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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
9,954Searchable applications
134Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 7,927 approved or refused records
116Refused applications

7,811 approved · 116 refused · 263 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Apr 2003 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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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

  1. Decided2017/177/DCON1

    Discharge of Condition 3 Planning Application 2017/177/PPF

    Moor Park Gulberwick Shetland ZE2 9JX

    Received 8 Aug 2019
  2. Decided2019/221/PPF

    Demolition of existing lean to extension at nursery and erect extension

    Aith Junior High School Aith Shetland ZE2 9NB

    Received 8 Aug 2019
  3. Decided2019/222/PPF

    Construction of detached 2 car garage, 7.3 metres x 7.3 metres

    Ralia 15 Hillside Brae Gulberwick Shetland ZE2 9FD

    Received 12 Aug 2019
  4. Decided2019/223/PPF

    Proposed landscaping and agricultural land improvement works

    Hill Of Hoswick Channerwick Shetland

    Received 12 Aug 2019
  5. Decided2019/224/PPF

    Erect dwelling house with air source heat pump and detached garage and construct new access to existing dwelling house

    Viewmount Walls Shetland ZE2 9PF

    Received 12 Aug 2019
  6. Decided2019/225/PPF

    Retrospective application for change of use of land to domestic garden ground and erection of boundary wall and conservatory

    Sandhame 13 Sands Of Sound Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0SZ

    Received 12 Aug 2019
  7. Decided2019/226/PPF

    Erect dwellinghouse with air source heat pump on derelict area of demolished out buildings

    Da Sheds Weisdale Shetland ZE2 9LW

    Received 13 Aug 2019
  8. Decided2019/228/TCA

    Remove a tree branch

    Studio New Street Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0TQ

    Received 12 Aug 2019
  9. Unknown2019/229/HRA

    Electronic communications installation

    Ward Hill Fair Isle Shetland ZE2 9JU

    Received 8 Aug 2019
  10. Decided2019/230/PPF

    To erect garden shed

    4 Skerpalea Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9UE

    Received 15 Aug 2019
  11. Decided2019/020/WL

    To undertake approximately 49.3m� of land reclamation and install a sea outfall to serve a new sewage treatment plant

    Skeld Caravan Park Skeld

    Received 13 Aug 2019
  12. Decided2019/231/PPF

    Install sea water pump system to extract sea water to pump into sanctuary and to pump waste water out to sea; construct a visitor centre and pumphouse building and construct a respite building for otters with a small viewing area; construct 6 no. animal enclosures with pools and undertake internal alterations to existing seal unit and external alterations to outdoor seal pools.

    Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary Hillswick Shetland ZE2 9RW

    Received 15 Aug 2019
  13. Decided2019/232/LBC

    Install sea water pump system to extract sea water to pump into sanctuary and to pump waste water out to sea; construct a visitor centre and pump house building and construct a respite building for otters with a small viewing area; construct 6 no. animal enclosures with pools and undertake internal alterations to existing seal unit and external alterations to outdoor seal pools.

    Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary Hillswick Shetland ZE2 9RW

    Received 15 Aug 2019
  14. Decided2019/233/PPF

    Demolish rear extension and erect rear wrap-around single-storey extension from SE and SW elevations; proposed front single-storey extension extending from the NW elevation

    4 Ordale Baltasound Unst Shetland ZE2 9DT

    Received 16 Aug 2019
  15. Unknown2019/234/CLUP

    To redevelop the area where the original building was sited. Where that building was on three levels I propose to replace it with a building on one level so as to improve the efficiency of the internal area and reduce the visual impact on neighbours. This would use the existing lower access junction which would also mitigate the requirement to reverse straight out of the garage onto the road as was the case previously. The building would primarily be used for storage.

    Lang Ayre Urafirth Hillswick Shetland ZE2 9RH

    Received 19 Aug 2019
  16. Decided2019/235/APN

    Erect general purpose agricultural shed

    Easthouse Tangwick Eshaness Shetland ZE2 9RS

    Received 15 Aug 2019
  17. Decided2019/037/DCON

    Application to discharge condition 4 of planning ref 2019/037/PPF

    Fair Isle Water Treatment Works (WTW) Fair Isle

    Received 15 Aug 2019
  18. Decided2019/236/PPF

    To construct single storey extension to North (rear) elevation of existing dwelling house

    Bournlea Swinister Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HH

    Received 21 Aug 2019
  19. Decided2019/237/PPF

    Install defibrillator in metal cabinet on North Elevation

    The Old Tolbooth 32 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AB

    Received 21 Aug 2019
  20. Decided2019/238/PPF

    Installation of a floating pontoon 24m long by 4m wide.

    Aith Pier Aith Shetland ZE2 9NB

    Received 22 Aug 2019
  21. Decided2019/239/LBC

    Install defibrillator in metal cabinet on North Elevation

    The Old Tolbooth 32 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AB

    Received 21 Aug 2019
  22. Decided2019/240/PPF

    New access track to existing agricultural shed (see Planning Ref 2018/249/APN)

    Okraquoy Cunningsburgh Shetland ZE2 9HA

    Received 22 Aug 2019
  23. Decided2019/241/PPF

    To construct dwelling house with ASHP

    Plot 1 Uyeasound Unst Shetland

    Received 22 Aug 2019
  24. Decided2019/242/PPF

    Erect front porch extension, rear extension and detached garage

    20 Breiwick Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AT

    Received 22 Aug 2019

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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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