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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 · 10,048 approved or refused records
434Refused applications

9,614 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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. Withdrawn/Returned06/019/PPF

    Erection of a self-contained holiday let

    Northside House 2 Birsay

    Received 6 Jan 2006
  2. Decided06/018/PPF

    Erection of a self-contained holiday let

    Northside House 1 Birsay

    Received 10 Jan 2006
  3. Decided06/017/PPF

    Erection of 2 storage containers

    EMEC Old Academy Back Rd Stromness

    Received 6 Jan 2006
  4. Decided06/016/PPF

    Erection of a house

    Fiddlers' Cottage Dyke End Hackness Hoy

    Received 6 Jan 2006
  5. Decided06/015/PPF

    Extend a house

    Breckaskaill Papa Westray

    Received 11 Jan 2006
  6. Decided06/014/PPF

    Erection of a house

    Fea In Garden Of Deerness

    Received 5 Jan 2006
  7. Decided06/013/PPF

    Extend a house

    West Clumley Sandwick KW16 3LP

    Received 11 Jan 2006
  8. Decided06/012/LBC

    Erection of signs on listed building in conservation area

    1 Victoria Street Kirkwall

    Received 4 Jan 2006
  9. Decided06/011/AD1

    Erection of signs on listed building in conservation area

    1 Victoria Street Kirkwall

    Received 4 Jan 2006
  10. Decided06/010/LBC

    Siting of Oil-tank, Replace doors and windows

    5 South End Stromness

    Received 9 Jan 2006
  11. Decided06/009/PPF

    Installation of replacement windows, Erect shed, Site oil tank

    5 South End Stromness

    Received 9 Jan 2006
  12. Decided06/008/LBC

    Change of Use, Shop to residential unit

    3 South End Stromness

    Received 4 Jan 2006
  13. Decided06/007/PPF

    Change of Use, Shop to residential unit

    3 South End Stromness

    Received 4 Jan 2006
  14. Decided06/006/PPF

    Extension to a house

    Lynnwood New Scapa Road Kirkwall

    Received 4 Jan 2006
  15. Decided06/005/PPO

    Change of Use, Out-building to House

    Rubiquoy Near Toab

    Received 4 Jan 2006
  16. Decided06/004/PPO

    Siting of replacement house

    Berstane Farm Plot 2 St Ola

    Received 5 Jan 2006
  17. Decided06/003/PPO

    Siting of a house for a retiring farmer

    Berstane Farm Site 1 St Ola

    Received 4 Jan 2006
  18. Decided06/276/PPF

    Erection a replacement house

    Turnpike Farm Toab

    Received 8 May 2006
  19. Decided06/275/PPF

    Erect 6 bungalows

    Hillside Rd 37A/38A Hillside Drive 1A/B 3A/B Stromness

    Received 4 May 2006
  20. Withdrawn/Returned06/274/PPF

    Extend a house

    Skeldro Burray KW17 2SS

    Received 5 May 2006
  21. Decided06/273/PPF

    Change residential area to museum/shop,engine room to workshop

    Ex-Engineroom And PLK House North Ronaldsay Lighthouse

    Received 8 May 2006
  22. Decided06/146/PPF

    Alterations to frontage

    Torvhaug Inn Kirkwall

    Received 27 Feb 2006
  23. Decided06/145/PPF

    Erect a steading with slatted court

    Midbigging Farm Toab

    Received 24 Feb 2006
  24. Decided06/144/PPF

    Erect a conservatory

    Gorn Harray

    Received 24 Feb 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.

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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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