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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 dates
9,842Searchable applications
135Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 7,858 approved or refused records
116Refused applications

7,742 approved · 116 refused · 262 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Apr 2004 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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

  1. Decided2018/151/PPF

    Fit external handrails

    2 Hayfield Court Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AN

    Received 30 May 2018
  2. Decided2018/152/AMSC

    To Erect dwellinghouse, create access, turning and parking; install drainage connections - in connection with Planning Conditions 3 and 4 (2014/248/PPP)

    Site 3 Sundibanks East Voe Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0US

    Received 1 Jun 2018
  3. Decided2018/153/VCON

    Section 42 Application to vary Condition 10, 18, 20, 21, 23 and 26 attached to the deemed planning permission 2016/098/ECUCON

    Beaw Field Burravoe Yell Shetland ZE2 9BA

    Received 4 Jun 2018
  4. Decided2018/154/PPF

    To Install wind turbine on 15m high pole, associated underground cabling

    Wilan Levenwick Shetland ZE2 9HX

    Received 4 Jun 2018
  5. Decided2018/155/LBC

    Cleaning and Re-pointing of East and West Elevations of Pier House and to North Elevation of Westside Shop

    Pier House Uyeasound Unst Shetland ZE2 9DW

    Received 31 May 2018
  6. Decided2018/156/PPP

    Construct workshop/visitor and car park (planning permission in principle)

    Hoversta Uyeasound Unst Shetland ZE2 9DL

    Received 5 Jun 2018
  7. Decided2018/157/PPF

    To convert existing workshop to studio apartment and install air source heat pump

    Eraclett Nesbister Whiteness Shetland ZE2 9LJ

    Received 5 Jun 2018
  8. Decided2018/159/PPF

    To Erect 6kw Wind Turbine on a 15M tower and excavation of trench for electricity cable, create access track.

    House At E 423424 N 1179682 (190M West Of Cross-Voe-Sand) ESHANESS

    Received 5 Jun 2018
  9. Decided2018/012/MAR

    To remove existing fish farming equipment and replace with sixteen 120m circumference cages in a different orientation, with a sea-cap barge, for the ongrowing of salmon

    Copister, Yell

    Received 5 Jun 2018
  10. Decided2018/160/PPF

    Improvement to access track (retrospective)

    East Kame Lang Kames Shetland ZE2

    Received 6 Jun 2018
  11. Decided2018/161/PPF

    To extend existing dwelling house

    Ludi 2 Bridge End Burra Shetland ZE2 9LD

    Received 7 Jun 2018
  12. Decided2018/162/PPF

    To extend existing domestic garage at Hamida, Strand, Gott

    Hamida Gott Tingwall Shetland ZE2 9SE

    Received 7 Jun 2018
  13. Decided2018/163/PPF

    Proposed 2 no 1-bedroom flats in garden ground.

    6 Prince Alfred Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0EP

    Received 7 Jun 2018
  14. Decided2018/164/LBC

    To demolish existing rectory porch and replace with new porch

    14 Greenfield Place Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AQ

    Received 8 Jun 2018
  15. Decided2018/165/PNT

    Erect 12M High Pole with Attached Antennae

    Rear Of Shed At Mursetter Mid Mursetter YELL Shetland ZE2 9DE

    Received 6 Jun 2018
  16. Decided2018/166/FORMB

    11,000 volt Overhead Line

    Berry Farm Scalloway

    Received 6 Jun 2018
  17. Decided2018/015/MPN

    Application for prior notification under classes 21A and 21B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (as amended): Revision of approved scheme from 14 x square cages (8 no. 20m x 20m cages + 6 no. 25m x 25m cages) to 8 x 100m-circumference cages, and relocation of the feed barge within the existing site area

    Hogan, Gruting Voe

    Received 7 Jun 2018
  18. Decided2018/167/PPF

    Demolish Existing Outbuilding and build new outbuilding

    Xyz Cottage Leebitten Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HP

    Received 7 Jun 2018
  19. Decided2018/168/LBC

    Remove Existing Single Glazed Windows and Install Double Glazed Conservation Style Hardwood Window Frames

    4 - 6 Queens Lane Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0BF

    Received 11 Jun 2018
  20. Decided2018/169/PPF

    To construct detached domestic garage building

    Scokness Wadbister Girlsta Shetland ZE2 9SQ

    Received 12 Jun 2018
  21. Decided2018/170/PPF

    Proposed alterations and extension to dwelling House.

    Kollavagr Nesbister Whiteness Shetland ZE2 9LJ

    Received 12 Jun 2018
  22. Decided2018/013/WL

    To install a replacement 33kV submarine electricity cable

    Burra Ness (Mossbank) To Hoga (Yell), South Yell Sound

    Received 30 May 2018
  23. Decided2018/014/WL

    To install two replacement 33kV submarine electricity cables

    Point Of Grimsetter (Yell) To Ness Of Wadbister (Unst), Bluemull Sound

    Received 30 May 2018
  24. Decided2018/171/VCON

    To vary condition 1 of planning permission 2015/289/PPF. Changes include omission of 5 one-bedroom flats and a kitchen, together with addition of a cafe/bistro and 4 bedrooms with en-suite facilities.

    Former Mid Yell Junior High Mid Yell Yell ZE2 9BN

    Received 18 Jun 2018

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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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