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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
8,447Searchable applications
125Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 6,972 approved or refused records
113Refused applications

6,859 approved · 113 refused · 243 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jul 2006 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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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

  1. Decided2011/312/PPF

    To erect garden shed

    Brakkatun Aith Bixter Shetland ZE2 9ND

    Received 4 Oct 2011
  2. Decided2011/313/PPF

    Erect new dwellinghouse

    Plot 5 North Heights Quarff Shetland ZE2 9EY

    Received 5 Oct 2011
  3. Decided2011/314/PPF

    To erect dwellinghouse and a detached garage

    Pettifirth Bressay Shetland ZE2 9ES

    Received 5 Oct 2011
  4. Decided2011/315/PPF

    Erect conservatory on south gable end and construct adjacent decking area

    Wharabrakk Vidlin Shetland ZE2 9QB

    Received 5 Oct 2011
  5. Decided2011/316/PPF

    To construct dwellinghouse and shed

    South-East Of Sandblyster Place Scatness Virkie Shetland ZE3 9JW

    Received 5 Oct 2011
  6. Decided2011/317/PPF

    Retrospective application to erect garden shed

    10 Bakland Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0SX

    Received 5 Oct 2011
  7. Decided2011/318/PPF

    To erect garden shed

    1 Rudda Park Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0EF

    Received 5 Oct 2011
  8. Decided2011/319/PPF

    Erect a dwellinghouse

    Adjacent To Flugalee Cunningsburgh Shetland ZE2 9HB

    Received 6 Oct 2011
  9. Decided2011/320/PPF

    Construct extension to rear to accomodate garage and kitchen

    46 Bruce Crescent Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0PB

    Received 7 Oct 2011
  10. Decided2011/322/PPF

    Erect dwellinghouse

    Sundhamar Quoys Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0WJ

    Received 11 Oct 2011
  11. Decided2011/323/PPF

    To erect one and a half storey dwellinghouse with integral garage and access track

    Quoys Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0WH

    Received 12 Oct 2011
  12. Decided2011/324/PPF

    To extend existing dwellinghouse

    52 Goodlad Crescent Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0QN

    Received 12 Oct 2011
  13. Decided2011/325/PPF

    Demolish existing dwellinghouse and erect single storey dwellinghouse with integral garage

    Fairlea Bridge End Burra Shetland ZE2 9LD

    Received 13 Oct 2011
  14. Decided2011/326/PPF

    To erect dwellinghouse with detached garage and septic tank

    Aithsetter Cunningsburgh Shetland ZE2 9HG

    Received 14 Oct 2011
  15. Decided2011/327/PPF

    To erect dwellinghouse

    Norbister Burra Shetland ZE2 9LE

    Received 14 Oct 2011
  16. Decided2011/328/LBC

    Replace existing windows with new sash and case windows

    25 - 29 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AN

    Received 14 Oct 2011
  17. Decided2011/329/PPF

    Replacement of 9 No. first floor sash and case windows

    Scalloway Meat Company Main Street Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0TR

    Received 17 Oct 2011
  18. Decided2011/331/PPF

    To erect garage and sun room

    Bracken Twatt Bixter Shetland ZE2 9LX

    Received 19 Oct 2011
  19. Decided2011/332/PPF

    External alterations and refurbishment comprising roof works, window replacement, door replacement, re-pointing and re-harling

    Ogilvie's Buildings Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0JL

    Received 19 Oct 2011
  20. Decided2011/038/MAR

    To develop a new salmon To develop a new salmon farm

    Northeast Of Papa Little, Swarbacks Minn, Shetland

    Received 24 Oct 2011
  21. Decided2011/333/PPP

    Erect dwellinghouse and create new access track

    Gardie Funzie Fetlar Shetland ZE2 9DJ

    Received 27 Oct 2011
  22. Decided2011/334/APN

    Prior notification for the erection of a general purpose agricultural shed.

    Adjacent To Waterworks Hill Of Hoswick Hoswick Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HL

    Received 31 Oct 2011
  23. Decided2011/039/MAR

    To modify an existing salmon farm by amending cages to ten 90m-circumference cages and by changing feed barge (retrospective)

    Laxfirth Voe, Tingwall

    Received 1 Nov 2011
  24. Decided2011/337/PPF

    Installation of a 5kw wind turbine on a 12.3m tower.

    Grindins Wester Skeld Shetland Shetland ZE2 9NL

    Received 2 Nov 2011

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Researching a proposal in Shetland Islands

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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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