Kirkwall West & Orphir planning approval rate
Kirkwall West & Orphir ward in Orkney has a 96.5% approval rate based on 1,360 planning decisions. Orkney overall: 96.0%.
Last updated: May 2026
96.5%
ward approval rate
1,360
Decisions
1,312
Approved
48
Refused
96.0%
Orkney average
Kirkwall West & Orphir is broadly in line with the Orkney average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Kirkwall West & Orphir compares
Kirkwall West & Orphir ward
96.5%
Orkney overall
96.0%
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Recent decisions in Kirkwall West & Orphir
25/418/HH
Re-roof a house and alterations to roof pitch · Wed 23 Dec 2026
26/036/PN
Install a 2.5 metre tower extension, nine antennas, 15 RFFs, and ancillary devel · Mon 02 Feb 2026
25/417/HH
Re-roof a house and alter roof pitch · Tue 23 Dec 2025
25/311/PP
Convert an office with ancillary accommodation to a house · Tue 28 Oct 2025
25/325/PP
Subdivide a house to create two houses and construct an access road (part retros · Thu 16 Oct 2025
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