 2DY

    Received 11 May 2020
  21. Unknown19/417/NMV/01

    Relocation of soak away within the domestic curtilage

    Rothiesholm, Stronsay, Orkney

    Received 11 May 2020
  22. Decided20/177/HH

    Extend a house

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

    Received 11 May 2020
  23. Decided20/178/PP

    Erect a house with an air source heat pump

    Sutherland Drive (Plot 4), St Marys, Holm, Orkney

    Received 11 May 2020
  24. Decided20/179/PIP

    Siting of a house (subdivision of curtilage)

    Ha'Well, Shore Road, St Andrews, Orkney, KW17 2QT

    Received 12 May 2020

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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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