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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

8,855Searchable applications

125Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 7,223 approved or refused records

113Refused applications

7,110 approved · 113 refused · 248 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning and Building Local plan Pre-application advice Pre-application advice Conservation areas Conservation Areas

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesdevelopment.management@shetland.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiries01595744293 Council source

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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

Decided2014/186/ADV
Erect sign board
Vacant Ground Adjacent To Road Gremista Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0PX
Received 10 Jun 2014
Decided2014/187/PPF
Erect extension to form kitchen/catering room, meeting room, toilet and office accommodation
Quendale Farm Quendale Shetland ZE2 9JD
Received 10 Jun 2014
Decided2014/188/PPF
Erect extension
Shetland Christian Youth Camp Sumburgh Virkie Shetland ZE3 9JP
Received 11 Jun 2014
Decided2014/189/LBC
Replace asbestos slate with natural slate; replace decra tiles with natural slate; expose stone work to north wall of proposed utility room
Millhouse Symbister Whalsay Shetland ZE2 9AQ
Received 11 Jun 2014
Decided2014/190/PPF
Construct helipad consisting of 10m diameter asphalt landing circle; construct 3.5m access road from South Lochside with a turning head
South Lochside Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0PJ
Received 16 Jun 2014
Unknown2014/192/PNT
Prior notification for openreach street telecoms cabinet
Greenfield Place Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AQ
Received 16 Jun 2014
Decided2014/193/RPP
Erect temporary meteorological mast (Renewal of permission 2011/219/PCD) for a further 5 years
Land At Scar Quilse Voe Shetland ZE2 9PX
Received 17 Jun 2014
Decided2014/194/PPF
Erect dwellinghouse; restoration of byre as external storage and restoration of existing dykes
Site At Houss East Burra Burra Shetland ZE2 9LE
Received 17 Jun 2014
Decided2014/195/LBC
Erect dwellinghouse; restoration of byre as external storage and restoration of existing dykes
Site At Houss East Burra Burra Shetland ZE2 9LE
Received 17 Jun 2014
Decided2014/196/APN
Erect general purpose agricultural shed
Upper Flugarth Laxo Vidlin Shetland ZE2 9QD
Received 18 Jun 2014
Decided2014/197/PPP
Proposed housing (Planning Permission in Principle)
North Staney Hill Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0PR
Received 18 Jun 2014
Decided2014/198/PPF
Erect and install 5kw turbine on a 15m high mast and associated trenching for electricity cable
Foraness Gott Tingwall Shetland ZE2 9SF
Received 19 Jun 2014
Decided2014/199/PPF
Erect single storey extension and new porch to existing dwellinghouse; change of use of open field into garden ground and land for extension
Hellister Weisdale Shetland ZE2 9LQ
Received 19 Jun 2014
Decided2014/200/PNT
Prior notification for openreach street telecoms cabinet
Heatherbrae Cunningsburgh Shetland ZE2 9HB
Received 19 Jun 2014
Decided2014/201/LBC
Alter boundary wall; fit roof lights; replace windows; replace main entrance door and fanlight; take flue through roof and paint external walls; internally remove existing pews and raked floor; reline walls; create double height open plan living space; raise roof ties and insert new upper floor accommodation; use existing vehicular access formalise parking and create new everyday entrance through vestry
Church Of Scotland Sellafirth Yell Shetland ZE2 9DG
Received 20 Jun 2014
Decided2014/202/PPF
Change of use from former Church building to dwellinghouse
Church Of Scotland Sellafirth Yell Shetland ZE2 9DG
Received 20 Jun 2014
Decided2014/203/PPF
Demolish existing workshop and erect dwellinghouse
Workshop No. 14 Lower Voe Voe Shetland ZE2 9PX
Received 23 Jun 2014
Decided2014/204/PNT
Prior notification for openreach street telecoms cabinet
Sumburgh Telephone Exchange Dunrossness Shetland ZE2 9JG
Received 20 Jun 2014
Decided2014/015/MAR
To deploy a single 220m twin-headline mussel longline
Northwest Of Skerby Ayre Laxfirth Tingwall
Received 20 Jun 2014
Decided2014/205/PPF
To site 2no. portacabins for office use
Adjacent To Existing GAC Building Sellaness Mossbank Shetland ZE2 9UR
Received 23 Jun 2014
Decided2014/206/LBC
Remove existing polycarbonate window protection at first floor level and replace with toughened glass protective glazing in bronzeframing to follow main divisions of window tracery set in existing glazing check; stained glass to be supported in demountableisothermal glazing panels within the reveals of the masonry tracery; replace internal timber window protection panels withtoughened glass panels mounted in the isothermal glazing system; make good masonry
Town Hall & Lystina House Hillhead Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0HB
Received 23 Jun 2014
Unknown2014/016/MAR
To deploy a single 220m twin-headline longline for production of mussels
East Of Wadbister Ness Laxfirth
Received 20 Jun 2014
Decided2014/207/PPF
To change use of an existing 3 storey dwellinghouse by sub-dividing it into 2 flats and 1 studio apartment
69A Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AB
Received 25 Jun 2014
Decided2014/208/ADV
To erect 48 advertisement hoardings
Strom Park Whiteness Shetland ZE2 9LJ
Received 25 Jun 2014

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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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