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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

9,814Searchable applications

135Recorded as pending

99%Approval rate · 7,840 approved or refused records

116Refused applications

7,724 approved · 116 refused · 262 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided2017/350/PPF
To demolish existing outbuildings and erect extension to dwellinghouse
Quam Setter Walls Shetland ZE2 9PE
Received 3 Nov 2017
Decided2017/351/PPF
To extend existing dwellinghouse
Virna Wadbister Girlsta Shetland ZE2 9SQ
Received 3 Nov 2017
Decided2017/353/PAN
Erection of a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converter station as part of a new high voltage electricity link between Dounreay, Caithness and Scalloway, Shetland.
Land South Of Scottish Water Covered Reservior And The A970 West Of Scalloway, Ordnance Survey Grid Ref HU414 395
Received 1 Nov 2017
Decided2017/354/SCR
Erection of a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converter station as part of a new high voltage electricity link between Dounreay, Caithness and Scalloway, Shetland.
Land South Of Scottish Water Covered Reservior And The A970 West Of Scalloway, Ordnance Survey Grid Ref HU414 395
Received 1 Nov 2017
Unknown2017/355/APN
Erect agricultural storage building
Olligarth Whiteness Shetland ZE2 9GJ
Received 6 Nov 2017
Decided2017/356/PPF
To extend existing dwellinghouse and install French drain and soakaway
Hogalea North Brae Brae Shetland ZE2 9QG
Received 8 Nov 2017
Decided2017/357/PPF
To extend existing quayside warehouse
Harbour Blacksness Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0TQ
Received 8 Nov 2017
Decided2017/359/APN
Erect agricultural shed
Bridge Of Walls Walls
Received 9 Nov 2017
Decided2017/360/PPF
Extension to existing dwellinghouse
27 Murrayston Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RE
Received 9 Nov 2017
Decided2017/361/PPF
Change of use of land to campsite and site two wigwam camping cabins and install treatment plant
Clousta Bixter Shetland
Received 9 Nov 2017
Decided2017/362/PPF
Install 22kw Electric Vehicle Charge Point
Whalsay Primary School Gardentown Symbister Whalsay Shetland ZE2 9AB
Received 9 Nov 2017
Unknown2017/363/APN
Erect agricultural building
Braewick Eshaness Shetland ZE2 9RS
Received 9 Nov 2017
Decided2017/364/PPF
Changing part of the building (50m2 open plan office) to Class 2 for use as a physiotherapy clinic, remove partitions to open area currently used as store to extend corridor, partition open plan office into two rooms keeping existing doors to corridor (previously store)
28 South Gremista Industrial Estate Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0PX
Received 10 Nov 2017
Decided2017/365/PPF
To create a community-led waste and recycling centre
Near Hillswick/Ollaberry Junction Urafirth Hillswick Shetland
Received 13 Nov 2017
Decided2017/366/PPF
To erect polycrub and to erect sun room extension
Otterslea Wadbister Girlsta Shetland ZE2 9SQ
Received 13 Nov 2017
Decided2017/367/APN
To construct agricultural storage building
Almark Symbister Whalsay Shetland ZE2 9AD
Received 13 Nov 2017
Decided2017/368/PPF
To construct disabled ramp to front entrance of dwellinghouse
Lindisfarne Saltness Whalsay Shetland ZE2 9AD
Received 13 Nov 2017
Decided2017/369/PPF
To install Air Source Heat Pump
103 Nederdale Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0SB
Received 13 Nov 2017
Decided2017/183/DCON
Discharge of condition 12 & 11
South Of Skyview Nesbister Whiteness Shetland ZE2 9LJ
Received 3 Nov 2017
Decided2017/039/MSS
Consolidation of three existing salmon farms into two larger salmon farm developments each comprising twelve 100m-circumference cages and a 10m-diameter c-cap feed barge
Hogan And Holm Of Gruting, Gruting Voe, Shetland
Received 21 Nov 2017
Decided2017/370/PPF
Erect single storey dwellinghouse
Scord Scalloway Shetland
Received 23 Nov 2017
Decided2017/371/PPF
To construct 2 No. new dwelling houses with air source heat pumps
South-East Of Cameron Way Swinister Sandwick ZE2 9HH
Received 23 Nov 2017
Decided2017/372/APN
Erect Agricultural store (access existing)
Southill Sandsound Bixter Shetland ZE2 9LT
Received 24 Nov 2017
Decided2017/040/WL
To vary an existing Works Licence of a tidal array by increasing device number, provision to move/modify existing works/mooring area and an extension to the expiry date.
Cullivoe Bluemull Sound
Received 17 Nov 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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