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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates10,416Searchable applications
136Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 8,219 approved or refused records
133Refused applications
8,086 approved · 133 refused · 280 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided2023/191/NMV
Non-material variation - simplification of prospoed extension design and reduced its overall length.
Kowloon Norbister Burra Shetland ZE2 9LE
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decided2024/215/PPF
Erection of new workshop building, extension to yard area and alterations to junction with road.
Ness Engineering Ltd Scatness Virkie Shetland ZE3 9JW
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decided2023/142/DCON2
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 6 - Programme of Archaeological Work
North Haven Fair Isle Shetland ZE2 9JU
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided2024/102/DCON2
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement)
Sound Service Station South Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0EF
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decided2024/078/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 5 (Roads Condition Survey)
Land To The South Of The Existing Eela Water Treatment Works, Shetland
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Decided2022/183/NMV
Non-material variation to add retaining wall, change finish to timber cladding and install solar roof panels to west and east elevations.
9 Sanblister Place Scatness Virkie Shetland ZE3 9JX
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Unknown2024/025/MPN
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 100mm mesh.
Vee Taing, Uyeasound, Unst
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Decided2023/073/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 4 (Scottish Water Confirmation)
21 Cheyne Crescent Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0NS
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decided2023/073/DCON2
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 5 (Attenuation Device Details)
21 Cheyne Crescent Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0NS
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decided2024/216/PPF
To construct hard standing area for use as a plant hire yard.
Baillister Gott Tingwall Shetland ZE2 9SB
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decided2024/218/PPP
Erect 2no. dwellinghouses (planning permission in principle)
Swinster Sandwick Shetland
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided2024/219/PPP
To erect 1no dwellinghouse (planning permission in principle).
Yaafield Bigton Shetland ZE2 9JA
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided2024/220/PPF
Erect single story extension and internal alterations to existing textile workshop/artist studio (with associated private gallery, shopand artist/worker residency), install air-source heat pump and extend parking area
Stove Kirk Inchrye Stove Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9FX
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided2023/201/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 4 (Biodiversity).
Foula Harbour Foula Shetland ZE2 9PN
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided2024/221/LBC
Carry out repairs to the external render, repaint exterior, repair/replace rainwater goods and repair/install lead flashings.
West Hall Lower Sound Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RN
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided2023/201/DCON2
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 5 (Biosecurity).
Foula Harbour Foula Shetland ZE2 9PN
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided2024/222/PPF
To erect single storey dwellinghouse; install air source heat pump; create new access track, parking and turning area; install land infiltration system.
South Of Gillside Aith Shetland
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided2024/223/PPF
To erect extension to north elevation of existing dwellinghouse.
Lauvoya Skelberry Vidlin Shetland ZE2 9QD
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided2024/224/PPF
To install 2 no. air source heat pumps
Units 3 & 4 Sellafirth Business Park Sellafirth Yell Shetland ZE2 9DG
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/225/CLUP
The re-alignment and widening of an existing public road.
A970 Lerwick To Sumburgh Road Between Its North And South Junctions With The Levenwick Loop Road
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/227/PPF
To erect a urea blending and storage building to house a containerised urea blending plant, a demineralised water tank and a storage area for tonne bags of urea prill.
Lerwick Power Station Gremista Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0PS
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/078/DCON2
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 4 (Archaeological Method Statement).
Land To The South Of The Existing Eela Water Treatment Works, Shetland
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/228/PPF
To erect single storey dwellinghouse; install air source heat pump; create new access track with turning head and car park; install surface soakaway; create connection to public sewer.
West Hogaland Bridge End Burra Shetland ZE2 9LD
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/229/PPF
Erect dwellinghouse and associated detached garage; create access road, turning area and parking; install air source heat pump.
Plot Ireland Bigton Shetland
Received 9 Sept 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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