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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9,614 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided05/335/PPF

    Change of use from store to MOT testing centre

    Isbister Bros Shop Quoyloo

    Received 2 Jun 2005
  2. Decided05/334/PPF

    Erection of a house

    Plot 6 Berstane Road Development Kirkwall

    Received 2 Jun 2005
  3. Decided05/333/PPF

    Erect a house

    Hjemdal (Land Near) Dounby

    Received 1 Jun 2005
  4. Decided05/332/PPF

    Erect a replacement house

    Lochside Cottage Swannay

    Received 31 May 2005
  5. Decided05/331/PPF

    Housing development of 4 dwellings

    Brenanaire (Land Near) Netherbrough Road Harray

    Received 30 May 2005
  6. Decided05/330/PPF

    Erect a store/boatshed/non-commercial garage

    Brenanaire (Land Near) Netherbrough Road Harray

    Received 30 May 2005
  7. Decided05/326/EBN

    Proposed 11KV O'head line & LV U'ground cable to 2 house sites

    Isbister And Midbister South Ronaldsay

    Received 25 May 2005
  8. Decided05/325/PPF

    Erection of a house

    Plot 11 Berstane Road Development Kirkwall

    Received 25 May 2005
  9. Decided05/324/PPF

    Convert dis-used dwelling into self-catering cottage

    East Heddle Finstown

    Received 24 May 2005
  10. Decided05/323/PPF

    Conversion of a barn to a dwelling unit

    Hall Of Heddle Finstown

    Received 24 May 2005
  11. Decided05/322/AGR

    Erect bedded cattle court

    Beafield Sanday

    Received 24 May 2005
  12. Decided05/321/PPF

    Erect GP agricultural shed

    Wideford Farm St Ola

    Received 24 May 2005
  13. Decided05/314/PPF

    Extend a house

    Springrose Finstown KW17 2JX

    Received 24 May 2005
  14. Decided05/313/PPF

    Alterations to a house (converted mill)

    Costa Mill Evie

    Received 23 May 2005
  15. Decided05/312/PPF

    Extend a house

    Nisthouse Mirbister Harray

    Received 13 May 2005
  16. Decided05/311/EBN

    Proposed 11KV Overhead line & LV Underground cable

    Apartments At Hall Of Tankerness Tankerness

    Received 19 May 2005
  17. Decided05/310/EBN

    Proposed 11KV Overhead line & LV Underground cable

    Grugar (Land Near) Evie

    Received 20 May 2005
  18. Decided05/454/PPF

    Erect 2 semi-detached bungalows in lieu of 4 dwellings

    Lynnfield (Land Near) Kirkwall

    Received 4 Aug 2005
  19. Decided05/453/PPF

    Extend a house

    Hawell Tankerness

    Received 3 Aug 2005
  20. Decided05/451/PPF

    Erect a wind turbine generator

    Gallowhill Westray

    Received 3 Aug 2005
  21. Decided05/450/PPF

    Extend house with double garage, utility room and conservatory

    Great Auk Cottage Burray KW17 2ST

    Received 1 Aug 2005
  22. Decided05/449/PPO

    Siting of 40 houses and associated works

    LDP Site H5 St Mary's Holm

    Received 1 Aug 2005
  23. Decided05/448/PPF

    Erection of a replacement house

    Drury (Land Near) Holm

    Received 29 Jul 2005
  24. Decided05/447/RPF

    Create car park and view point off B9064

    Blossom (Land Near) Rousay

    Received 1 Aug 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.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

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    Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics

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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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