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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
138Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 10,075 approved or refused records
434Refused applications

9,641 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Sept 1979 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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

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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. Decided06/648/PPO

    Siting a house

    Rummie Sanday

    Received 21 Nov 2006
  2. Decided06/647/PPF

    Sub-division of a house into 2 self contained flats

    2 Ayre Houses Ayre Road Kirkwall

    Received 21 Nov 2006
  3. Decided06/646/RPF

    Re-location of garden wall, gate and water fountain

    Westlea West End St Margaret's Hope

    Received 17 Nov 2006
  4. Decided06/645/PPF

    Erect a house

    Soulisquoy Place (Plot 20) No. 22, Kirkwall, KW15 1TJ

    Received 20 Nov 2006
  5. Decided06/644/PPF

    Convert barn to form part of dwelling

    Burrian Sandwick

    Received 17 Nov 2006
  6. Decided06/643/PPF

    Extension to bedroom accommodation

    The Sands Motel Burray

    Received 17 Nov 2006
  7. Decided06/642/PPR

    Erect a house

    Milldam House (land Adjacent To) Tankerness

    Received 17 Nov 2006
  8. Decided06/641/PPR

    Erect a house

    Skibbowick Tankerness

    Received 17 Nov 2006
  9. Decided06/640/PPR

    Erect a house

    Skibbowick Tankerness

    Received 16 Nov 2006
  10. Decided06/639/PPF

    Erect a conservatory

    5 Watson Park Kirkwall

    Received 1 Dec 2006
  11. Decided06/638/PPF

    Erect a slatted court

    Ludenhill Swannay Birsay

    Received 14 Nov 2006
  12. Decided06/637/PPF

    Extend a house

    Briarlea Harray KW17 2JT

    Received 14 Nov 2006
  13. Decided06/636/PPF

    Erect a domestic wind turbine

    Lochside Westray

    Received 13 Nov 2006
  14. Decided06/635/PPF

    Erect garage/ store and workshop

    Seaview Tankerness

    Received 10 Nov 2006
  15. Decided06/634/PPF

    Erect a porch

    Glenarran St Ola

    Received 10 Nov 2006
  16. Decided06/633/PPO

    Siting of 3 houses

    Valhalla School Road St Margaret's Hope

    Received 10 Nov 2006
  17. Decided06/632/RPF

    Extend and alter Interpretation Centre

    Mull Head Interpretation Centre Deerness

    Received 8 Nov 2006
  18. Decided06/631/PPR

    Erect a house with integral garage

    Burnside (Site 3) Harray

    Received 7 Nov 2006
  19. Decided06/630/LBC

    Erect storage shed and new access

    Highland Park Distillery Holm Road

    Received 6 Nov 2006
  20. Decided06/629/PPF

    Extend a house

    Millfield Burray KW17 2SU

    Received 6 Nov 2006
  21. Decided06/628/PPF

    Extend a house

    Vacquoy Rousay KW17 2PS

    Received 6 Nov 2006
  22. Decided06/627/PPF

    Creation of access and parking facilities

    The Orkney Hotel (garden Area To Rear) Kirkwall

    Received 6 Nov 2006
  23. Decided06/626/PPO

    Siting of a replacement house

    Wilderness Holm

    Received 6 Nov 2006
  24. Decided06/625/PPO

    Siting of a house

    Brin-novan (land Beside) Muddisdale Loan Kirkwall

    Received 6 Nov 2006

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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.

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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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