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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

9,682Searchable 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7,647 approved · 115 refused · 260 withdrawn.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: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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

Decided2016/215/VCON
Vary condition 3 of planning permission of existing development (2014/205/ppf) for a further period of three years from 1st September 2016 (existing consent expires 31 August 2016)
Adj To Existing GAC Building Sellaness Mossbank Shetland ZE2 9TU
Received 11 May 2016
Decided2016/216/PN
Erect general purpose agricultural shed
Sanick Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HW
Received 9 May 2016
Decided2016/217/PNT
To install metal cabinet electronic communications equipment
Stucca Hillswick Shetland ZE2 9XP
Received 10 May 2016
Unknown2016/218/APN
To erect agricultural shed
Eastshore Virkie Shetland ZE3 9JS
Received 13 May 2016
Decided2016/220/ADV
Illuminated sign board
Gurkha Kitchen 33 North Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0NQ
Received 12 May 2016
Decided2016/219/PPF
Erect 4 bedroom dwelling house with air source heat pump
Land Adjacent To Dury Farmhouse Dury North Nesting Shetland ZE2 9PR
Received 13 May 2016
Decided2016/222/PPF
To demolish existing greenhouses and erect self storage units
Tingwall Shetland ZE2 9SH
Received 17 May 2016
Decided2016/014/MAR
To develop a new mussel farm comprising six 220m twin-headed longlines
North Of Papa Little Swarbacks Minn
Received 18 May 2016
Decided2016/209/PPF
Erect 2 extensions to existing dwelling house
Hjarta Catfirth South Nesting Shetland ZE2 9PP
Received 17 May 2016
Decided2016/223/APN
Erect general use agricultural shed
Cullister Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HH
Received 18 May 2016
Decided2016/224/ADV
Erect illuminated sign board
11 Harbour Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LR
Received 17 May 2016
Decided2016/225/PPF
Change of use from store to staff accommodation on the first floor in association with business on ground floor; paint exterior of premises (retrospective application)
11 Harbour Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LR
Received 20 May 2016
Decided2016/226/PPF
Proposed widening and upgrading of 730 metres of existing Road B9075 Sandwater Road, and the realignment of 1530 metres, all between its junction with Road A970 at Sandwater and Burn of Weisdale (Construction of a new access for the Viking Wind Farm (approximately 2.26 kilometres)
Sandwater Weisdale Shetland ZE2 9LP
Received 20 May 2016
Decided2016/227/PPF
Proposed extension to create dining area
4 Hillside Brae Gulberwick Shetland ZE2 9FD
Received 23 May 2016
Decided2016/228/MIN
Extension of quarry void extraction area comprising deepening of part of the quarry floor area by 15 metres
Sullom Quarry Sullom Shetland ZE2 9RD
Received 23 May 2016
Decided2016/229/CLUEX
Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use or Development for external alterations to dwellinghouse including replacement windows, re-rendering of walls and repainting of fascia.
Bellevue Hamnavoe Burra Shetland ZE2 9LA
Received 18 May 2016
Decided2016/230/PPF
To erect new equipment storage building adjacent to the indoor training facility currently being constructed at Clickimin Leisure Complex, Lochside, Lerwick ZE1 0PJ
Clickimin Centre North Lochside Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0PJ
Received 24 May 2016
Decided2016/231/PPF
Demolish existing dilapidated single-storey garage on south gable of existing house; erect new extension incorporating replacement garage with new living area & bedroom above
Cletta Westerloch Brae Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0GB
Received 25 May 2016
Decided2016/016/WL
To add a 60m long wave breaker and additional berths to the north side of the north pontoon at a marina
East Voe Marina Scalloway
Received 26 May 2016
Decided2016/232/PPF
Install free-standing satellite internet dish
Muckle Flugga Shore Station Haroldswick Unst Shetland ZE2 9EQ
Received 26 May 2016
Decided2016/233/PPF
To construct single storey extension to existing dwelling house, repositioning of site access, rearrangement of on-site turning and parking provision, and extensions to garden ground.
Peerie Harls Hoswick Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HL
Received 25 May 2016
Decided2016/234/PNE
Proposed works on Fetlar to improve reliability of the electricity network.
Fetlar
Received 25 May 2016
Decided2016/235/MIN
Vary condition No.3 of existing planning permission (2006/32/PCD) to retain quarry and open storage area for a further 10 years
Mann's Quarry West Sandwick Yell Shetland ZE2 9BH
Received 26 May 2016
Decided2016/236/PPF
To construct a new 2 bed single storey domestic dwelling with air source heat pump, and connection to a new shared septic tank and soakaway and connecting pipework
Fladdabister Cunningsburgh Shetland ZE2 9HA
Received 26 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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