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9,618 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. Decided06/242/PPF

    Extend a house

    Kethesgeo Ireland Road Stenness

    Received 25 Apr 2006
  2. Withdrawn/Returned06/241/LBC

    Replace Windows

    Quivals Sanday

    Received 14 Apr 2006
  3. Decided06/240/PPF

    Erect a dwelling house

    Garth South Ronaldsay

    Received 14 Apr 2006
  4. Decided06/239/PPF

    Erect a dwelling house

    Mount Pleasant Site At Westray

    Received 12 Apr 2006
  5. Decided06/238/PPF

    Form picnic/rest area in dis-used quarry

    Strathborg Quarry Sandwick

    Received 14 Apr 2006
  6. Decided06/237/PPF

    Erect a dwelling house

    Briarlea Site 2 Burray Village

    Received 10 Apr 2006
  7. Decided06/236/PPF

    Erect a dwelling house

    Elwickbank Near Shapinsay

    Received 11 Apr 2006
  8. Decided06/235/PPF

    Erect a dwelling house

    Ferns Hoy

    Received 10 Apr 2006
  9. Decided06/233/PPF

    Erect a garage/greenhouse

    The Point Longhope Hoy

    Received 6 Apr 2006
  10. Decided06/232/AGR

    Erect bedded cattle court

    Biggings Stenness

    Received 7 Apr 2006
  11. Decided06/231/PPF

    Demolish derelict house and remove from site.

    Gaitnip Bungalow Birsay

    Received 6 Apr 2006
  12. Decided06/228/PPF

    Extend a house

    Swanson House Front Road St Margaret's Hope

    Received 6 Apr 2006
  13. Decided06/227/PPF

    Extend and re-furbish a cottage

    Breck Orphir

    Received 6 Apr 2006
  14. Decided06/226/PPF

    Extend a house

    Bayview Sandwick Sth Ronaldsay KW17 2RJ

    Received 4 Apr 2006
  15. Decided06/225/PPF

    Erect a garage

    Ardcoille Holm Road Kirkwall

    Received 5 Apr 2006
  16. Decided06/224/PPF

    Extend an existing store

    55 Victoria St Kirkwall

    Received 4 Apr 2006
  17. Decided06/223/PPO

    Siting of a dwelling house

    St Margaret's Cottage Rear Of St Margaret's Hope

    Received 4 Apr 2006
  18. Decided06/222/PPF

    Re-build part and demolish porch to former dentist's surgery

    11 Albert Street KIrkwall

    Received 3 Apr 2006
  19. Decided06/221/PPF

    Erect a WTG

    NE Corner Of Football Field Burray

    Received 31 Mar 2006
  20. Decided06/220/PPF

    Erect a garage

    Oakridge St Ola

    Received 30 Mar 2006
  21. Decided06/219/PPF

    Erect a replacement house

    Wood Cottage Deerness

    Received 31 Mar 2006
  22. Decided06/218/PPF

    Form dormer windows and re-furbish roof

    49 Alfred Street Stromness

    Received 31 Mar 2006
  23. Decided06/217/LBC

    Create 2 dormer windows and re-furbish roof

    49 Alfred Street Stromness

    Received 31 Mar 2006
  24. Decided06/216/PPF

    Extend a house

    The Green Roadside Papa Westray

    Received 30 Mar 2006

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