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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9,614 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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. Decided06/117/AD1

    Instal non illuminated tablet sign and projecting sign

    3 Victoria Street Stromness

    Received 20 Feb 2006
  2. Decided06/116/PPO

    Siting of a house

    Braemor Above Stromness

    Received 15 Feb 2006
  3. Decided06/115/PPF

    Siting of a portacabin (retrospective) and erect 2m high wall

    West Lynn Holm Road Kirkwall

    Received 14 Feb 2006
  4. Decided06/114/PPF

    Create dormer window and balcony

    Thira Stromness

    Received 15 Feb 2006
  5. Decided06/113/PPF

    Extend and alter a hotel

    Houton Bay Lodge Orphir

    Received 15 Feb 2006
  6. Decided06/112/PPF

    Erect dwelling unit with integral garage

    Myre Houton Orphir

    Received 9 Feb 2006
  7. Decided06/111/LBC

    Conservation and repair

    South Hammer Westside Westray

    Received 15 Feb 2006
  8. Decided06/110/PPO

    Siting of a House

    Braemor Downies Lane Stromness

    Received 15 Feb 2006
  9. Decided06/109/PPF

    Material variation to DCN 02/19/057/ppf

    The Knowes Deerness

    Received 13 Feb 2006
  10. Decided06/108/PPF

    Demolish garage and create 3 no. holiday flats

    Seaview Garage Burray

    Received 13 Feb 2006
  11. Decided06/107/PPF

    Erect slatted byre, earth-walled silo, re-roof existing silo

    Bryameadow Twatt

    Received 13 Feb 2006
  12. Decided06/129/PPF

    Erect roofed shelter in beer garden

    Auld Motor Hoose Kirkwall

    Received 22 Feb 2006
  13. Withdrawn/Returned06/128/PPF

    Demolish existing building and erect 3 self-catering flats

    Brownstown Stromness

    Received 20 Feb 2006
  14. Decided06/127/PPO

    Siting of a new house

    Twatt Farm Birsay

    Received 20 Feb 2006
  15. Decided06/126/PPF

    Erect a self catering unit

    Lenahowe Near Tenston

    Received 20 Feb 2006
  16. Decided06/284/PPF

    Erect 6 Bungalows

    6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15 Kirk Park Orphir

    Received 4 May 2006
  17. Decided06/282/PPO

    Siting of a house

    Upper Serrigar Sth Ronaldsay

    Received 3 May 2006
  18. Decided06/281/PPO

    Change of use from barn to dwelling house

    Midhouse Tenston Sandwick

    Received 10 May 2006
  19. Withdrawn/Returned06/161/PPF

    Siting of a burger van

    Carpark Finstown

    Received 6 Mar 2006
  20. Decided06/160/PPF

    Erection of a dwelling house

    Oljaren Garden Of Back Rd Stromness

    Received 6 Mar 2006
  21. Decided06/158/PPF

    Extend a house

    Twiness Westray KW17 2DE

    Received 8 Mar 2006
  22. Withdrawn/Returned06/002/PPF

    Erect 2 self-catering dwelling units

    Tafshurie S Ronaldsay

    Received 4 Jan 2006
  23. Decided06/001/PPF

    Change of Use, Shop/office to Residential flat

    31A Broad Street Kirkwall

    Received 22 Dec 2005
  24. Decided05/643/A/PPF

    Extend house and erect domestic garage (Retrospective)

    Husbreck St Ola KW15 1TS

    Received 18 Nov 2005

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Researching a proposal in Orkney Islands

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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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