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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
8,473Searchable applications
125Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 6,991 approved or refused records
113Refused applications

6,878 approved · 113 refused · 243 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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. Decided2012/021/PPF

    Demolish existing garage and replace with new timber clad garage with pitched roof and erect garden shed

    Fjael Wester Quarff Quarff Shetland ZE2 9EY

    Received 20 Jan 2012
  2. Decided2012/022/PPF

    Erect an 11kW wind turbine on a 15m tower with 9m diameter blades

    Vaara Hillend Mid Yell Yell Shetland Shetland ZE2 9BJ

    Received 23 Jan 2012
  3. Decided2012/023/PPF

    To erect storey and a half extension to the east elevation and a single storey extension to the south elevation

    Bona Vista Gott Tingwall Shetland ZE2 9SE

    Received 23 Jan 2012
  4. Decided2012/024/APN

    Erect general purpose agricultural shed

    Heatherbrae Baltasound Unst Shetland ZE2 9DX

    Received 24 Jan 2012
  5. Decided2012/025/PPF

    To extend dwellinghouse

    Vadsdal Muckle Roe Shetland ZE2 9QW

    Received 24 Jan 2012
  6. Decided2012/026/PPF

    To extend existing dwellinghouse to provide garage and additional bedroom

    4 Goodlad Crescent Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0QN

    Received 24 Jan 2012
  7. Decided2012/027/PPF

    Extend dwellinghouse to provide an attached garage

    Ocean View Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HP

    Received 24 Jan 2012
  8. Decided2012/029/PPF

    Proposed new 20m lattice tower with two antenna attached new cabin and cabinet in a fenced compound

    Susetter Hillside Voe Shetland ZE2 9PT

    Received 26 Jan 2012
  9. Decided2012/030/PPF

    To erect garage

    7 Braefield Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0SS

    Received 26 Jan 2012
  10. Unknown2012/031/PAN

    PAN - Rova Head

    Rova Head Lerwick

    Received 26 Jan 2012
  11. Decided2012/032/PPP

    Erect dwellinghouse, new access, septic tank and sea outfall

    Kirkabister North Nesting Shetland

    Received 27 Jan 2012
  12. Decided2012/028/PPF

    site 2 no. shipping containers

    Old Lobster Ponds Vidlin Shetland ZE2 9QB

    Received 27 Jan 2012
  13. Decided2012/033/PPF

    Erect general purpose shed

    Innadaeks Skellister South Nesting Shetland ZE2 9PP

    Received 27 Jan 2012
  14. Decided2012/034/PPF

    To erect extension to west elevation of existing dwellinghouse

    Sained Aithsetter Cunningsburgh Shetland ZE2 9HG

    Received 31 Jan 2012
  15. Decided2012/035/PPF

    Change of use of existing agricultural building to riding school with associated riding area/park and car parking area (retrospective application)

    Bannamin Bridge End Burra Shetland ZE2 9LD

    Received 30 Jan 2012
  16. Decided2012/036/PPF

    Formation of a private access to croft land from the A971. Sneugels, Walls.

    Bridge Of Walls Stove Walls Shetland ZE2 9PH

    Received 3 Feb 2012
  17. Decided2012/037/PPF

    Erect dwellinghouse with attached garage

    Plot 3 North Heights Quarff ZE2 9EY

    Received 3 Feb 2012
  18. Decided2012/038/PPF

    Erect dwellinghouse

    Plot 3 Old School Road Trondra Shetland ZE1 0XL

    Received 3 Feb 2012
  19. Unknown2012/002/MAR

    To modify an existing finfish farm by changing cages to ten 25m x 25m cages and by repositioning the feed barge (Retrospective)

    Site 2 Swining Voe

    Received 3 Feb 2012
  20. Decided2012/039/PPF

    Erect wind turbine with 15m mast and 9m diameter blades and cable connection

    Greenhoulls Brae Shetland ZE2 9QG

    Received 27 Jan 2012
  21. Decided2012/040/APN

    Erect general purpose agricultural store

    Aithsness Croft Aithsness

    Received 30 Jan 2012
  22. Decided2012/041/PPF

    To install external air source heat pump

    Keldasta 28 West Baila Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0SG

    Received 8 Feb 2012
  23. Decided2012/042/VCON

    Partially grout pier surface

    Sandsayre Pier Leebitten Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HP

    Received 8 Feb 2012
  24. Unknown2012/043/APN

    Erect general purpose agricultural shed

    Trondra HU39564 37561

    Received 9 Feb 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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