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9,614 approved · 434 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

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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. Decided05/261/PPF

    Extension to a house

    Failte Burray

    Received 27 Apr 2005
  2. Decided05/260/PPO

    Siting of a replacement house

    Ap Trow Birsay

    Received 27 Apr 2005
  3. Decided05/259/PPF

    Erection of a extension and a garage

    50 Clay Loan Kirkwall

    Received 27 Apr 2005
  4. Decided05/233/PPF

    Erect domestic storeshed

    Villafield Sanday

    Received 18 Apr 2005
  5. Decided05/232/PPF

    Extend a house

    Vesker Reid Crescent Kirkwall KW15 1UD

    Received 15 Apr 2005
  6. Decided05/231/AGR

    Erect implement shed

    Scuan Farm Stenness

    Received 15 Apr 2005
  7. Decided05/230/PPF

    Extend a house

    Breckness Willow Road Kirkwall

    Received 14 Apr 2005
  8. Decided05/224/PPF

    Extension to a dwelling

    Virginia Cottage Harray

    Received 8 Apr 2005
  9. Decided05/245/PPF

    Erection of a fire unit building

    Hollandstoun Airfield Site North Ronaldsay

    Received 22 Apr 2005
  10. Withdrawn/Returned05/244/PPF

    Change of use of a house to self-catering accommodation

    106 Victoria Street Stromness

    Received 22 Apr 2005
  11. Decided05/243/PPF

    Extend a house

    Stenaquoy Eday KW17 2AA

    Received 19 Apr 2005
  12. Decided05/242/PPF

    Extend a house

    16 Old Scapa Road Kirkwall

    Received 19 Apr 2005
  13. Decided05/241/PPF

    Extend a house

    Mount Pleasant Beaquoy Road Dounby KW17 2HY

    Received 19 Apr 2005
  14. Decided05/240/PPO

    Siting of a house

    Trangie (Land Near) Swartland Road Dounby

    Received 19 Apr 2005
  15. Decided05/238/PPF

    Extend a house

    Biggings Dounby KW17 2HR

    Received 15 Apr 2005
  16. Decided05/237/PPF

    Extend a house

    Banks Birsay KW17 2JQ

    Received 15 Apr 2005
  17. Decided05/236/PPF

    Extend a house

    Quoy Green Herston KW17 2RH

    Received 20 Apr 2005
  18. Withdrawn/Returned05/078/PPO

    Siting of a one-for-one house

    Lyking Sandwick

    Received 22 Feb 2005
  19. Withdrawn/Returned05/077/PPF

    Erect house and garage

    Holm Parish Church (Land Near) Hurtiso Holm

    Received 11 Feb 2005
  20. Withdrawn/Returned05/076/PPO

    Siting of a house

    Mill Farm Rendall

    Received 10 Feb 2005
  21. Decided05/062/PPF

    Extend a house

    Hattamoa Rendall

    Received 15 Feb 2005
  22. Decided05/061/PPF

    Change of use from retail to retail with hot food take-away

    Unit 3 21 Albert Street Kirkwall

    Received 8 Feb 2005
  23. Decided05/060/PPF

    Change of use from retail to retail with hot food take-away

    Unit 2 19 Albert Street Kirkwall

    Received 8 Feb 2005
  24. Decided05/059/PPF

    Demolish existing building and erect 3 apartment blocks

    Smiddy Evie Road Finstown

    Received 8 Feb 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

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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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