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Orkney Islands planning applications
817 applications. 96% approved. 104 days to decide.
As of October 2026, PlanIndex holds 817 planning applications from Orkney Islands. 295 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 96% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Orkney Islands: 331 applications received in the last year, 295 decisions published.
Orkney Islands takes a median of 112 days to decide a planning application. See how that compares.
All applications
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26/315/PP Awaiting decision
Dale, Outertown Road, Stromness Parish Orkney KW16 3JP
Erect a house with an integral garage and an ASHP (for a retiring farmer)
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26/316/EB Decided
Sunnybrae Caravan (Land Near), Sanday, Orkney
Install 3 x 8.4m wooden poles
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26/301/VR Awaiting decision
Scapa Cottages (Land Near), St Ola Orkney
Vary condition 02 of planning permission 23/364/PP (stopping up of access)
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26/298/PP Awaiting decision
30 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HQ
Change of use from a store to three flats
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26/292/PP Awaiting decision
Linkshouse, Linkshouse Road, The Palace, Birsay, Orkney KW17 2LX
Alteration to existing house Class 7 and erect a studio Class 10 (non-residential) with an air source heat pump and associated car parking, access and landscaping
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26/293/WL Awaiting decision
South Bay, North Ronaldsay Orkney
Replacement of the existing electricity cable, including installation of a new 11 kV cable and associated cable protection and stabilisation works, and removal of the existing cable
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25/269/NMV/01 Awaiting decision
Sheila Fleet, 50 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1HQ
Additional items proposed to flat roof to rear. Omission of pop-out window to side elevation
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26/287/PP Awaiting decision
Quoyberstane (Land Near), Craigiefield Road, St Ola, Orkney
Erect four houses (three with integral garages) and air source heat pumps (4 x one-for-one) and install drainage infrastructure
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26/285/APN Awaiting decision
Skesquoy, Orkney
Internal works and the installation of a septic tank and soakaway
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26/283/SCR Awaiting decision
Burgar Hill Wind Farm, Evie, Orkney
Screening request
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26/282/SCR Awaiting decision
Kranyo (Land Near), Holm, Orkney
Screening request
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26/286/PN Decided
Highbrake (Land Near), Orphir Orkney
Install 1 x 9m wooden pole
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26/272/LB Awaiting decision
Watergate House, Watergate, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1PD
Replace roof covering, lead work and vent (retrospective)
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26/271/PP Awaiting decision
11 Palace Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1PA
Install replacement rooflight
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26/269/PP Awaiting decision
Cribbaquoy, Church Road, Harray, Orkney KW17 2LQ
Erect three self-catering pods and a laundry with communal foul drainage system and associated landscaping and create an access
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26/270/PP Awaiting decision
Former Agricultural Buildings, Nether Onston, Stenness,
One for one replacement of redundant farm building with house and garage, including heat pump, with retention of existing buildings as garage and walled garden
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26/268/HH Awaiting decision
33 Kirklands Road, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1EU
Install patio doors in an existing window opening and associated decking outside
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26/267/PP Awaiting decision
Rendalls Bakery, Finstown Firth Orkney KW17 2EL
Erect a bakery
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26/262/LB Awaiting decision
St Johns Kirk, North Walls, Hoy
Install internal and external lighting and cabling (with covers)
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26/263/PP Awaiting decision
St Johns Kirk, North Walls, Hoy, Orkney
Install ground mounted solar PV array, an electrical kiosk/shed and associated underground cabling
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26/264/PP Awaiting decision
Upper House Ruin, Sandwick, Orkney
Erect a replacement house with an air source heat pump (one for one)
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26/261/HH Awaiting decision
Sabiston Mill Cottage, Birsay Orkney KW17 2HS
Extend a house and erect a stable and shed
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26/257/PP Awaiting decision
38 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3AA
Replacement of windows and dormers, replace rooflights, repairs to existing roof and replacement of slates as required, removal of concrete skew and replace with leadwork and replace rainwater goods
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26/256/PP Awaiting decision
Deerness Community Centre, Deerness, Orkney KW17 2QH
Install ground mounted solar PV arrays, an electrical kiosk/shed and associated underground cabling
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26/255/PP Awaiting decision
The Hoy Kirk, Hoy, Orkney KW16 3NJ
Install 2 ground mounted solar PV arrays, an electrical kiosk/shed and associated underground cabling
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26/254/PP Awaiting decision
The Westray Development Trust, The Quarry Road, Westray, Orkney KW17 2DF
Install 2 ground mounted solar PV arrays, an electrical kiosk/shed and associated underground cabling
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26/251/PP Awaiting decision
Plot 2, Norseman, Rendall, KW17 2NY
