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Orkney Islands planning applications
651 applications. 96% approved. 94 days to decide.
As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 651 planning applications from Orkney Islands. 263 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 96% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Orkney Islands takes a median of 94 days to decide a planning application, ranking 147 of 148 UK councils. See how that compares.
All applications
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26/259/PN Decided
13, 22, And 27 Hordaland, Kirkwall Orkney
Install 3 x 8m pole and 1 x 9m pole
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26/248/PN Awaiting decision
Hobbister Moor, Orphir Orkney
Peat Restoration
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26/244/LB Awaiting decision
22 High Street, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1AZ
Remove existing garage door and replace with window and composite boards and replace existing window and door to the rear of garage
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26/243/PP Awaiting decision
1 King Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1JF
Reinstate a house and extend, including alterations, install an air source heat pump and erect a boundary fence
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26/242/HH Awaiting decision
Harrabrough, 2 Quoybanks Drive, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1EJ
Extend a house
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26/258/PN Decided
3 Repeater Road (Land Near), Stenabreck (Land Near) Berstane Loan, Kirkwall
Install 1 x 9m pole and 1 x 8m pole
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26/238/PN Decided
32 Summerdale Drive (Land Near), 16 Craigie Crescent (Land Near), 17 Craigie Crescent (Land Near), Kirkwall Orkney
Install 3 x 9m wooden poles
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26/233/HH Awaiting decision
Goltaquoy, Goltaquoy Road, Westray Orkney KW17 2DE
Extend a house
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26/228/PP Awaiting decision
Garden House, New Scapa Road, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1BL
Change of use from previously consented 'Boarding House (Class 7)' to 'Hotel (Class 7)'
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26/229/LB Awaiting decision
Glaitness House, Glaitness Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1BA
Install replacement windows and repair windows
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26/227/PP Awaiting decision
37 & 39 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3BS
Change of use from Post Office to mixed use facility (Class 1A/3/10) including creative arts-hub and café/retail. Demolish existing rear outbuildings and form three-storey extension, remove trees, install PV panels and air source heat pumps
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26/226/PP Awaiting decision
Snelsetter, Snelsetter Road, Hoy, Orkney KW16 3PA
Change of use of building from agricultural to domestic, re-roof, remove concrete and stone skew, replace a window, two side doors and garage door
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23/373/NMV/01 Awaiting decision
Birsay Outdoor Centre And Campsite, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LY
Change external wall finish from larch timber cladding to white rendered blockwork, for insurance reasons regarding fire
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26/222/PP Awaiting decision
Berrybank (Land Near), Evie, Orkney
Erect a house with air source heat pump and create an access
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26/223/SCR Awaiting decision
Houton Road, Orphir, Orkney
Screening opinion request for coastal protection works
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26/220/LB Awaiting decision
23 St Catherine's Place, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HX
Remove boundary wall
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26/218/HH Awaiting decision
East End, Church Road, St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney KW17 2SR
Re-roof house with Spanish slate, replace and install three rooflights and paint windows and door
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26/219/HH Awaiting decision
Carradale, Finstown, Firth Orkney KW17 2EL
Extend a house and lean to car port to existing shed
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26/217/PP Awaiting decision
Plot 12 Saxavord (Land Near), Orphir Village, Orphir Orkney
Erect a house with an air source heat pump
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24/353/NMV/01 Awaiting decision
The Crafty, Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney
1. Removal of the concealed gutter and replacement with a face-fixed half-round gutter. 2. Removal of concealed rainwater pipes from within the external walls, with rainwater pipes now exposed externally. 3. Addition of 15 no. photovoltaic (PV) panels to the roof following the SBEM calculation requirements. 4. Update to the north-west elevation windows to ensure they accurately reflect the approved plans
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26/214/PIP Awaiting decision
Hillside (Land Near), Otterswick Road, Sanday, Orkney
Siting of a house and a detached garage (change of use of land from agricultural to domestic)
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26/215/PP Awaiting decision
Pier Office (Land Near), Pier Road, St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney KW17 2SW
Install a temporary office building
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26/216/PP Awaiting decision
Vinkwin (Land Near), Evie, Orkney
Change of use from agricultural land to a secure dog walking field with associated access, parking area, fencing, gates and shelter (resubmission of 26/141/PP)
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26/211/AMC Awaiting decision
Roselea Croft (Land Near), Blackhill Road, St Ola Orkney
Erect a house with an integral garage and an air source heat pump
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26/209/VR Awaiting decision
Burgar Hill Wind Farm, Evie, Orkney
