Orkney Islands Council's (OIC) Planning Service has received praise from the Scottish Government in a recent report.

Feedback on the council's Planning Performance Framework reveals major improvements have been made to the service since 2013.

The service was marked on a red, amber, green rating for 15 different performance markers.

In 2013, the council received six red ratings.

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However, this year the feedback showed no red marks, three amber and ten green with two markers not applicable.

A strong performance was seen in the timescales for determining planning applications, coming out better than the Scottish average.

Councillor Rob Crichton said: "The planning service is a Council service that will affect everyone in Orkney in some way and therefore important that we ensure the service is of a high quality with a commitment to continuous improvement."

To view a copy of the report, click here.

(LM)