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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 dates10,422Searchable applications
136Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 8,224 approved or refused records
133Refused applications
8,091 approved · 133 refused · 280 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Nov 2002 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and BuildingLocal plan Pre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation Areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesdevelopment.management@shetland.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries01595744293Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
- Decided2024/026/MARSCO
Scoping opinion request in relation to a proposed new salmon farm comprising 12 x 120m-circumference pens in a 70m mooring grid and a feed barge.
Vementry, St Magnus Bay, Shetland
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided2024/042/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 2 (Photographic Survey)
Park Hall Bixter ZE2 9LY
Received 2 Nov 2024 - Decided2024/118/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 4 (Photographic Survey)
Park Hall Bixter Shetland
Received 2 Nov 2024 - Decided2023/197/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 8 (scheme of biodiversity enhancement).
Unstfest Storage Facility Off A968 (Baltasound) Unst Shetland
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided2024/280/PPF
Erect retaining wall and external alterations to existing building
13 Harbour Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LR
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided2024/281/PPF
To erect extension to front elevation of existing dwellinghouse (retrospective application).
1 East Ham Bressay Shetland ZE2 9ER
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided2024/282/PPF
To erect detached domestic garage
Wairua Quarff Shetland ZE2 9EY
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided2024/283/PPF
To erect agricultrual shed (Retrospective Application).
Nord Hoga Voe Shetland ZE2 9PX
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided2024/284/LBC
Replace stone slated roof with a traditional natural slate and sarked roof, including breather membrane beneath roof and upgrade roof insulation to ceilings and coombs; repair roof level stonework, lead and chimneys as necessary; replace 'flat' roof with single ply membrane and insulate beneath; replace all timber single glazed windows with new timber framed double glazed windows to similar design; stone wall repair.
Sand Lodge Sandsayre Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HP
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided2024/285/PPF
Erect new single storey dwellinghouse (attached to existing dwellinghouse at plot 5); install air source heat pump; create new access track, turning and parking area; install surface water attenuation device.
3A Aisterlea Cunningsburgh Shetland
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Decided2021/355/NMV
Non-material variation - Revision to external sprinkler tank
Lodge & Bird Observatory Fair Isle Shetland ZE2 9JU
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided2024/286/PPF
Erect noise monitoring equipment (temporary)
Sorbyen Ayres Aith Shetland ZE2 9ND
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decided2024/287/LBC
To demolish a ruinous byre within the curtilage of Keldi
Keldi Houss Burra Shetland ZE2 9LE
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decided2024/027/WL
To Build Two Finger Piers for a Boat Lift/Hoist and Associated Works
Sella Ness Industrial Estate Sullom Voe Shetland ZE2 9UR
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decided2023/301/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 4 (Biodiversity).
Judane (shetland) Ltd Lower Blackhill Industrial Estate Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0DG
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decided2023/142/DCON3
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 11 (Biodiversity).
North Haven Fair Isle Shetland ZE2 9JU
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decided2024/289/PPF
Erect noise monitoring equipment (temporary)
Field Located To North East Of Norbrek Hillside Voe Shetland ZE2 9PT
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided2024/290/PPF
To install an electric vehicle rapid charge point in the staff car park to serve two parking bays; cable is to be ducted underground to the charge point from the building plant room.
Islesburgh Community Centre King Harald Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0EQ
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided2024/291/PPF
Erect noise monitoring equipment (temporary)
Adjacent To Aith Junior High School Aith Shetland ZE2 9NB
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided2024/292/PPF
To erect timber decking in curtilage of dwellinghouse (Retrospective Application).
Kaitrins Lower Helister Weisdale Shetland ZE2 9LQ
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided2024/238/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 4 (Biodiversity).
Plot 1 Aisterlea Cunningsburgh Shetland
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided2023/230/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 4 (Archaeology Method Statement Pre-Commencement).
Sandy Loch Water Treatment Works, Sandy Loch Drive, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0SU.
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided2024/293/PPF
Erect new general purpose steel framed building for domestic use
South Voxter Voe Shetland ZE2 9PY
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided2024/294/PPF
To site glamping pod
4 Coastguard House Twageos Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0BB
Received 6 Dec 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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