East Mainland, South Ronaldsay & Burray planning approval rate
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay & Burray ward in Orkney has a 95.5% approval rate based on 1,403 planning decisions. Orkney overall: 96.0%.
Last updated: March 2026
95.5%
ward approval rate
1,403
Decisions
1,340
Approved
63
Refused
96.0%
Orkney average
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay & Burray is broadly in line with the Orkney average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How East Mainland, South Ronaldsay & Burray compares
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay & Burray ward
95.5%
Orkney overall
96.0%
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Recent decisions in East Mainland, South Ronaldsay & Burray
25/431/HH
Extend a house · Tue 16 Dec 2025
25/345/PP
Erect residential accommodation with an air source heat pump (subdivision of cur · Wed 15 Oct 2025
25/344/PP
Erect a house and create an access · Tue 14 Oct 2025
25/306/PP
Install three air source heat pumps and roof-mounted solar panels · Mon 08 Sep 2025
25/284/PP
Erect a house with an air source heat pump and upgrade an access (subdivision of · Wed 20 Aug 2025
What gets approved near your property?
In Orkney, 1 in 25 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Orkney
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 7,933 decisions.