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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9,614 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided05/431/PPF

    Extend a house

    10 Scapa Court Kirkwall KW15 1BJ

    Received 21 Jul 2005
  2. Decided05/430/PPF

    Erect a house

    4 Coplands Road Stromness

    Received 17 Aug 2005
  3. Decided05/429/PPF

    Extend a house & change of use to public house

    Roadside Eday

    Received 21 Jul 2005
  4. Decided05/428/PPF

    Extend a house

    Bu Sanday

    Received 21 Jul 2005
  5. Decided05/427/PPF

    Erection of a sea wall to protect archaeology

    Quoygrew Westray

    Received 2 Jul 2005
  6. Decided05/426/RPF

    Demolish music hut, extend and alter primary school

    Papdale Primary School (Land Near) Willow Road Kirkwall

    Received 19 Jul 2005
  7. Decided05/423/PPF

    Extend a house

    Onzie-Bust Wyre KW17 2GA

    Received 19 Jul 2005
  8. Decided05/414/PPF

    Extension to a house

    Orcades Holm KW17 2SA

    Received 13 Jul 2005
  9. Decided05/413/PPF

    Alterations to a dwelling

    Kirkhall Sanday KW17 2BL

    Received 13 Jul 2005
  10. Decided05/412/LBC

    Convert a flat into food preparation & staff facilities area

    59 John Street Stromness

    Received 4 Jul 2005
  11. Decided05/411/PPF

    Extension to a house

    Little Halley Deerness

    Received 9 Jul 2005
  12. Decided05/410/AD1

    Erect a signboard

    The Barber Shop Mounthoolie Lane Kirkwall

    Received 5 Jul 2005
  13. Decided05/409/PPF

    Extension to a house

    Oakleigh Westray KW17 2DW

    Received 1 Jul 2005
  14. Decided05/408/PPO

    Siting of a house

    Lower Rumin (Land Near) Rackwick Hoy

    Received 30 Jun 2005
  15. Decided05/407/PPF

    Erection of a storage shed for a boat

    Westray Processors (Land Near) Pierowall Westray

    Received 29 Jun 2005
  16. Decided05/406/PPF

    Erect pitched roof over flat-roofed house extension

    Rewan Great Western Road Kirkwall

    Received 29 Jun 2005
  17. Decided05/405/PPF

    Construction of pre-teen & teen challenge park

    12 Soulisquoy Loan (Land Near) Kirkwall

    Received 5 Jul 2005
  18. Decided05/404/PPF

    Erect a garage & greenhouse

    Upper Misker Deerness

    Received 6 Jul 2005
  19. Decided05/403/PPF

    Erect a house

    Plot 1 Berstane Road Development Kirkwall

    Received 5 Jul 2005
  20. Decided05/398/PPF

    Erect steel frame building

    Greenspot Sanday

    Received 1 Jul 2005
  21. Decided05/397/PPF

    Extension to a house

    7 Jib Park Finstown KW17 2HJ

    Received 5 Jul 2005
  22. Decided05/396/PPF

    Conversion of flat to food preparation & staff facility

    59 John Street Stromness

    Received 30 Jun 2005
  23. Decided05/395/PPF

    Creation of 3 house sites and a shared vehicle access track

    Fea Hill Tankerness

    Received 28 Jun 2005
  24. Decided05/394/PPO

    Siting of a house

    Hunclett Rousay

    Received 24 Jun 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.

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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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