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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
8,686Searchable applications
125Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 7,113 approved or refused records
113Refused applications

7,000 approved · 113 refused · 248 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Unknown2013/131/PPF

    Extend existing dwellinghouse

    Kaila Ollaberry Shetland ZE2 9RT

    Received 18 Apr 2013
  2. Decided2013/132/PPF

    Erect multi-purpose agricultural building

    Tagon Farm Tagon Voe Shetland ZE2 9PT

    Received 18 Apr 2013
  3. Decided2013/133/PPF

    Install surface water open ditches and install sewer pipe connection for housing (partly in retrospect)

    Nesbister Whiteness Shetland ZE2 9LJ

    Received 18 Apr 2013
  4. Decided2013/134/APN

    Erect general purpose agricultural shed

    South Lea Tumblin Bixter Shetland ZE2 9LS

    Received 22 Apr 2013
  5. Decided2013/135/PPF

    Add a sun lounge to existing house

    Vennfelt Trondra Shetland ZE1 0XL

    Received 23 Apr 2013
  6. Decided2013/136/PPF

    Demolish existing garage and erect new garage/studio

    Deesville Skellister South Nesting Shetland ZE2 9PP

    Received 23 Apr 2013
  7. Decided2013/137/PPF

    Extend laydown area

    Greenhead Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0PY

    Received 24 Apr 2013
  8. Decided2013/138/PPF

    Demolish and remove existing fire damaged dwellinghouse

    Olivette Hamnavoe Burra Shetland ZE2 9LA

    Received 24 Apr 2013
  9. Decided2013/139/PPF

    To erect and install a 5kw wind turbine on a 3m square base, overall height 17.7m to tip of blade

    Halcyon Mid Yell Yell Shetland ZE2 9BT

    Received 25 Apr 2013
  10. Decided2013/140/PPF

    Erect dwellinghouse

    14 Reform Lane Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0DR

    Received 26 Apr 2013
  11. Decided2013/141/PPF

    To erect a 5Kw wind turbine measuring 17.7m tall to the tip of the blade sited on a 3m square foundation pad

    Borgavagr Mid Yell Yell Shetland ZE2 9BF

    Received 29 Apr 2013
  12. Decided2013/142/APN

    Erect agricultural general purpose shed

    Stackafield Brek Walls Shetland ZE2 9PD

    Received 29 Apr 2013
  13. Decided2013/143/PPF

    Erect garage and store

    Atlamara Atlaness Hamnavoe Burra Shetland ZE2 9XW

    Received 29 Apr 2013
  14. Decided2013/144/PPF

    Extract peat

    Cuterfield Cunningsburgh Shetland ZE2 9HB

    Received 29 Apr 2013
  15. Decided2013/145/PPF

    To erect and install a 5KW wind turbine, overall height 17.7m to tip of blade

    Vallayre Vidlin Shetland ZE2 9QA

    Received 30 Apr 2013
  16. Decided2013/146/PPF

    To create tarred hardstanding area and reinstate stone pillar

    Church Of Scotland Main Street Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0TR

    Received 24 Apr 2013
  17. Decided2013/147/PPP

    To erect dwellinghouse (Planning Permission in Principle)

    Springfield Pettifirth Bressay Shetland ZE2 9ES

    Received 29 Apr 2013
  18. Decided2013/148/PPF

    To erect detached domestic garage

    Haygreen Stove Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HH

    Received 2 May 2013
  19. Decided2013/150/PPF

    Change of use from public toilet to community hub

    Public Toilets Clickimin Lochside Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0PJ

    Received 22 Apr 2013
  20. Decided2013/151/PPF

    Change of use from public toilet to community hub

    Public Toilets Grantfield North Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0NT

    Received 6 May 2013
  21. Decided2013/020/WL

    To carry out remedial works, including the introduction of new materials, to an existing rock armour revetment (runway 09/27 - east extension) and associated construction of a temporary ramp nearby to facilitate barge-offloading of rock armour

    Sumburgh Airport Sumburgh

    Received 2 May 2013
  22. Decided2013/152/SCR

    Screening Opinion

    Staney HIll Quarry Ladies Drive Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0QW

    Received 2 May 2013
  23. Decided2013/021/MAR

    To develop a new mussel spat site (retrospective)

    Whalefirth Voe Yell

    Received 6 May 2013
  24. Decided2013/153/PPF

    To construct access to agricultural store

    Freester Skellister South Nesting Shetland ZE2 9PP

    Received 7 May 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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