Stromness & South Isles planning approval rate
Stromness & South Isles ward in Orkney has a 95.8% approval rate based on 1,175 planning decisions. Orkney overall: 96.0%.
Last updated: March 2026
95.8%
ward approval rate
1,175
Decisions
1,126
Approved
49
Refused
96.0%
Orkney average
Stromness & South Isles is broadly in line with the Orkney average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Stromness & South Isles compares
Stromness & South Isles ward
95.8%
Orkney overall
96.0%
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Recent decisions in Stromness & South Isles
25/381/LB
Remove rooflights and install six replacement rooflights, form openings and inst · Fri 14 Nov 2025
25/383/HH
Remove rooflights and install six replacement rooflights, form openings and inst · Fri 14 Nov 2025
25/361/HH
Extend a house · Wed 29 Oct 2025
25/360/PP
Erect a house with an air source heat pump (replacement house, one for one), and · Tue 28 Oct 2025
25/350/HH
Extend a house · Mon 20 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.