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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

9,594Searchable applications

135Recorded as pending

99%Approval rate · 7,714 approved or refused records

115Refused applications

7,599 approved · 115 refused · 259 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Oct 2004 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided2015/229/PPF
To erect sunroom and garage extensions to existing dwellinghouse
Old Schoolhouse Trondra Shetland ZE1 0XL
Received 8 Jul 2015
Decided2015/230/PPF
To install concrete external access ramp
2 Tarland Upper Sound Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0SJ
Received 8 Jul 2015
Unknown2015/028/WL
To vary an existing trial seaweed farm by changing equipment to two 245m lines (retrospective) and to extend the expiry date by 3 years
Sandsound South, Sandsound Voe
Received 7 Jul 2015
Decided2015/232/PPP
To erect two dwellinghouses and create new access road (Planning Permission in Principle)
Middleton Maywick Bigton Shetland ZE2 9JF
Received 13 Jul 2015
Decided2015/233/PPF
To extend existing workshop to provide larger facilities for the repair and maintenance of agricultural machinery, construction plant and commercial and domestic vehicles including office, ancillary store and storage accommodation; improve access and vehicle parking; re-roofing of the existing shop and re-cladding the existing workshop/garage
Skellister Stores Catfirth South Nesting Shetland ZE2 9PP
Received 10 Jul 2015
Decided2015/234/PPF
To site mobile catering unit (Retrospective Application)
Public Convenience Parking Area Voe Shetland ZE2 9PT
Received 14 Jul 2015
Decided2015/235/PPP
To erect 2no. dwellinghouses; install septic tank and soakaway and construct access road (Planning Permission in Principle)
Wadbister Girlsta Shetland ZE2 9SQ
Received 14 Jul 2015
Decided2015/236/PPF
To erect dwellinghouse; create new access, parking and turning area; install air source heat pump
Garden Ground Of 2 Burgh Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LB
Received 14 Jul 2015
Decided2015/237/PPF
Change of use and conversion of a redundant church into a dwellinghouse
Semblister Kirk Semblister Bixter Shetland ZE2 9NG
Received 16 Jul 2015
Decided2015/238/LBC
Change of use and conversion of a redundant church into a dwellinghouse
Semblister Kirk Semblister Bixter Shetland ZE2 9NG
Received 16 Jul 2015
Decided2015/239/PPF
To erect detached domestic garage
Hedderdeild Grunnavoe Vidlin Shetland ZE2 9QF
Received 16 Jul 2015
Decided2015/030/MAR
To remove existing fish farming equipment and replace with ten 100m-circumference cages and a 14m x 10m feed barge to be used for on-growing of salmon
Bight Of Foraness South Yell Sound
Received 13 Jul 2015
Decided2015/031/MAR
To vary condition no's one and three of planning permission 2007/008/VF relating to the approved plans and the approved site location co-ordinates of an existing marine salmon farm to enable a reduced planning boundary
South Of Linga Yell Sound
Received 13 Jul 2015
Decided2015/240/PPF
Change temporary permission to permanent residential use
Eastview Isbister Whalsay Shetland ZE2 9AJ
Received 20 Jul 2015
Decided2015/241/PPF
Change of use from Class 8 (residential institution) to Class 7 (Hotels and Hostels) (Retrospective Application)
Viewforth House 13 Burgh Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LA
Received 20 Jul 2015
Unknown2015/242/PNT
To install street telecoms cabinet
O/S Exchange Building Grindahoul Brae ZE2 9XS
Received 21 Jul 2015
Decided2015/032/MAR
To remove fish farming equipment and replace with six 250m twin-headline longlines to be used for on-growing of mussels
Site 2 Colla Firth Delting
Received 13 Jul 2015
Decided2015/029/MAR
To vary condition no2 of planning permission 2012/018/MAR to extend the time period for commencement of Development by three years
Sandsound South, Sandsound Voe
Received 14 Jul 2015
Decided2015/243/PPF
To erect 160 bedroom snoozebox containerised hotel and containerised social space
North Of Old Decca Station Ladies Drive Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0QW
Received 24 Jul 2015
Decided2015/244/FORMB
11,000 volt overhead line
Voe Public Toilets & Water Facility Voe Shetland ZE2 9PT
Received 23 Jul 2015
Decided2015/245/APN
To erect agricultural shed
Grinds Trondra Shetland ZE1 0XL
Received 27 Jul 2015
Decided2015/246/FORMB
11,000 volt overhead line
Tingwall Shetland ZE2 9SB
Received 27 Jul 2015
Decided2015/247/PPF
To erect detached garage
Upper Browland Bridge Of Walls Shetland ZE2 9NR
Received 28 Jul 2015
Decided2015/248/APN
To erect general purpose agricultural building
North House North Roe Shetland ZE2 9RY
Received 28 Jul 2015

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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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