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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
8,653Searchable applications
125Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 7,092 approved or refused records
113Refused applications

6,979 approved · 113 refused · 248 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2013/017/PPF

    Site three storage containers (Retrospective)

    Cunningsburgh Industrial Estate Shetland ZE2 9HB

    Received 23 Jan 2013
  2. Decided2013/018/PPF

    To import material to reinstate, grade and reseed former peat extraction area

    Gremista Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0PX

    Received 24 Jan 2013
  3. Decided2013/019/PPF

    Change of use from Class 8 residential institutions to Class 7 hotels and hostels, boarding and guest house

    Leog House 2 Leog Lane Lerwick Shetland Shetland ZE1 0AH

    Received 24 Jan 2013
  4. Decided2013/020/PPP

    Change of use of grazing land to class 5 industrial use (Planning Permission in Principle)

    Near Tingwall Airport Tingwall Shetland ZE2 9SB

    Received 23 Jan 2013
  5. Decided2013/021/PPF

    Change of use of land to camp site & site three 'wigwam' camping cabins

    North House Burravoe Brae Shetland ZE2 9QJ

    Received 28 Jan 2013
  6. Decided2013/022/PPF

    Change of use of residential institution to form four no. flats and one no. maisonette; change of use of outhouse to form one bedroom house; Planning Permission in Principle to erect a single dwellinghouse

    Craigielea 39 St Olaf Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0DA

    Received 28 Jan 2013
  7. Decided2013/023/PPF

    Erect dwellinghouse

    Wadbister Girlsta Shetland ZE2 9SQ

    Received 28 Jan 2013
  8. Decided2013/024/PPF

    Erect dwellinghouse

    Nesbister Whiteness Shetland ZE2 9LJ

    Received 29 Jan 2013
  9. Decided2013/025/APN

    Erect agricultural store

    Clate Symbister Whalsay Shetland ZE2 9AG

    Received 29 Jan 2013
  10. Decided2013/026/APN

    Erect general purpose agricultural store

    Freester Skellister South Nesting Shetland ZE2 9PP

    Received 31 Jan 2013
  11. Decided2013/027/APN

    Erect agricultural building

    Shoadals Foula Shetland ZE2 9PN

    Received 31 Jan 2013
  12. Decided2013/028/PPF

    To form vehicular access & erect extension

    Heathergrove Weisdale Shetland ZE2 9LQ

    Received 31 Jan 2013
  13. Decided2013/029/LBC

    Repaint shop front

    84 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0DL

    Received 1 Feb 2013
  14. Decided2013/030/AMSC

    Approval of all matters specified in condition 5 of Planning Permission in Principle 2012/058/PPP

    Toab Virkie Shetland ZE3 9JL

    Received 1 Feb 2013
  15. Unknown2013/031/APN

    Demolish existing croft house and erect storage shed

    North Taing Cott Weisdale Shetland ZE2 9LN

    Received 4 Feb 2013
  16. Decided2013/035/PPF

    Convert existing retail and storage (Class1) on first and second floors to residential units (Class 9 - houses and non-classified); replace four windows in original building; replace three windows and two doors in modern extension

    99 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0BD

    Received 6 Feb 2013
  17. Decided2013/036/PPF

    To construct a concrete skatepark

    The Knab Knab Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AX

    Received 6 Feb 2013
  18. Decided2013/037/PPF

    To remove existing fire damaged dwellinghouse and erect new dwellinghouse

    Noness Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HW

    Received 7 Feb 2013
  19. Decided2013/038/PPF

    Erect storey and a half dwellinghouse

    Site Opposite Hoswick Visitors Centre Hoswick Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HL

    Received 8 Feb 2013
  20. Decided2013/039/PPF

    Upgrade existing water treatment works to include installation of new water treatment building. Generator kiosk, bonded fuel storage tank and associated works

    Da Toon O Ham Foula Shetland ZE2 9PN

    Received 8 Feb 2013
  21. Decided2013/040/PPF

    Installation of 2 new above-ground water storage tanks, sample kiosk and associated works

    The Haa Foula Shetland ZE2 9PN

    Received 8 Feb 2013
  22. Decided2013/041/PPF

    Demolish existing shed, demolish section of boundary wall to create access and provide three no. car parking spaces and turning area

    33 North Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0NT

    Received 8 Feb 2013
  23. Decided2013/042/PPF

    Change of use from Class 4 (office) to Class 9 (houses) to form one residential dwellinghouse

    64 St Olaf Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0EN

    Received 8 Feb 2013
  24. Decided2013/043/PPF

    Increase width of access by taking down a section of masonry wall, followed by rebuild; replace metal gate with new timber gate; and remove section of stone wall

    4 Hillhead Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0EJ

    Received 12 Feb 2013

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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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