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9,614 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. Decided05/583/PPF

    Locate storage shed

    Brandyquoy Park Kirkwall

    Received 14 Oct 2005
  2. Decided05/582/PPF

    Extend a house

    Dalrhua Downie's Lane Stromness

    Received 13 Oct 2005
  3. Decided05/580/PPF

    Demolish a shed and erect new office building

    Former Workshop Laing Street Kirkwall

    Received 13 Oct 2005
  4. Withdrawn/Returned05/754/LBC

    Repairs to the old beacon

    Dennis Head North Ronaldsay

    Received 13 Dec 2005
  5. Decided05/752/PPO

    Siting of a house

    Elwickbank (Land Near) Shapinsay

    Received 13 Dec 2005
  6. Decided05/751/PPF

    Erect a house

    Aboon-de-riggs (Land Near) Sanday

    Received 13 Dec 2005
  7. Decided05/750/PPF

    Extend a house

    Caolilla Heddle Road Finstown

    Received 12 Dec 2005
  8. Decided05/749/PPF

    Erect a replacement house

    Norton Cottage Dounby

    Received 12 Dec 2005
  9. Decided05/748/PPF

    Erect a replacement house

    East Massater South Ronaldsay

    Received 12 Dec 2005
  10. Decided05/747/PPF

    Extend a house

    Balaclava Shapinsay

    Received 12 Dec 2005
  11. Decided05/738/PPF

    Erect a replacement house

    The Glebe Scorradale Road Orphir

    Received 6 Dec 2005
  12. Decided05/737/PPF

    Extend and renovate a house

    Tiffy Hall Deerness

    Received 21 Dec 2005
  13. Decided05/512/LBC

    Alter outside of listed building in Stromness Conservation Area

    18, 20 & 20A Victoria Street Stromness

    Received 8 Sept 2005
  14. Decided05/762/PPF

    Erect a house

    Skibbowick (Land Near) Tankerness

    Received 16 Dec 2005
  15. Decided05/761/PPO

    Siting of 2 houses

    Hilters Longhope

    Received 19 Dec 2005
  16. Decided05/759/LBC

    External alterations to listed building

    1 Victoria Street Kirkwall KW15 1DN

    Received 9 Jan 2006
  17. Decided05/758/PPF

    Formation of disabled access

    1 Victoria Street Kirkwall KW15 1DN

    Received 14 Dec 2005
  18. Decided05/757/PPF

    Creation of bus and car parking facilities

    Highland Park Distillery St Ola

    Received 13 Dec 2005
  19. Decided05/756/PPF

    Erect a replacement house

    Edgeriggs Papa Westray

    Received 14 Dec 2005
  20. Decided05/755/PPF

    Erect a house for an agricultural worker

    West Massater South Ronaldsay

    Received 14 Dec 2005
  21. Decided05/736/PPF

    Change of use from barn to house

    Tiffy Hall Deerness

    Received 20 Dec 2005
  22. Decided05/734/PPF

    Renovate an existing house and erect 2 new houses

    Lynnview Holm Road Kirkwall

    Received 9 Jan 2006
  23. Decided05/733/AGR

    Erect earth-banked, concrete-floored silage pit

    Quholmslie Stromness

    Received 6 Dec 2005
  24. Decided05/732/AGR

    Erect earth-walled, concrete-floored silage pit

    Muckle Crofty Tankerness

    Received 6 Dec 2005

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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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