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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 dates10,416Searchable 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8,086 approved · 133 refused · 280 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided2024/078/DCON3
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 15 (Removal of materials from site)
Land To The South Of The Existing Eela Water Treatment Works, Shetland
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/230/PPF
To erect an agricultural shed (Retrospective Application).
Norby Sandness Shetland ZE2 9PL
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/231/LBC
To remove existing porch extension and erect new extension to existing dwellinghouse (Retrospective Application).
Watsness Walls Shetland ZE2 9PE
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/232/PPF
To demolish porch and erect new front porch to the existing dwellinghouse.
33 Gressy Loan Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0YB
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/233/S37SIM
Section 37 consent for 15 Spans of 11kV overhead line supported by wooden poles.
Bridge Of Walls Shetland ZE2 9NR
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/234/PPF
To demolish existing rear porch extensions on east elevation and erect new rear extension; reinstate existing front porches on west elevation like-for-like.
Brevik Cottages Burgh Road Lerwick Shetland
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/235/PPF
Proposed development of industrial laydown area to create open storage area and site 20ft container for storage; create new access.
Gremista Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0PX
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/236/PPF
To erect an 8x4m polycrub and erect a 3x3m polycrub.
Houlland Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HW
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decided2022/229/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Conditions 4 (Materials) and 5 (Waste disposal)
Bigton Public Hall Bigton Shetland ZE2 9JA
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Unknown2024/237/PN
To erect an agricultural shed.
Sparrowayre Walls Shetland ZE2 9PB
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/238/PPF
To erect new single storey dwellinghouse; install air source heat pump; create new access track, turning and parking area; install surface water attenuation device.
Plot 1 Aisterlea Cunningsburgh Shetland
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Pending Consideration2022/267/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 4 (road survey and repair agreement)
Grind Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HY
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided2022/267/DCON2
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 11 (French Drain details)
Grind Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HY
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/240/PPP
To erect 2 no. dwellinghouses; create new access track, turning and car parking; installland infiltration bed and surface water soakaway (Planning Permission in Principle).
Duncansclett Burra Shetland
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Unknown2024/025/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 100mm mesh.
Vee Taing, Uyeasound, Unst
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/241/NMV
Minor changes to the construction as defined within the consented planning drawings as a consequence of detail design, the ground conditions encountered and the presence of the now completed adjacent Development Platform.
Gremista Grid Supply Point Port Business Park Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0TW
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Unknown2024/242/HRA
To use replacement rock on South Haven beach to protect the road to North Haven harbour under Class 31 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992.
South Haven Beach Fair Isle Shetland ZE2 9JU
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Unknown2024/024/PAM
Application for prior approval under Class 21C of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (as amended): To change top net system from 'hamster wheels' to pole-supported top nets
Belmont, Uyeasound, Unst, Shetland
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/244/PPF
Install an electric vehicle fleet charge point to serve two spaces, charge point supplied via the distribution board in the building through a duct buried externally (Retrospective Application).
Overtonlea Rural Care Home Levenwick Shetland ZE2 9HX
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/245/PPF
To install guide wires and anchors for flare
Sullom Voe Terminal Callbackness Mossbank Shetland ZE2 9TU
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Pending Consideration2022/267/DCON3
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 5 (Construction Method Statement).
Grind Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HY
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/246/PPP
To erect single storey dwellinghouse; create new access, parking and turning area; install new soakaway (Planning Permission in Principle)
Plot Exnaboe Virkie Shetland
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/247/PPF
To erect 2 no. glamping pods; refurbish existing access path and create car parking; install surface water soakaway
The Westings Inn Wormadale Whiteness Shetland ZE2 9LJ
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided2024/248/PPF
To site 4 No. Glamping pods; create new access road, parking and turning; install surface water soakaway and land infiltration system.
West Of Grutquoy Walls Shetland ZE2 9PD
Received 24 Sept 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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