Listed buildings in Orkney Islands

There are 938 listed buildings in the Orkney Islands local planning authority area, Scotland.

Members of Parliament

All of Orkney Islands's listed buildings lie in one Westminster constituency.

Consents, sales and energy ratings

Applications affecting listed buildings

331 applications affecting listed buildings in Orkney Islands were received between 2016 and 2025 and have since been decided or withdrawn. 94% were approved, 2% refused and 3% withdrawn. The share approved is the 24th highest of the 365 authorities with at least 20 such applications. The median time to an approval or refusal was 57 days.

FigureOrkney IslandsAll authorities
Decided or withdrawn 331 312,484
Approved 94% 85%
Refused 2% 6%
Withdrawn 3% 8%
Median days to an approval or refusal 57 56

Energy performance certificates

114 listed buildings in Orkney Islands have a domestic energy performance certificate lodged in the last 10 years. On the latest of those certificates, 32% are rated F or G, the 6th highest share of the 340 authorities with at least 20 such buildings.

RatingOrkney IslandsAll authorities
Buildings with a certificate 114 88,127
A 0% <1%
B 1% 2%
C 13% 18%
D 21% 38%
E 33% 29%
F 28% 9%
G 4% 4%

Counts cover records The WRENN Report has matched to a listed building. Applications: PlanIt, from local planning authority portals. Energy performance certificates: the EPC registers for England and Wales and for Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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All listed buildings in Orkney Islands