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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates10,380Searchable applications
136Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 8,197 approved or refused records
125Refused applications
8,072 approved · 125 refused · 275 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Nov 2002 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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
- Unknown2024/068/PN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential) - General Purpose Agricultural Shed 18 x 12
Haa Croft, Gossabrough, East Yell, Shetland, ZE2 9AU
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/069/PPF
Proposed housing development comprising three private dwellings, social housing comprising six 2-bedroom units and six 1-bedroom units and associated infrastructure
The Moorfield Hotel Site Brae Shetland ZE2 9UX
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/070/PPF
Construction of three houses with air source heat pumps and road access.
Plots Wormadale Whiteness Shetland
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decided2023/194/DCON3
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 11 (Access Route Provisions) of Planning Application 2023/194/MIN
Cross Geo Haroldswick Unst Shetland ZE2 9EF
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/071/PPF
New dwelling house with ASHP
Plot Westhouse Skaw Whalsay Shetland
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Unknown2024/005/PAM
Application for prior approval under classes 21A, 21C and 21G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (as amended): To modify an existing fish farm by replacing 12 x 90m-circumference cages with 10 x 100m-circumference cages, to install pole-supported top nets and to change moorings
Cole Deep, Swarbacks Minn, Shetland
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/072/PPF
To upgrade an existing agricultural access track
Clavil Rerwick Bigton Shetland ZE2 9JF
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/073/PPF
Erect sunroom extension to the south elevation of the existing dwellinghouse.
North Scarvister Scarvister Wester Skeld Shetland ZE2 9NL
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided2023/295/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 4 (Otter Survey)
Store Pier Road Walls Shetland ZE2 9PG
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided2023/295/DCON2
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 5 (Biodiversity)
Store Pier Road Walls Shetland ZE2 9PG
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided2022/149/DCON3
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition 1 (Pipeline Route), of application ref 2022/149/PPF
Sullom Voe Terminal, Mossbank, Shetland, ZE2 9TY
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decided2023/194/DCON4
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 5 (Reinstatement Plan and Sections) of Planning Application 2023/194/MIN
Cross Geo Haroldswick Unst Shetland ZE2 9EF
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/075/PPF
Demolish existing extension, porch and section of boundary wall and construct replacement porch and extension to side and rear. Replace existing roof slates with natural slate and construct an area of decking to the rear of the proposed extension.
37 Burgh Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LA
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/076/PPF
Siting of a mobile home for residential purposes including creation of base slab, utilities and drainage
Grindins Wester Skeld Shetland ZE2 9NL
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decided2023/194/DCON5
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 6 (Overburden Stockpile Management Plan) of Planning Application 2023/194/MIN
Cross Geo Haroldswick Unst Shetland ZE2 9EF
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/077/PPF
Retrospective application for the extraction of material from Staney Hill Quarry outside approved 2013/222/PPF boundary, plus subsequent reinstatement of the same area.
Staney Hill Quarry Ladies Drive Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0QW
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decided2023/194/DCON6
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 8 (Vehicle Talc Dust Mitigation) of Planning Application 2023/194/MIN
Cross Geo Haroldswick Unst Shetland ZE2 9EF
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided2023/194/DCON7
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 10 (Settlement Ponds) of Planning Application 2023/194/MIN
Cross Geo Haroldswick Unst Shetland ZE2 9EF
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/078/PPF
Replacement water treatment works
Land to the south of the existing Eela Water Treatment Works, Shetland
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/080/PPF
Erect new storage shed facility with associated office. Install air-air heat pump to heat offices.
Workshop Wethersta Brae Shetland ZE2 9QL
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided2023/194/DCON8
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 7 (Financial Bond) of Planning Application 2023/194/MIN
Cross Geo Haroldswick Unst Shetland ZE2 9EF
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decided2023/194/DCON9
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 9 (Roads Agreement) of Planning Application 2023/194/MIN
Cross Geo Haroldswick Unst Shetland ZE2 9EF
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/081/LBC
This proposal is to refurbish a listed building including roof finishes, windows, doors and conservatory. There will also be internal refurbishment and insulation upgrade. Upgrade to the heating system will include an ASHP located externally.
Bonhoga Gallery Brig Weisdale Shetland ZE2 9LW
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/082/PPF
Installation of replacement accessible toilet with septic tank and extension to existing hardstanding area
Grutness Pier Virkie Shetland ZE3 9JN
Received 28 Mar 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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