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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 dates10,400Searchable applications
136Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 8,207 approved or refused records
131Refused applications
8,076 approved · 131 refused · 280 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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
- Decided2022/335/DCON2
Discharge of condition 10 - Biodiversity
Glendale Glen Hamnavoe Burra Shetland ZE2 9JY
Received 24 May 2024 - Pending Consideration2024/019/DCON1
Discharge of condition 6 - Biodiversity
Q A FISH LTD Blacksness Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0TQ
Received 28 May 2024 - Decided2024/149/PPF
To erect single storey dwellinghouse; create new access road, parking and turning area; install air source heat pump; install new septic tank and land infiltration system.
South Of Ouredal Busta Brae Shetland
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided2024/150/PPF
Erect general purpose steel framed shed for domestic use.
Fjorda Voxter Brae Shetland
Received 30 May 2024 - Decided2024/051/DCON1
Discharge of condition 4 - SUDs pre-commencement
Site At North Ustaness South Whiteness Shetland ZE2 9LL
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided2024/051/DCON2
Discharge of condition 5 - Landscaping Scheme.
Site At North Ustaness South Whiteness Shetland ZE2 9LL
Received 29 May 2024 - Unknown2024/007/PAM
Application for Prior Approval under Class 21C of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (as amended): To replace existing hamster wheel top nets with a pole mounted system of sidewall mesh size 75mm and top panel mesh size 100mm
West Of Burwick, Scalloway, Shetland
Received 29 May 2024 - Unknown2024/008/PAM
Application for Prior Notification under Class 21C of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (As amended): To replace existing hamster wheel top nets with a pole mounted system of sidewall mesh size 75mm and top panel mesh size 100mm.
Easter Score Holm, Scalloway, Shetland
Received 29 May 2024 - Pending Consideration2024/151/PA
To form access track.
Mid House Cunnister Yell Shetland ZE2 9DG
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided2024/152/LBC
To install and house external compressors within wooden painted enclosures.
Albert Building Esplanade Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LL
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided2024/154/PPF
To install solar photovoltaic ground array with battery storage and 3 no. wall-mounted air source heat pumps.
Levenwick Village Club Levenwick Shetland ZE2 9HX
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decided2024/155/PPF
To erect single storey dwellinghouse and create new access, parking and turning; install air source heat pump; connection to existing sewer.
Plot 1 Symbister Whalsay Shetland
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Pending Consideration2021/353/DCON7
Discharge of condition 5 - Roads Mitigation
Plot Port Business Park Lerwick Shetland
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Pending Consideration2022/260/DCON9
Discharge of condition 4 - Construction of a development platform and associated earthworks and drainage
Land By Lower Blackhill Industrial Estate, Gremista, Lerwick ZE1 0PX
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Decided2024/156/PPF
Extension to existing Nissan hut to increase floor area.
Gott Farm Gott Tingwall Shetland ZE2 9SE
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decided2024/158/PPF
To erect one remote radio repeater on a concrete platform.
Turbine 24 Viking Wind Farm
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Decided2024/159/PPF
To erect one remote digital mobile repeater on a concrete platform.
South Of Turbine 65 Viking Wind Farm
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Decided2024/161/SCR
EIA screening opinion in respect of the proposed removal of 2no. storage tanks, onshore pipelines at Jetty 4 and the Rack 14 process area.
Sullom Voe Terminal Callbackness Mossbank Shetland ZE2 9TU
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Unknown2024/162/HRA
Habitats Regulations Appraisal in respect of the proposed removal of 2no. storage tanks, onshore pipelines at Jetty 4 and the Rack 14 process area.
Sullom Voe Terminal Callbackness Mossbank Shetland ZE2 9TU
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided2019/079/DCON12
Discharge of condition 18 - Permanent parking provision
B9075 Sandwater Road, Mainland, Shetland
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided2024/065/DCON1
Discharge of condition 4 - landscaping scheme
South Gluss Gluss Ollaberry Shetland ZE2 9RU
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided2024/010/WL
To install a 11kV subsea cable and associated works.
Mainland Shetland To Papa Stour
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Pending Consideration2006/429/DCON1
Discharge of condition 2 - Site Restoration
Colvister Quarry Yell ZE2 9DQ
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided2024/164/PPF
The installation of six antennas, one storage cabinet, generator on new concrete bases and ancillary development
Fair Isle Telecommunications Site Ward Hill Fair Isle Shetland ZE2 9JU
Received 17 Jun 2024
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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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