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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9,643 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided22/105/HH

    Install a septic tank

    Dale, Noneyha Road, Eday, Orkney, KW17 2AA

    Received 16 Mar 2022
  2. Decided22/106/HH

    Erect a shed

    1 Thoms Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1PF

    Received 17 Mar 2022
  3. Decided22/107/PP

    Change of use of land from agricultural to domestic and erect two polycrubs

    Braeview Lodge, Stews Road, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2RL

    Received 17 Mar 2022
  4. Withdrawn/Returned22/108/PP

    Erect two pods

    Millfield Stromness Orkney Islands KW16 3LL

    Received 17 Mar 2022
  5. Decided22/110/APN

    Erect a GP shed

    Braeland, Stews Road, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2RL

    Received 21 Mar 2022
  6. Decided22/111/PP

    Erect two domestic outbuildings and install an air source heat pump

    Evie Hostel, Evie, Orkney, KW17 2PH

    Received 22 Mar 2022
  7. Decided22/112/HH

    Extend a house

    East Langamay, Sanday, Orkney, KW17 2BP

    Received 23 Mar 2022
  8. Withdrawn/Returned22/113/PIP

    Siting of two replacement houses (2 x one for one)

    North Quatquoy (Land Near), Burness Road, Firth, Orkney, KW17 2ET

    Received 23 Mar 2022
  9. Decided22/114/HH

    Re-point walls with lime mortar

    10 Garden Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1JA

    Received 23 Mar 2022
  10. Withdrawn/Returned22/115/PIP

    Siting of a replacement house (one for one), retain redundant building as an outbuilding, and create an access (resubmission of

    Nether Onston (Land Near), Stenness, Orkney, KW16 3JX

    Received 28 Mar 2022
  11. Decided22/116/PP

    Change of use from storage (Class 6) to mixed use workshop, storage and offices (Classes 4, 5 and 6), external alterations including openings and PV panels, create parking and other hardstanding, erect fencing and associated works (part retrospective)

    Former Knowles, Crowness Road, St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1RG

    Received 28 Mar 2022
  12. Decided22/117/PP

    Erect a replacement house (one for one) with an integral garage and an air source heat pump and create an access

    Kraften, Outertown, Stromness, Orkney

    Received 29 Mar 2022
  13. Decided22/118/PN

    Install 6 RRUs, 3 antennas and a GPS module

    Gallowhill, Westray, Orkney,

    Received 29 Mar 2022
  14. Decided22/119/PP

    Convert shop, gallery and music venue to 14 residential units (10 houses and 4 flats), install 4 air source heat pumps, replace roof slates and form window opening in original part of building, install door in side wing, install windows and doors in metal-clad parts of building and install staircase and fencing

    8 Laing Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NW

    Received 29 Mar 2022
  15. Decided22/120/LB

    Install double glazed units in existing windows and lead capping to parapet, replace display cabinets including LCD screen and paint adjoining wall, remove and install partitions, install suspended ceilings, line walls, install a staircase and other internal alterations

    56A Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HQ

    Received 29 Mar 2022
  16. Decided22/121/PP

    Install double glazed units in existing windows and lead capping to parapet, replace display cabinets including LCD screen and paint adjoining wall

    56A Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HQ

    Received 29 Mar 2022
  17. Decided22/122/PP

    Construct roads and footpaths, create communal green space, and associated landscaping and infrastructure, to create serviced house sites

    Walliwall (Land Near) (K5), Phase 4, Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 29 Mar 2022
  18. Decided22/123/LB

    Alter rear ground floor openings, install partitions to subdivide rooms, install services and other internal alterations, and install doors, windows and other alterations to modern parts of building

    8 Laing Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1NW.

    Received 30 Mar 2022
  19. Decided22/124/PP

    Convert part of former care home to 5 flats, remove link corridor, alter windows and cladding, install paving, bin storage, fencing and five air source heat pumps and change of use of remainder of former care home to a hostel (Class 7) with associated staff accommodation

    St Peter's House (Former Care Home), Back Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3EH

    Received 30 Mar 2022
  20. Unknown22/125/APN

    Erect a GP shed and re-roof existing GP shed

    Midhouse, Fidgarth Road, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LR

    Received 30 Mar 2022
  21. Decided22/126/PP

    Reinstate a house and erect a polytunnel

    Lochmailing, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2RW

    Received 30 Mar 2022
  22. Decided22/127/PP

    Erect 12 houses with air source heat pumps, construct roads and footpaths and associated landscaping

    Walliwall (Land Near) (K5), Phase 4a, Kirkwall, Orkney

    Received 30 Mar 2022
  23. Decided22/128/PP

    Erect 8 houses, install communal foul drainage treatment, upgrade an access and associated landscaping including bin storage

    Brookfield (Land Near), Rendall, Orkney, KW17 2NZ

    Received 31 Mar 2022
  24. Decided22/129/HH

    Extend a house

    Limbo, Nicolson Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1BD

    Received 31 Mar 2022

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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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