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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 dates10,440Searchable applications
136Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 8,234 approved or refused records
133Refused applications
8,101 approved · 133 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided2025/033/PPF
Erect single story extension to south-west elevation of existing building and install air source heat pump.
Mosshouse Effirth Bixter Shetland ZE2 9NG
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decided2025/034/PPF
To erect single storey dwellinghouse; create parking and turning area; install new septic tank and land infiltration bed; install surface water soakaway.
Springfield Pettifirth Bressay Shetland ZE2 9ES
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided2023/263/DCON3
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 15 (Otter Protection Plan).
Plot Whalsay Shetland
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Unknown2025/035/PN
Proposed peatland restoration
Murrister Bridge Of Walls Shetland ZE2 9NP
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided2024/017/DCON2
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 8 (Bird Breeding Season).
Sullom Voe Terminal, Mossbank, Shetland, ZE2 9TY
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided2025/007/WL
Installation of a subsea fibre optic telecommunication cable system connecting the US and Denmark
Fair Isle Channel From West To East Within Scottish Territorial Seas
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Decided2025/036/PPF
To retain container for confined space training (Retrospective Application)
Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service Lerwick Fire Station Sea Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RJ
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Unknown2025/038/PN
To extend existing agricultural shed building.
Pobisgeo Muckle Roe Shetland ZE2 9QW
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Unknown2025/039/PN
Prior Notification to erect agricultural shed.
North Pund Dale Walls Shetland ZE2 9PE
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Decided2023/142/DCON4
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 7 (SiEMP) and condition 13 (site Waste Management Plan).
North Haven Fair Isle Shetland ZE2 9JU
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Decided2023/066/DCON3
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 5 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) and condition 9 (Waste disposal)
Grutness Pier Virkie Shetland ZE3 9JN
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Decided2024/178/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement).
Clickimin North Playing Fields Clickimin North Lochside Lerwick
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Decided2024/178/DCON2
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 5 (Organic Infill Material).
Clickimin North Playing Fields Clickimin North Lochside Lerwick
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Decided2024/178/DCON3
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 6 (Construction Traffic Management Plan).
Clickimin North Playing Fields Clickimin North Lochside Lerwick
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Decided2024/178/DCON4
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 7 (Contractors Details).
Clickimin North Playing Fields Clickimin North Lochside Lerwick
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Decided2024/178/DCON5
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 8 (Safeguarding scheme).
Clickimin North Playing Fields Clickimin North Lochside Lerwick
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Decided2025/042/PPF
To extend existing workshop building and convert to provide self contained residential unit and install air source heat pump.
Vega Cumliewick Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HH
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Decided2025/043/PPF
To erect single storey dwellinghouse with air source heat pump; create new access parking and turning; install new septic and land infiltration system; install surface water soakaway.
Adjacent To Whirlie Sandwick Shetland
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Unknown2025/003/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
South Head Of Mula, Uyeasound, Unst
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Decided2024/287/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 3 (Photographic survey).
Keldi Houss Burra Shetland ZE2 9LE
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Unknown2025/002/PAM
Application for prior notification 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.
Winna Ness, Uyeasound, Unst
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Decided2023/142/DCON5
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 4 (Ecological Clerk of Works).
North Haven Fair Isle Shetland ZE2 9JU
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided2025/045/PPF
To erect single storey dwellinghouse; install air source heat pump and solar panels; erect separate workshop building; install new septic tank and land infiltration system; install surface water soakaway.
Durigarth Skelberry Dunrossness Shetland ZE2 9JH
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Decided2024/215/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 4 (Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) for a programme of archaeological works).
Ness Engineering Ltd Scatness Virkie Shetland ZE3 9JW
Received 5 Mar 2025
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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