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Shetland Islands
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Shetland Islands. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

9,774Searchable applications

135Recorded as pending

99%Approval rate · 7,818 approved or refused records

116Refused applications

7,702 approved · 116 refused · 262 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 May 2004 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning and Building Local plan Pre-application advice Pre-application advice Conservation areas Conservation Areas

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesdevelopment.management@shetland.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiries01595744293 Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.

More application records

Decided2017/108/PPF
Reclamation of land and erection of workshop (Class 5)
Burra Industrial Estate Hamnavoe Burra Shetland ZE2 9JY
Received 11 Apr 2017
Decided2017/109/PPF
Proposed erection of storage building (Retrospective application)
Virdalea Cullivoe Yell Shetland ZE2 9DD
Received 12 Apr 2017
Decided2017/111/APN
Prior Notification for Farm-related building works (non-residential).
East Of Keldaberg Bremmer Cunningsburgh Shetland
Received 14 Apr 2017
Decided2017/112/PPF
Erect Garage extension to existing dwelling house and change of use of land from agricultural to residential
Bonavista Wethersta Brae Shetland ZE2 9QL
Received 17 Apr 2017
Decided2017/113/PPF
Disabled access ramp
4 Braefield Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0SS
Received 14 Apr 2017
Unknown2017/114/PNT
Install electronic communications equipment at existing station
Gallow Hill Fetlar Shetland ZE2 9EH
Received 14 Apr 2017
Decided2017/115/PPF
To construct extension to existing dwelling house
6 Kirkidale Kirkidale Walls Shetland ZE2 9QX
Received 18 Apr 2017
Decided2017/116/PPF
Erect a three bedroom single storey house on flat land at side of old croft which was used as hay and machinery store. (Retrospective Application)
Highwinds Vatster Yell Shetland ZE2 9BU
Received 19 Apr 2017
Decided2017/117/PPF
Demolition of part of existing dwelling house, and the construction of a new dwelling house on adjacent site
Dury Brettabister North Nesting Shetland ZE2 9PR
Received 19 Apr 2017
Decided2017/118/PNT
Install electronic communications equipment at existing mast and in cabin
Rear Of Houllnalea A970 DUNROSSNESS Shetland Islands ZE2 9JG
Received 19 Apr 2017
Decided2017/119/PPF
Installation of approximately 5.5 kilometres (km) of buried electrical cable, erection of control building, erection of six transformer units and erection of up to 40 kWp of ground mounted photo-voltaic panels.
Land On Fair Isle, Extending From Harbour In North To Settled Areas In South
Received 20 Apr 2017
Decided2017/120/PNT
Installation of 2 No Junction Boxes
S/O Flat 2 Valhalla Hillswick Shetland ZE2 9RW
Received 19 Apr 2017
Unknown2017/121/CLUP
To install buried electrical earthing arrangement consisting of a series of interconnected earth plates. All equipment and cabling buried to a minimum depth of 0.6m and routed to the existing Transformer Rectifier
Grazing land due south from Lunna Cemetery, Lunna, Vidlin ZE2 9QF and adjacent to the Booth of Lunna
Received 20 Apr 2017
Decided2017/122/PPF
To erect new polytunnel within existing garden area.
Alandra Stove Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HH
Received 20 Apr 2017
Decided2017/015/WL
Reclaim area of seabed to form hardstanding area.
Burra Industrial Estate Easterdale Burra
Received 21 Apr 2017
Decided2017/123/ADV
4 Neon (LED) Signs
DH Marine Ltd Marina Business Park Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0TA
Received 21 Apr 2017
Decided2017/014/WL
To undertake coast protection works consisting of a new protective concrete apron and rock armouring
Firths Voe Lighthouse Firths Voe Mossbank
Received 12 Apr 2017
Decided2017/124/PPF
Erect 15m lattice tower with associated equipment and fence as part of the Emergency Service Network (Application which will supersede 2016/354/PPF)
North Gardie Aith, Bixter Shetland Islands ZE2 9ND
Received 24 Apr 2017
Decided2017/127/PPF
Change of use of land from agricultural to domestic garden ground, extension to existing dwelling house and erect decking area
Dykeside Tresta Bixter Shetland ZE2 9LT
Received 25 Apr 2017
Decided2017/128/PPF
Extension and new shed to existing dwelling house.
Skeotaing Tresta Bixter Shetland ZE2 9LT
Received 25 Apr 2017
Decided2017/129/APN
Erect general purpose agricultural shed
Vassa Skellister South Nesting Shetland ZE2 9PP
Received 24 Apr 2017
Decided2017/130/PPF
To create a self storage facility by siting steel storage containers on an existing site, 2 metre high security fence, access tracks and surface water drainage system
Staney Hill Industrial Estate Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0QY
Received 25 Apr 2017
Unknown2017/131/PAN
proposed wind farm
Mossy Hill
Received 20 Apr 2017
Decided2017/132/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse (Planning Permission in Principle)
Wasterhus Upper Sound Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0DH
Received 27 Apr 2017

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Shetland Islands, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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