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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 · 10,052 approved or refused records
434Refused applications

9,618 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Decided06/215/PPF

    Erect a dwelling house

    Midhouse Brims Longhope

    Received 29 Mar 2006
  2. Decided06/214/AGR

    Erect Workshop/Store

    Greenataing Shapinsay

    Received 31 Mar 2006
  3. Decided06/212/RPF

    Erect a WTG on roof of Cabin

    Wideford Hill Comms Tower St Ola

    Received 29 Mar 2006
  4. Decided06/211/RPF

    Erect a WTG on cabin roof

    Police Compound Bruna Fea Stromness

    Received 29 Mar 2006
  5. Decided06/209/PPF

    Erect slatted court and tank below

    Chapelbrae Westray

    Received 26 Mar 2006
  6. Decided06/208/PPF

    Extend a house

    Pipersquoy House New Scapa Road Kirkwall

    Received 24 Mar 2006
  7. Decided06/207/PPF

    Extension to a house

    School Ha' Costa

    Received 24 Mar 2006
  8. Decided06/206

    Erect GP shed

    Northbank St Ola

    Received 24 Mar 2006
  9. Decided88/162/PPF

    Proposed Alterations to a House

    Roy Cottage Cornquoy Holm

    Received 9 May 1988
  10. Decided88/184/PPF

    Proposed Erection of a Mobile Rig Building

    Water Test Centre Oil Terminal Flotta

    Received 19 May 1988
  11. Decided88/134/PPF

    Proposed Siting of 3 Caravans

    Mount Pleasant Pierowall Westray

    Received 22 Apr 1988
  12. Decided88/120/PPF

    Proposed Change of Use to Restaurant and Takeaway

    Anchor Buildings Bridge Street Kirkwall

    Received 11 Apr 1988
  13. Decided87/394/PPF

    Proposed Erection of an Electricity Sub-Station

    Flotta Oil Terminal Flotta

    Received 23 Dec 1987
  14. Decided06/203/PPF

    Siting of septic tank & associated works

    Bogie Hillside Road Evie

    Received 29 Mar 2006
  15. Decided06/202/LBC

    Demolish a store and erect a dwelling house

    Ayre Hotel Kirkwall

    Received 23 Mar 2006
  16. Decided06/201/PPF

    Extend a house

    Sharlea Orphir KW17 2RB

    Received 22 Mar 2006
  17. Decided06/200/PPF

    Convert barn to accommodation

    Cobrance Tankerness

    Received 22 Mar 2006
  18. Decided06/199/PPF

    Extend a house

    Graylands Tankerness KW17 2QR

    Received 23 Mar 2006
  19. Decided06/198/PPF

    Alter and extend outbuilding to create dwelling

    East Point Adjacent To Hackness Hoy

    Received 29 Mar 2006
  20. Decided06/197/PPF

    Change of use, Agriculture to Garden Ground

    Mucklejocks Herston

    Received 5 May 2006
  21. Decided06/196/PPF

    Change of Use of chapel and stable to residential use

    St Peter's Chapel Herston South Ronaldsay

    Received 21 Mar 2006
  22. Decided06/195/LBC

    Extend a listed building

    Sunnybank 17/18 Hillside Road Stromness KW16 3AH

    Received 21 Mar 2006
  23. Decided06/194/PPF

    Extension to a house

    Sunnybank Hillside Road Stromness

    Received 21 Mar 2006
  24. Decided06/193/PPO

    Siting of a replacement house

    Queena Swannay Birsay

    Received 21 Mar 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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