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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
9,680Searchable applications
135Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 7,762 approved or refused records
115Refused applications

7,647 approved · 115 refused · 260 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Aug 2004 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2016/192/LBC

    Demolish existing flat roof extension, construct new single storey extension within rear courtyard of Westhall House and convert the existing garage into residential accommodation. Construct a new garage in the bottom of the garden using existing access.

    West Hall Lower Sound Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RN

    Received 29 Apr 2016
  2. Decided2016/193/PPF

    Demolition of single storey extension to main house, Construction of new single storey extension and conversion of existing garage into residential accommodation. Construction of new garage within garden, using existing access.

    West Hall Lower Sound Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RN

    Received 29 Apr 2016
  3. Decided2016/194/APN

    Erect agricultural building for storage and lambing

    Pobisgeo Muckle Roe Shetland ZE2 9QW

    Received 29 Apr 2016
  4. Decided2016/195/APN

    Erect Argicultural building for storage of Machinery and feed stuff

    Bune Melby Sandness Shetland ZE2 9PL

    Received 29 Apr 2016
  5. Decided2016/196/PPF

    To construct dwelling house and access

    Adjacent To Anderbrae Haroldswick Unst Shetland ZE2 9EF

    Received 27 Apr 2016
  6. Decided2016/197/PPF

    Change of use of first floor into wholesale bakery

    Aith Shop Aith Shetland ZE2 9NB

    Received 27 Apr 2016
  7. Decided2016/198/PPF

    Construct single storey timber clad dwelling house with attached garage

    Brough Hamnavoe Burra Shetland ZE2 9LB

    Received 2 May 2016
  8. Decided2016/012/MAR

    To deploy one 220m and one 110m twin-headline longlines for production of mussel spat at the location of an existing consented mussel farm.

    Olas Voe, Gruting

    Received 2 May 2016
  9. Decided2016/199/PPP

    Planning Permission in Principle for one house site

    Adjacent To Gruting & District Community Hall Gruting Bridge Of Walls Shetland ZE2 9NR

    Received 2 May 2016
  10. Decided2016/200/PPP

    Planning Permission in principle development of one house site

    Bridge End Burra Shetland ZE2 9LE

    Received 2 May 2016
  11. Decided2016/201/PPF

    Erect garden shed (retrospective)

    3 Glenfarquhar Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0UF

    Received 4 May 2016
  12. Decided2016/202/PPF

    Install new windows and door, Install Air Source Heat Pump, Raise Footpath Flagstones to create level access

    6 Commercial Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0HX

    Received 3 May 2016
  13. Decided2016/203/PPF

    One and half storey extension on front of dwelling house

    17 Clach Na Strom Whiteness Shetland ZE2 9LG

    Received 3 May 2016
  14. Unknown2016/204/PPF

    Set down of 3 x 20' Steel Shipping Containers for 3 year period and change of use of land to carry out fish processing and drying operations

    Vestinore Cunningsburgh Shetland ZE2 9HF

    Received 2 May 2016
  15. Decided2016/205/APN

    To erect agricultural building

    Westerscord Voe Shetland ZE2 9PT

    Received 2 May 2016
  16. Decided2016/206/PPF

    Erect sculpture with internal lighting

    Esplanade Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AB

    Received 5 May 2016
  17. Decided2016/207/PPF

    Demolish existing dwellinghouse and erect new dwellinghouse

    4 Burgh Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LB

    Received 6 May 2016
  18. Decided2016/208/PPF

    Erect single storey extension to existing dwelling house

    Peerie Tigh Lower Hillside Gulberwick Shetland ZE2 9FG

    Received 5 May 2016
  19. Decided2016/210/PPF

    Single storey extension to rear of dwelling.

    23 Murrayston Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RE

    Received 9 May 2016
  20. Decided2016/211/APN

    To erect general purpose argicultural shed

    Adjacent To Anderbrae Baltasound Unst Shetland ZE2 9DT

    Received 13 May 2016
  21. Decided2016/013/MAR

    To deploy eight 220m twin-headline longlines for production of mussels at the location of an existing consented mussel farm (retrospective)

    Burwick Scalloway

    Received 12 May 2016
  22. Decided2016/212/PPF

    Extension to existing dwelling house to create 2no bedrooms and dining area

    Southerhouse Hoswick Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HL

    Received 9 May 2016
  23. Decided2016/213/PPF

    Erect extension to existing dwelling house

    Wirliegarth Gossabrough Yell Shetland ZE2 9AU

    Received 9 May 2016
  24. Decided2016/214/PPF

    Erect extension to south elevation of existing dwellinghouse; proposed retaining wall to the south and west of the proposed extension

    Kernow Casho Punds Easter Quarff Quarff Shetland ZE2 9EY

    Received 9 May 2016

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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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