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Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
21.7% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #30 of 371 for decisions upheld · national average 32.0% · 23 appeals decided
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/282/SCR | Kranyo (Land Near), Holm, Orkney | Screening request | Other | 21 Sept 2026 |
| 26/283/SCR | Burgar Hill Wind Farm, Evie, Orkney | Screening request | Other | 21 Sept 2026 |
| 26/286/PN | Highbrake (Land Near), Orphir Orkney | Install 1 x 9m wooden pole | Priorapproval | 18 Sept 2026 |
| 26/251/PP | Plot 2, Norseman, Rendall | Erect a house with an integral garage and air source heat pump | Fullplanning | 26 Aug 2026 |
| 26/249/HH | Nordene, St Ola Orkney | Extend a house |
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We index every application published on Orkney Islands’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://planningandwarrant.orkney.gov.uk/online-applicationsNewest application received 21 Sept 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by Orkney Islands, updated several times a day. A free PlanNexus account searches the full archive of 11,930 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type, and includes 1,000 requests a month plus email alerts. PlanNexus is independent of Orkney Islands — we index what the council publishes and add the decisions, approval rates and appeal outcomes the register itself doesn't show. The council's own portal is linked above.
PlanNexus indexes Orkney Islands's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 21 Sept 2026.
21.7% of appeals against Orkney Islands decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.0%, across 23 decided appeals.
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| Householder |
| 25 Aug 2026 |
| 26/259/PN | 13, 22, And 27 Hordaland, Kirkwall Orkney | Install 3 x 8m pole and 1 x 9m pole | Priorapproval | 23 Aug 2026 |
| 26/248/PN | Hobbister Moor, Orphir Orkney | Peat Restoration | Priorapproval | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 26/244/LB | 22 High Street, Kirkwall Orkney | Remove existing garage door and replace with window and composite boards and replace existing window and door to the… | Listedbuilding | 19 Aug 2026 |
| 26/243/PP | 1 King Street, Kirkwall, Orkney | Reinstate a house and extend, including alterations, install an air source heat pump and erect a boundary fence | Fullplanning | 18 Aug 2026 |
| 26/242/HH | Harrabrough, 2 Quoybanks Drive, Kirkwall Orkney | Extend a house | Householder | 18 Aug 2026 |
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