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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 dates10,385Searchable applications
136Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 8,199 approved or refused records
126Refused applications
8,073 approved · 126 refused · 275 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided2024/083/LBC
Remove bell
Church Of Scotland Dunrossness Shetland ZE2 9JB
Received 1 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/085/TCA
Pruning of 9 trees
45 Burgh Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LA
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided2023/079/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 1 (Method Statement)
Linkshouse Mid Yell Yell Shetland
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/086/PPF
Construction of an 8 x 12m steel frame workshop/garage with SUDS and access road in garden. Access road to join existing unadopted access road.
Grace Dieu Skellister South Nesting Shetland ZE2 9PP
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/087/LBC
Alter previously approved application 2022/168/LBC - internal stair arrangement
97 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0BD
Received 5 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/089/TCA
Sycamore tree - Trim a Sycamore tree in back garden
Albany House 50 St Olaf Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0EN
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Unknown2024/090/PN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential) New building 15M x 7M
TARASTA Wethersta Brae Shetland ZE2 9QS
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/091/PPF
New dwelling house with ASHP
Plot West Of Springfield Hillswick Shetland
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/092/PPF
To install new patio door and construct external decking
Breglascord Shurton Brae Gulberwick Shetland ZE2 9TX
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/093/PPF
To erect noise monitoring equipment including solar panels within a post and wire fenced compound
East Burrafirth E:436919, N:1157579
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/094/PPF
To erect noise monitoring equipment including solar panels within a post and wire fenced compound
Grunnafirth E:445692, N:1159837
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/095/PPF
To erect noise monitoring equipment including solar panels within a post and wire fenced compound
Laxo Knowe, B9071 E:442852,N:1163057
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/096/PPF
To erect noise monitoring equipment including solar panels within a post and wire fenced compound
Setter Weisdale E:439600, N:1154723
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/097/PPF
Temporary change of use of land (comprising mainly one helicopter stand) at Scatsta airport for hybrid rocket engine testing (2 year period)
Scatsta Airport Scatsta Brae Shetland ZE2 9QP
Received 10 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/098/PPF
Erect extension to form additional garage service area. Associated external works to extend tarmac car park and relocate retaining wall.
Bolts Car Hire Ltd 34 North Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0NT
Received 12 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/099/PPF
Erect single story extension to existing dwellinghouse
Meal Hamnavoe Burra Shetland ZE2 9LB
Received 12 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/100/VCON
To vary condition 1 of Planning Application Ref 2023/267/PPF (To erect new dwelling house, take down extension to rear of existing dwelling house, to take down domestic garage and outbuildings) to increase the height of part of the proposed dwellinghouse.
Greenville Brae Shetland ZE2 9QG
Received 12 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/101/PPF
Erect a polycrub and relocate garden shed to new position within the garden ground.
Braeburn Twatt Bixter Shetland ZE2 9LX
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/102/PPF
Extension to existing store at back of shop plus new internal doorway from shop to new section of store
Sound Service Station South Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RD
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/104/PPF
Change of use from agricultural use to extend residential curtilage. Erection of single storey front and side extensions, installation of air source heat pump, removal of chimney, installation of rear decking
Laurelbank Exnaboe Virkie Shetland ZE3 9JS
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/105/PPF
Erection of a commercial workshop building and siting of temporary container office building
Shetland Composites Staney Hill Industrial Estate Lerwick Shetland
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/106/ADV
Advertisement of the following types : Flag Retrospective installation of 1x 42" LCD media screen size-860(W)x2160(H)mm Screen size-530(W)x930(H) mm, 3nos x 1250mm x 700mm flagpole signs, overall 3350mm in height.
Tesco South Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RD
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/108/PPF
To erect a detached double garage.
Nervaan Gott Tingwall Shetland ZE2 9SF
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Unknown2024/107/PAN
Proposal of Application Notice; Mossy Hill Wind Farm, New Substation
Land At Mossy Hill Wind Farm Circa 2.5km NW Of Lerwick E: 444549 N:1142610
Received 18 Apr 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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