Kirkwall East planning approval rate
Kirkwall East ward in Orkney has a 95.3% approval rate based on 1,098 planning decisions. Orkney overall: 96.0%.
Last updated: March 2026
95.3%
ward approval rate
1,098
Decisions
1,046
Approved
52
Refused
96.0%
Orkney average
Kirkwall East is broadly in line with the Orkney average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Kirkwall East compares
Kirkwall East ward
95.3%
Orkney overall
96.0%
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Recent decisions in Kirkwall East
25/376/CLOPUD
Alter a house · Thu 06 Nov 2025
25/366/HH
Install wall and roof ventilation outlets · Mon 03 Nov 2025
25/359/HH
Rebuild section of stone boundary wall and alter an access · Mon 27 Oct 2025
25/352/LB
Install secondary glazing, ducting and wall and ventilation extractors · Thu 23 Oct 2025
25/339/LB
Install replacement flat roof (amendment to 25/040/LB) · Tue 07 Oct 2025
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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.