PlanningTrack
Get started

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 dates
10,089Searchable applications
135Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 8,019 approved or refused records
117Refused applications

7,902 approved · 117 refused · 266 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Apr 2003 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information Planning and BuildingLocal plan Pre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation Areas

Council contacts

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.

Conservation areas3 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected

Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.

Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)

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. Decided2021/050/PN

    General purpose agricultural building

    Cullister Shetland ZE2 9HH

    Received 9 Feb 2021
  2. Decided2020/069/DCON

    Discharge of Condition 4 Written Scheme of Investigation - Planning Application 2020/069/PPF

    Plot Brough Whalsay Shetland

    Received 9 Feb 2021
  3. Decided2021/051/PPF

    Installation of a pipebridge to carry a new water main over a watercourse.

    Burn 130M SW Of Bigton Hall, Bigton

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  4. Decided2021/052/PPF

    Installation of a pipebridge to carry a new water main over a watercourse.

    Land 100M North Of Williamsetter, Cannygates, Bigton

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  5. Decided2021/053/PPF

    Installation of a pipebridge to carry a new water main over a watercourse.

    Land 300m SE of East Riggs, Ireland

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  6. Decided2021/054/PPF

    Installation of a pipebridge to carry a new water main over a watercourse.

    Land 100m north west of Magnolia, Williamsetter

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  7. Decided2021/055/PPF

    Installation of a Pipebridge to carry a new water main over a watercourse.

    Land 185m south of Claver Cottage and Havra, Longhill

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  8. Decided2021/056/PPF

    Installation of a Pipebridge to carry a new water main over a watercourse.

    Land 90m south west of Claver Cottage and Havra, Longhill

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  9. Decided2021/057/PPF

    Change of use of part of a building with existing Use Class 10 to Use Class 2 to form a new Doctor's Consulting Room and associated waiting area (Class 2)

    Bressay Primary School Gunnista Bressay Shetland ZE2 9EL

    Received 12 Feb 2021
  10. Decided2021/058/PPF

    Erect dwellinghouse with air source heat pump, decking and access track

    Plot Challister Brough Whalsay Shetland

    Received 12 Feb 2021
  11. Decided2021/059/PPF

    To change use of land to extend domestic curtillage to provide access into existing house site (Retrospective Application)

    Vaelensi Bridge End Burra Shetland ZE2 9DL

    Received 12 Feb 2021
  12. Decided2021/060/PN

    Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).

    Solheim Walls Shetland ZE2 9PH

    Received 15 Feb 2021
  13. Unknown2021/061/PN

    Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).

    Swinister Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HH

    Received 15 Feb 2021
  14. Unknown2021/062/PN

    Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).

    Noss Farm Scousburgh Shetland ZE2 9JE

    Received 15 Feb 2021
  15. Decided2021/063/PN

    Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).

    Hollanders Shed Mucklegarth Croft Gulberwick Shetland

    Received 15 Feb 2021
  16. Decided2021/064/PN

    Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).

    Cauldhame Trondra Shetland

    Received 15 Feb 2021
  17. Decided2021/065/PPF

    Proposed extension to form new entrance porch and sun lounge. Conversion of outbuilding to form new lounge. Cladding of external walls of kitchen extension. Re-roofing of entire dwelling roof. Erection of detached double garage.

    Eastshore Virkie Shetland ZE3 9JS

    Received 15 Feb 2021
  18. Decided2020/069/DCON1

    Discharge of Condition 5 - Surface Water Soakaway Details - Planning Application 2020/069/PPF

    Plot Brough Whalsay Shetland

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  19. Decided2021/066/PPF

    Installation of external metal handrails on steps - left hand side ascending

    2A Scotts' Hall Court Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AB

    Received 15 Feb 2021
  20. Decided2021/068/CLUP

    Use of kitchen to prepare fast food for public consumption by telephone ordering for delivery service in our area

    7 Sanblister Place Scatness Virkie Shetland ZE3 9JX

    Received 16 Feb 2021
  21. Decided2021/069/PPF

    Extension to byre, including a slurry tank

    Meadowbank Wethersta Brae Shetland ZE2 9QL

    Received 16 Feb 2021
  22. Decided2021/070/PPF

    Erect dwellinghouse with attached garage and air source heat pump.

    Plot 10 East Voe Scalloway Shetland

    Received 16 Feb 2021
  23. Decided2021/071/PPF

    Erect dwellinghouse with air source heat pump

    Site South Of Roegarth Baltasound Unst Shetland

    Received 17 Feb 2021
  24. Unknown2021/006/MAR

    To temporarily store 10 x 120m-circumference cages (not to be used for production) within the current deployed grid mooring system at an existing salmon farm.

    Spoose Holm Scalloway Islands Shetland

    Received 17 Feb 2021

Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.

View all applications

Researching a proposal in Shetland Islands

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.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

All planning guides

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning application documents: what to read first

    Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning permission drawings: how to read plans

    Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Property research · 13 min read

    Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics

    Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.

    UK research
    Published Updated

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.

Check collection coverage

More planning authorities in Scotland

Browse all authorities