Erect a house with an integral garage and air source heat pump
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26/250/TPO Granted
Stenaday, Heddle Road, Finstown, Firth Orkney KW17 2JX
Tree works to 31 trees, including pruning, crown reduction, pollarding and removal of deadwood (including felling of 5 trees)
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26/249/HH Awaiting decision
Nordene, St Ola Orkney KW15 1SX
Extend a house
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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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26/241/LB Awaiting decision
Burra House, Hoy, Orkney, KW16 3NJ
Install replacement windows, cowls to chimney and re-render walls
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26/240/HH Awaiting decision
Burrian, Langbigging Road, Sanday Orkney KW17 2BP
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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26/273/SCR Decided
New Scapa Road (Land Near), Kirkwall Orkney
Screning Request
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26/274/SCR Decided
Land West Of Easdale Burn, New Scapa Road, Kirkwall, Orkney
Screening Request
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26/239/PP Awaiting decision
1 Dale Park (Site At) St Ola Kirkwall Orkney
Erect a house with an integral garage and air source heat pump (change house design)
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26/236/PIP Awaiting decision
Ayran (Land Near), Pickaquoy Road, Kirkwall Orkney
Siting of two houses
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26/238/PN Granted
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 Decided
Goltaquoy, Goltaquoy Road, Westray Orkney KW17 2DE
Extend a house
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26/230/HH Awaiting decision
Cogar, Auster Road, Orphir Village, Orkney KW17 2RB
Erect a garage, retaining wall and upgrade an access
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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
Recent decisions
Data to October 2026
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26/078/PP Decided
Glenacres (Land Near) Quoyloo Road, Sandwick, Orkney
Erect a replacement house with an integral garage and an air source heat pump (one for one)
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26/250/TPO Granted
Stenaday, Heddle Road, Finstown, Firth Orkney KW17 2JX
Tree works to 31 trees, including pruning, crown reduction, pollarding and removal of deadwood (including felling of 5 trees)
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26/200/PP Withdrawn
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 Withdrawn
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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26/104/PP Granted
3 Graham Place, Stromness Orkney KW16 3BY
Replace a door
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26/103/LB Granted
3 Graham Place, Stromness Orkney KW16 3BY
Replace a door
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26/316/EB Decided
Sunnybrae Caravan (Land Near), Sanday, Orkney
Install 3 x 8.4m wooden poles
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26/114/PP Granted
Exchange Cottage, Orphir Orkney KW17 2RD
Reinstate a house and extend (retrospective)
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26/167/WL Granted
Head Of Work, Kirkwall Orkney
Replace a short section of cable protection, removal of old earthing wire, and installation of a new earthing solution
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26/160/PP Granted
10 King Street, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1JF
Change of use from dental practice to flats (Class 9), extend stair tower, install replacement windows, doors and rainwater goods and install rooflights and air source heat pumps
The full record
Decisions between 2019 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 690 decisions from Orkney Islands between 2019 and 2026, part of 817 applications on record. Over that period 96% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 502 granted against 21 refused. The busiest single year was 2026, with 249 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 October 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 59 20%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 66 22%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 170 58%
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 23
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Crawford Architecture 97% granted overall 21
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LBCA 17
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Cindy Mackenzie Architectural Services 100% granted overall 16
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AR Structural Design Ltd 100% granted overall 15
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Breck Designs 100% granted overall 13
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Common questions
How many planning applications does Orkney Islands decide?
In the 12 months to October 2026, Orkney Islands decided 295 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 104 days over the 12 months to October 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Orkney Islands decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 295 decisions in the 12 months to October 2026 where both dates are published, 20% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 42% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Orkney Islands decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 690 decisions from Orkney Islands between 2019 and 2026, out of 817 applications on record. Across that whole period 96% 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 October 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: 817 planning applications on record as of October 2026. Trailing 12 months: 295 decided, 96% approved, median 104 days to a decision. 331 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2019 and 2026: 690 in total, 96% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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