Application to vary Condition 2 of 21/512/VR (varying 02/16/00189/PPF) to extend the operational life of two turbines at Burgar Hill from 20 years to 25 years from date of commissioning
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26/210/HH Awaiting decision
Newdale, Outertown Road, Stromness Parish, Orkney KW16 3JP
Extend a house
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26/208/PP Awaiting decision
Thorden (Land Near), Deerness, Orkney ,
Erect a house with an air source heat pump and garage
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26/206/TC Decided
Bank Of Scotland, 56 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HJ
Prune a tree
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26/204/TPP Awaiting decision
Kranyo (Land Near), Holm, Orkney
Erect a 5kW wind turbine generator (maximum height 18m)
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26/207/APN Awaiting decision
Lenahowe, Tenston Road, Sandwick, Orkney KW16 3JA
Erect a GP shed
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26/200/PP Awaiting decision
116 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3BU
Paint walls, windows and doors, minor roof repairs, and install new and replacement rooflights
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26/201/LB Awaiting decision
116 Victoria Street, Stromness Orkney KW16 3BU
Paint walls, windows and doors, minor roof repairs, minor internal amendments, and install new and replacement rooflights
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26/199/HH Decided
13 Papdale Crescent, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1JS
Extend a house
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26/197/PP Awaiting decision
27 North End Road, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3AG
Change of use from store to student accommodation on first floor
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26/195/PN Decided
10 Quoybanks Crescent (Land Near), Kirkwall Orkney
Install 1 x 9m wooden pole
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26/191/HH Decided
Westermill, 24 Willowburn Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1NG
Proposed alteration and extension including dormer window
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24/388/NMV/01 Awaiting decision
13 Links, Sandy Road, Westray, Orkney KW17 2DH
Install solar panels
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26/188/PP Awaiting decision
4 Dale Park, (Plot 10 Errival) St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1SX
Erect a house with an integral garage and air source heat pump
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26/190/PN Decided
11 Slater Street (Land Near), Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1PQ
Install 1 x 8m wooden pole
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26/187/PP Awaiting decision
31 Hillside Road(Land Near) Stromness Orkney
Create two serviced sites and demolish a domestic garage
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26/186/PP Awaiting decision
Ferneybrae, Mill Bay Road, Eday Orkney KW17 2AB
Erect a house with three air source heat pumps and an integral garage, associated landscaping and upgrade an access (resubmission of 24/429/PP)
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26/189/EB Decided
Park Of Heddle, Finstown Orkney
Simplified notification to install three-span spur of 33kV overhead line with 10 metre wooden poles (Amendment to 26/086/EB)
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26/183/PN Decided
Old Papdale Halls Of Residence (Land Near), Berstane Road, Kirkwall, Orkney
Install 1 x 9m wooden pole
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26/185/LB Decided
Sule Skerry Lighthouse, Orkney
Internal strip out (including watchroom immediately beneath the lantern), structural repairs to cracks, roof and drainage repairs, re-waterproof, external redecoration (including historic metalwork repairs and replacements), replacement batteries, engine and fuel system, water system, lighting and rewiring, and full internal alterations including replacement bathroom, kitchen and accommodation areas
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26/184/APN Awaiting decision
Braefoot, North End Road, Shapinsay Orkney KW17 2DZ
Erect a GP shed
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26/182/LB Awaiting decision
West End Hotel, 14 Main Street, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1BU
Alter and extend a guest house including relocation of the bar/cafe
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26/177/LB Decided
Flat 2, Nicols House, St Olaf's Wynd, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1JB
Replace gable window and two rooflights
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26/178/HH Decided
Flat 2, Nicols House, St Olaf's Wynd, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1JB
Replace gable window and two rooflights
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26/176/PP Awaiting decision
Bu' Of Cairston, Bu Road, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3JH
Change of use and extend mill to form a dwelling house, and erect a dwelling house and garage (two-for-one)
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26/175/LB Decided
Nationwide Building Society, 24 Bridge Street, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1HR
Install a defibrillator unit and bleed kit unit
Recent decisions
Data to September 2026
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26/238/PN Decided
32 Summerdale Drive (Land Near), 16 Craigie Crescent (Land Near), 17 Craigie Crescent (Land Near), Kirkwall Orkney
Install 3 x 9m wooden poles
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26/158/HH Decided
3 Robertson Loan, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1GQ
Extend a house
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25/185/PP Granted
Greenfield, Rousay, Orkney KW17 2PU
Erect a house (attached to existing swimming pool), erect two self-catering pods, five sleeping pods, an amenity block (kitchen, toilets and showers), and a public house, create a camping area, install a communal foul drainage system and associated parking and landscaping
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26/185/LB Decided
