Orkney Islands Council has launched an investigation into fake objections lodged through its online planning portal. To submit an objection on the council’s planning portal, a name, address and e-mail address must be given. Orkney council working to trace source of bogus planning objectionsThe plans to build the 92-bed hotel have been put forward by Orkney Builders Ltd. He branded it “time-wasting” and said it is “a burden the council’s planning department do not need”. Fake objections are ‘time-wasting’ says director of building firm“I think it’s very naive for them to think they could create a fake objection and for that not to be discovered over the process.