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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
8,467Searchable applications
125Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 6,985 approved or refused records
113Refused applications

6,872 approved · 113 refused · 243 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2011/389/PPF

    To extend dwellinghouse

    Abun-Da-Bod Nesbister Whiteness Shetland ZE2 9LJ

    Received 21 Dec 2011
  2. Decided2011/390/PPF

    Retrospective planning application to site a metal container, erect a shed for use as storage and to site an oil tank

    L Williamsons FIsh Sales Blydoit Industrial Estate East Voe Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0UG

    Received 22 Dec 2011
  3. Decided2011/391/PPF

    To erect storey and a half extension to existing dwellinghouse

    Hestavelta Bannamin Burra Shetland ZE2 9LD

    Received 21 Dec 2011
  4. Decided2011/392/PPF

    To erect 5kw turbine on 12 metre tower with 5.5m blade diameter

    Samalsgarth Aithsetter Cunningsburgh Shetland ZE2 9HG

    Received 22 Dec 2011
  5. Decided2012/001/PPF

    To construct extension to rear (east) of existing dwellinghouse

    6 Roebrek Brae Shetland ZE2 9QY

    Received 4 Jan 2012
  6. Decided2012/002/PPF

    To install 6kw wind turbine on 9.5m high tower

    Swinister Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HH

    Received 4 Jan 2012
  7. Decided2012/003/PPF

    To erect 6kw wind turbine, blade diameter 5.6m on 15m tower

    Hillside Cottage Hoswick Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HL

    Received 4 Jan 2012
  8. Decided2012/004/PPF

    To change use of office to dwellinghouse

    6 Pitt Lane Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0YP

    Received 4 Jan 2012
  9. Decided2012/005/PPF

    Erect 2 storey extension to east and north elevations

    9 Anderson Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0HP

    Received 5 Jan 2012
  10. Decided2012/006/PPF

    To erect 2 No. 10kw turbines on 18m towers

    Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HL

    Received 5 Jan 2012
  11. Decided2012/008/PPF

    Extend existing dwellinghouse

    Pleasant View Leebitten Sandwick Shetland Shetland ZE2 9HP

    Received 6 Jan 2012
  12. Unknown2012/001/MAR

    To modify an existing salmon farm by altering mooring containment area, amending cages to twelve 100m-circumference cages and by changing feed barge location

    Wick Of Belmont, Uyeasound, Unst

    Received 9 Jan 2012
  13. Decided2012/010/PPF

    Erect 2 storey side extension

    8 Sunnyside Mid Yell Yell Shetland ZE2 9BS

    Received 12 Jan 2012
  14. Decided2012/011/PPF

    Erect 3 bedroom dwellinghouse

    Hillside Voe Shetland ZE2 9PT

    Received 9 Jan 2012
  15. Decided2012/012/PPF

    Erect garden shed

    Stroma 8 Sands Of Sound Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0SZ

    Received 9 Jan 2012
  16. Decided2012/013/PPF

    To site 2 containers to be used as a bait freezer and store

    Collafirth Pier Collafirth Ollaberry Shetland ZE2 9RX

    Received 16 Jan 2012
  17. Decided2012/014/APN

    To erect general purpose agricultural shed

    New House Gluss Ollaberry Shetland ZE2 9RU

    Received 16 Jan 2012
  18. Decided2012/015/PPF

    Erect 6 no. dwellinghouses comprising 4 no. semi-detached affordable houses and 2 no. detached houses with private road and 2 no. shared septic tanks and soakaways

    Land Adjacent To Old South Nesting School South Nesting Shetland ZE2 9PP

    Received 13 Jan 2012
  19. Decided2012/016/PPP

    Erect dwellinghouse (Permission in Principle)

    Punds Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HW

    Received 13 Jan 2012
  20. Decided2012/009/LBC

    Demolish conservatory

    Sandlodge Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HP

    Received 19 Jan 2012
  21. Decided2012/017/APN

    Erect nissan shed for agricultural use

    Cherrybrae Pettifirth Bressay Shetland ZE2 9ER

    Received 18 Jan 2012
  22. Decided2012/018/PPF

    To extend garage/store

    Leebotten Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HP

    Received 19 Jan 2012
  23. Decided2012/019/PPF

    Alter and extend existing garage

    8 Law Lane Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0DX

    Received 18 Jan 2012
  24. Decided2012/020/PPF

    Extend existing car parking area

    Bixter Surgery Bixter Shetland ZE2 9NA

    Received 19 Jan 2012

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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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