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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 · 10,066 approved or refused records
434Refused applications

9,632 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Sept 1979 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

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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. Decided06/600/PPF

    Change windows to timber double glazed windows

    Sunnydale Back Road St Margaret's Hope

    Received 23 Oct 2006
  2. Decided06/599/PPF

    Extend a house

    Greenloan Grainbank Kirkwall

    Received 23 Oct 2006
  3. Decided06/598/PPF

    Erect a house with integral garage

    Ingavoe Drive (Site 9) Kirkwall

    Received 20 Oct 2006
  4. Decided06/560/PPF

    Erect a garage, amendment to site boundary & location of house

    Windbreck South Ronaldsay

    Received 21 Sept 2006
  5. Decided06/559/PPF

    Extension to form guest accommodation and studio

    Tou Cottage Rousay

    Received 20 Sept 2006
  6. Decided06/558/PPF

    Extend a house

    Sunnybrae Stromness

    Received 18 Sept 2006
  7. Decided06/557/PPF

    Extend a house

    Quoys South Ronaldsay KW17 2RH

    Received 20 Sept 2006
  8. Decided06/556/PPF

    Erect a replacement house

    Seal Cottage Smoogro Road Orphir

    Received 19 Sept 2006
  9. Decided06/555/PPF

    Erect a house

    Hurtiso Farm (Site North Of) Holm

    Received 19 Sept 2006
  10. Decided06/554/PPF

    Extend a house & erect a garage

    Lower Smerquoy Grimbister

    Received 18 Sept 2006
  11. Decided06/553/PPF

    Extend a house

    Willow Bridge The Quadrant Kirkwall

    Received 15 Sept 2006
  12. Decided06/552/PPF

    Extend a house

    35 Quoybanks Crescent Kirkwall

    Received 18 Sept 2006
  13. Decided06/551/LBC

    Internal alterations to convert house into two flats

    1 Bridge Street Kirkwall

    Received 14 Sept 2006
  14. Decided06/550/PPF

    Instal "Teen Challenge" Play Equipment

    The Pickaquoy Centre Muddisdale Road Kirkwall

    Received 14 Sept 2006
  15. Decided06/549/PPF

    Extend a workshop

    Quarryfield Road Hatston Industrial Estate Kirkwall KW15 1GP

    Received 13 Sept 2006
  16. Decided06/548/PPF

    Extend a house

    Gerraquoy Birsay

    Received 13 Sept 2006
  17. Decided06/547/PPO

    Siting of a house

    South Wald Firth

    Received 12 Sept 2006
  18. Decided06/584/AGR

    Erect GP shed

    Hillside Farm Stromness

    Received 9 Oct 2006
  19. Decided06/583/AGR

    Erect GP shed

    Howan Dounby

    Received 5 Oct 2006
  20. Decided06/582/PPF

    Erect a house & garage

    Trangie (land Beside) Swartland Road Dounby

    Received 9 Oct 2006
  21. Decided06/581/AGR

    Erect GP shed

    Gaitnip St Ola

    Received 9 Oct 2006
  22. Decided06/580/PPF

    Extend a house

    Brinnafea Orphir KW17 2RB

    Received 9 Oct 2006
  23. Decided06/546/PPF

    Hotel extensions to provide 4 extra guest bedrooms; staff

    Lynnfield Hotel Kirkwall

    Received 11 Sept 2006
  24. Decided06/545/PPF

    COU - First floor to 2 flats, second floor to 1 flat

    1 Albert Street Kirkwall

    Received 11 Sept 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.

How to search planning applications

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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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