Dounby, Orkney Islands Planning Applications
Recent planning applications near Dounby, Orkney Islands.
Orkney Islands · Scotland · settlement
About Dounby
Dounby is a village located on Mainland, Orkney, in northern Scotland. Known for its rural charm, it serves as a central hub for the surrounding communities and offers valuable insights for those researching planning applications in the area.
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Area Information
- Admin district: Orkney Islands
- Parliamentary constituency: Orkney and Shetland
- LSOA: West Mainland - 03
Crime Statistics
0 crimes reported in 2026-02.
Keyword Scorecard
Planning constraint analysis based on the last 24 months of applications near Dounby.
- Ecology & Wildlife Constraints (keywords: bats, bat survey, bat roost, great crested newt, GCN...)
- Trees & Landscape (keywords: tree preservation order, TPO, arboricultural, tree survey, root protection area...)
- Flood & Drainage (keywords: flood zone 2, flood zone 3, flood risk assessment, FRA, surface water...)
- Heritage & Conservation (keywords: listed building, grade II, grade II*, grade I, conservation area...)
- Green Belt (keywords: green belt, inappropriate development, very special circumstances, openness)
- Highways & Access (keywords: visibility splays, highway authority objection, access arrangement, parking provision, transport statement...)
- Refusal & Risk Indicators (keywords: refusal, delegated refusal, appeal dismissed, overdevelopment, character and appearance...)
- Planning Process & Appeals (keywords: appeal lodged, appeal allowed, appeal dismissed, public inquiry, inspector)
Planning Activity Summary
Approval rates, average decision times, and application type distribution for Dounby based on the last 24 months of planning data.
Nearby Applications
66 planning applications found near Dounby.
- - Orkney West Mainland Agricultural Society, Showground, Dounby, Orkney
Extend a shed, install four motorhome/caravan pitches with hook-up points and install solar panels on existing pavilion building
Status: Conditions | Type: Full | Council: Orkney | Date: 2025-11-25
View full details - - Dounby Primary School, Dounby, Sandwick, Orkney KW17 2JA
Install new and replacement play equipment
Status: Conditions | Type: Full | Council: Orkney | Date: 2025-09-19
View full details - - Market Green, Hillside Road, Dounby, Orkney, KW17 2HT
Vary condition 06 (remove fuel tanks) of planning permission 23/016/PP, to retain and fill tanks
Status: Conditions | Type: Conditions | Council: Orkney | Date: 2024-11-05
View full details - - Hjemdal, Vetquoy Road, Dounby, Sandwick, Orkney KW17 2HT
Erect a domestic garage
Status: Conditions | Type: Full | Council: Orkney | Date: 2024-09-26
View full details - - Market Green, Hillside Road, Dounby, Orkney, KW17 2HT
Amend drinking water point of toilet block (and internal alterations), and amend radious of access junction
Status: Undecided | Type: Conditions | Council: Orkney | Date: 2024-04-05
View full details - - 2 & 3 Kringla, Dounby, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2HN
Regularise the use of a premises as two self-catering units
Status: Undecided | Type: Amendment | Council: Orkney | Date: 2024-02-06
View full details - - Ongar Cottage, Hillside Road, Dounby, Harray, Orkney, KW17 2HT
Extend a house with air source heat pump
Status: Conditions | Type: Full | Council: Orkney | Date: 2023-03-10
View full details - - Market Green, Hillside Road, Dounby, Orkney, KW17 2HT
Erect a toilet block, create a car park with electric vehicle chargers, associated landscaping and alter accesses
Status: Conditions | Type: Full | Council: Orkney | Date: 2023-01-18
View full details - - Rose Cottage (Land Near), Dounby, Orkney
Erect a house with an air source heat pump and alter an access (resubmission of 21/289/PP)
Status: Conditions | Type: Full | Council: Orkney | Date: 2021-10-12
View full details - - Rose Cottage (Land Near), Dounby, Orkney
Erect a house with an air source heat pump and alter an access
Status: Withdrawn | Type: Full | Council: Orkney | Date: 2021-07-15
View full details - - A Tait And Sons, Dounby, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2HT
Change of use from workshop to workshop (Class 4) and shop (Class 1), re-clad walls, install windows and doors and two air source heat pumps (part retrospective)
Status: Conditions | Type: Full | Council: Orkney | Date: 2021-05-06
View full details - - Brecklah (Land Near), Swartland Road, Dounby, Orkney
Fascia & soffit boards to be changed to grey
Status: Permitted | Type: Conditions | Council: Orkney | Date: 2020-09-18
View full details - - Brecklah (Land Near), Swartland Road, Dounby, Orkney
Erect a house with an integral garage and an air source heat pump and create an access
Status: Conditions | Type: Full | Council: Orkney | Date: 2020-04-14
View full details - - Dounby Primary School, Dounby, Sandwick, Orkney KW17 2JA
Proposed alteration of extension external cladding arrangement and colour
Status: Permitted | Type: Conditions | Council: Orkney | Date: 2019-12-13
View full details - - Rose Cottage (Land Near), Dounby, Sandwick, Orkney KW17 2HT
Siting of a house and improve existing access
Status: Conditions | Type: Outline | Council: Orkney | Date: 2019-11-21
View full details - - Dounby Primary School, Dounby, Orkney, KW17 2JA
Extend a school
Status: Conditions | Type: Full | Council: Orkney | Date: 2019-09-09
View full details - - Verdun (Land Near), Dounby, Orkney, KW17 2HN
Erect a house with an air source heat pump and create an access
Status: Conditions | Type: Full | Council: Orkney | Date: 2019-09-04
View full details - - Car Park (Land Near), A Tait & Sons, Dounby, Orkney
Install a pole, antennae, cabinet and associated works
Status: Permitted | Type: Outline | Council: Orkney | Date: 2019-06-05
View full details - - Smiddybrae House, Vetquoy Road, Dounby, Sandwick, Orkney, KW17 2HH
Install a ground source heat pump system and erect a plant room (part retrospective)
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Orkney | Date: 2019-05-14
View full details - - The Bungalow (Land Near), Dounby, Sandwick, Orkney, KW17 2HT
Erect a house with an integral garage and an air source heat pump
Status: Conditions | Type: Full | Council: Orkney | Date: 2018-12-04
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A brief summary of Dounby in Orkney Islands
Dounby is a village located on Mainland, Orkney, in northern Scotland. Known for its rural charm, it serves as a central hub for the surrounding communities and offers valuable insights for those researching planning applications in the area.
There were no crimes reported in the immediate area during the most recent reporting period. This makes Dounby a particularly low-crime area.
For anyone interested in property development or monitoring local planning decisions, Dounby planning applications can be searched by entering a local postcode above. Results include full application details, decision status, and the ability to track applications over time and set planning alerts to help you monitor and review pending planning applications.
Planning Activity in Dounby
In the last 24 months, 6 planning applications were submitted near Dounby. The average decision time was 95 days.
With an average of 95 days, decisions near Dounby take longer than the statutory targets. Applicants should budget for a 4-month timeline and consider pre-application discussions to avoid delays.
The most common application types near Dounby were full planning applications (5), discharge of conditions (1). Full planning applications account for 83% of all submissions, covering new builds, change of use, and works that go beyond permitted development rights.
In terms of development scale, 4 medium-scale applications, 2 smaller schemes were submitted.
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