Sule Skerry Lighthouse, Orkney
Internal strip out (including watchroom immediately beneath the lantern), structural repairs to cracks, roof and drainage repairs, re-waterproof, external redecoration (including historic metalwork repairs and replacements), replacement batteries, engine and fuel system, water system, lighting and rewiring, and full internal alterations including replacement bathroom, kitchen and accommodation areas
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26/147/LB Decided
Upper Flat, Old Manse, The Palace, Birsay, Orkney KW17 2LX
Replace roof covering with composite slates
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26/175/LB Decided
Nationwide Building Society, 24 Bridge Street, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1HR
Install a defibrillator unit and bleed kit unit
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26/043/PP Granted
Braeside, Orphir Orkney KW17 2RB
Change of use of land from agriculture to domestic, extend a house, and erect an agricultural building (part retrospective)
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26/097/PP Granted
Ben-Elgar, Harray, Orkney KW17 2JU
Erect a house with an integral garage (retrospective)
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25/285/PP Granted
Northern Turbine Services Ltd, 1 Quarryfield Road, St Ola, Orkney KW15 1GD
Erect a workshop/storage building and generator building, create an access and install replacement window and aerial (part retrospective)
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26/191/HH Decided
Westermill, 24 Willowburn Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1NG
Proposed alteration and extension including dormer window
The full record
Decisions between 2019 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 518 decisions from Orkney Islands between 2019 and 2026, part of 651 applications on record. Over that period 95% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 391 granted against 19 refused. The busiest single year was 2026, with 208 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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19/363/PN Granted
Warsetter (Land Near), Kettletoft, Sanday, Orkney KW17 2BA
Install a pole, antennae, 2 cabinets and associated works
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19/369/HH Granted
10 Claymore Brae, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1UQ
Create an access and hardstanding
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19/368/APN Granted
Flanders, Sandwick, Orkney, KW17 2JH
Erect a GP shed
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19/364/HH Granted
Schoolhouse, Harray, Orkney, KW17 2JR
Erect a garage/workshop
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19/379/APN Granted
Brough, Greenfield, St Andrews, Orkney, KW17 2QG
Erect a GP shed
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19/416/EB Granted
Rackwick Bay, Hoy, Orkney
Install three terminal poles
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19/366/PP Granted
Bonnyvoe, Stews Road, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2RL
Erect a house and create an access (amendment to 18/071/PP)
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19/359/AMC Granted
Glenavon, Denwick Road, Deerness, Orkney, KW17 2QQ
Erect a house with an integral garage and an air source heat pump and alter an access (following permission in principle - 18/256/PIP)
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19/386/LB Granted
Ness House, Ness Road, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DL
Remove internal partition
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19/372/HH Granted
15 Balfour, Shapinsay, Orkney, KW17 2DX
Install external insulation to the rear elevation
Decision speed
12 months to September 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 56 21%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 71 27%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 136 52%
Planning agents in Orkney Islands
The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.
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R. Clouston Ltd 100% granted overall 27
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Crawford Architecture 96% granted overall 25
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LBCA 100% granted overall 20
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Cindy Mackenzie Architectural Services 100% granted overall 15
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Breck Designs 100% granted overall 12
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Common questions
How many planning applications does Orkney Islands decide?
In the 12 months to September 2026, Orkney Islands decided 263 planning applications. 96% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Orkney Islands?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 94 days over the 12 months to September 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Orkney Islands decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 263 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 where both dates are published, 21% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 48% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Orkney Islands decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 518 decisions from Orkney Islands between 2019 and 2026, out of 651 applications on record. Across that whole period 95% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Orkney Islands?
November 2025 was the busiest month across the 12 months to September 2026, with 40 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Where can I see the full documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports stay on Orkney Islands's own planning portal. Every application page here links straight to the source record.
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Orkney Islands: 651 planning applications on record as of September 2026. Trailing 12 months: 263 decided, 96% approved, median 94 days to a decision. 342 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2019 and 2026: 518 in total, 95% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.