PlanningTrack
Get started

Scotland · Local authority

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9,643 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas6 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected

Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.

Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)

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. Decided20/277/LB

    Remove stone slates, install Welsh slates, fascia and replacement rainwater goods and reduce chimney stack (part retrospective)

    The Nook, 24 Main Street, Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 4 Aug 2020
  2. Decided20/278/HH

    Extend a house (resubmission of 20/134/HH)

    32A Clay Loan, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1QQ

    Received 7 Aug 2020
  3. Decided20/279/HH

    Extend a house and erect a detached garage

    Castleview, Herston Road, Herston, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2RH

    Received 10 Aug 2020
  4. Decided20/280/PP

    Erect a house with an air source heat pump

    Site 4, Westermill, Burray, Orkney

    Received 10 Aug 2020
  5. Unknown18/543/NMV/01

    Install four windows.

    Carness, Carness Road, St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1UE

    Received 10 Aug 2020
  6. Unknown19/102/NMV/01

    Increase size of lounge

    Blackha' (Land Near), Work Road, St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1UF

    Received 11 Aug 2020
  7. Decided20/281/HH

    Extend a house

    Forst, The Palace, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LX

    Received 12 Aug 2020
  8. Unknown19/321/NMV/01

    Extension of eaves fascia, on the south roof plane, over a 1.45m width, to facilitate inclusion and positioning of a fire escape rooflight, to comply with Building Regulations, in lieu of the previously proposed rooflight

    Longabar (Land Near), Birsay, Orkney

    Received 13 Aug 2020
  9. Decided20/282/HH

    Install an air source heat pump with housing

    The Legion Hall, Cromarty Square, St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2SN

    Received 13 Aug 2020
  10. Withdrawn/Returned20/283/HH

    Extend a house

    24 Meadow Drive, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1EY

    Received 14 Aug 2020
  11. Decided20/284/PP

    Erect a house with a detached garage and an air source heat pump and create an access (in-fill development)

    Cott Of Myre, Sandwick, Orkney, KW16 3JD

    Received 17 Aug 2020
  12. Decided20/285/PP

    Extend a house and sub-divide to create a self-catering unit, form opening in boundary wall to create an access, demolish and rebuild pillars, construct decking and fell trees (part-retrospective)

    1 Manse Lane, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1GH

    Received 19 Aug 2020
  13. Decided20/286/PN

    Install overhead line with poles, stays and underground cable

    Galeed, Stenness, Stromness, Orkney

    Received 19 Aug 2020
  14. Decided20/287/LB

    Omit two openings in north west elevation, and amend glazing including roof lights and heat pump location in south east elevation (following 17/243/LB and 18/121/LB)

    Breck Farm, Gorseness Road, Rendall, Orkney, KW17 2EZ

    Received 19 Aug 2020
  15. Decided20/288/PP

    Create a public footpath

    Cairston Road, Stromness, Orkney

    Received 19 Aug 2020
  16. Decided20/289/PP

    Erect a replacement house (one for one) with an air source heat pump and create an access (resubmission of 19/107/PP)

    Langalour (Land Near), Redland Road, Firth, KW17 2EU

    Received 20 Aug 2020
  17. Unknown17/022/NMV/02

    Revised access to South East elevation. Repositioned air source heat units. Deleted openings D11, 12, 13 to North West elevation and D5 to North East elevation. Revised extent of curtain walling. Amended velux to South East. Added velux to garage and added conservation rooflight to utility.

    Breck Farm, Gorseness Road, Rendall, Orkney, KW17 2EZ

    Received 19 Aug 2020
  18. Decided20/290/PP

    Erect a replacement house (one for one) with an integral garage and an air source heat pump (resubmission of 20/053/PP)

    Sunnybrae (Land Near), Sunnybank Road, St Ola, KW15 1TP

    Received 20 Aug 2020
  19. Decided20/292/PP

    Install an air source heat pump

    Brandyquoy Bowling Green And Clubhouse, Palace Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1PA

    Received 21 Aug 2020
  20. Decided20/293/HH

    Extend a house

    Springlands, Inganess Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1SP

    Received 21 Aug 2020
  21. Decided20/294/MARCON

    Installation of rock anchors

    Fall Of Warness And Shapinsay Sound Test Sites

    Received 25 Aug 2020
  22. Decided20/295/PP

    Erect a replacement house with an air source heat pump (one for one), create an access and stop up existing access (amendment to 18/150/PP)

    Newhall (Land Near), Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3LN

    Received 25 Aug 2020
  23. Decided20/296/HH

    Erect a polycrub

    Cantick Head, 1 Cantick Road, Hoy, Orkney, KW16 3PQ

    Received 25 Aug 2020
  24. Decided20/297/AMC

    Erect a house with an integral garage (following permission in principle - 17/212/PIP)

    Plot 2 St Clair (Land Near), Old Finstown Road, St Ola, Orkney

    Received 26 Aug 2020

Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.

View all applications

Researching a proposal in Orkney Islands

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

All planning guides

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning application documents: what to read first

    Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning permission drawings: how to read plans

    Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Property research · 13 min read

    Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics

    Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.

    UK research
    Published Updated

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.

Check collection coverage

More planning authorities in Scotland

Browse all authorities