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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9,614 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided05/462/PPO

    Siting of a replacement house

    Finties Swannay By Evie

    Received 9 Aug 2005
  2. Decided05/460/PPF

    Extend a house

    Soulisquoy Cottage Kirkwall

    Received 9 Aug 2005
  3. Decided05/459/PPF

    Change of use - ground and first floors to public house

    Tower Showroom Junction Road Kirkwall

    Received 9 Aug 2005
  4. Decided05/458/PPF

    Erect slatted cattle court and slurry store

    Towerhill St Ola

    Received 9 Aug 2005
  5. Decided05/457/PPF

    Erect bedded cattle court and GP storage shed

    Kierfiold Farm Sandwick

    Received 8 Aug 2005
  6. Decided05/456/PPF

    Erect workshop and offices

    Crowness Park Hatston Industrial Estate Kirkwall

    Received 5 Aug 2005
  7. Decided05/455/PPF

    Erect a house

    Site 5 Kirk Park Orphir

    Received 5 Aug 2005
  8. Decided05/446/PPF

    Extend domestic studio

    Crearhowe Holm

    Received 28 Jul 2005
  9. Decided05/445/PPF

    Alter and extend Dentist's surgery to form doctor's surgery

    Scapa Crescent Kirkwall

    Received 26 Jul 2005
  10. Decided05/444/PPF

    Extend a house

    2 Ronaldsvoe Papdale East Kirkwall

    Received 26 Jul 2005
  11. Decided05/443/RPF

    Extend food park infra-structure

    Garson Food Park (Land Near) Stromness

    Received 25 Jul 2005
  12. Decided05/440/PPF

    Erect a conservatory

    Broadgreen Shapinsay KW17 2DY

    Received 26 Jul 2005
  13. Decided05/422/PPF

    Installation of underground septic tank

    Pierowall School (Land Near) Westray

    Received 20 Jul 2005
  14. Decided05/421/PPF

    Erect a guest house

    Button (Land Near) Stenness

    Received 15 Jul 2005
  15. Decided05/420/PPF

    Change of use from retail into a dwelling unit

    Church Road St Margaret's Hope KW17 2SR

    Received 15 Jul 2005
  16. Decided05/419/PPR

    Erection of a house

    Turrieday (Land Near) East Heddle Firth

    Received 15 Jul 2005
  17. Decided05/418/PPF

    Extension to a house

    Stanger Birsay

    Received 15 Jul 2005
  18. Decided05/417/PPF

    Erect slatted byre

    Mousland Stromness

    Received 18 Jul 2005
  19. Decided05/416/RPF

    Erect new travel centre with bus station

    The Travel Centre West Castle Street Kirkwall

    Received 15 Jul 2005
  20. Decided05/415/PPO

    Siting of a replacement house

    Mill Farm Rendall

    Received 14 Jul 2005
  21. Decided05/308/PPF

    Extend a house

    Lower Fea Stenness KW16 3EZ

    Received 20 May 2005
  22. Decided05/307/PPF

    Erection of new workshop and siting of temporary offices

    6 Crowness Road Hatston Industrial Estate Kirkwall

    Received 19 May 2005
  23. Decided05/305/PPF

    Erection of a house

    Mistra Beside Evie

    Received 18 May 2005
  24. Decided05/304/EBN

    Proposed 11KV Overhead line re-furbishment

    Various locations Hoy & South Walls

    Received 18 May 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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