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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

10,014Searchable applications

134Recorded as pending

99%Approval rate · 7,971 approved or refused records

116Refused applications

7,855 approved · 116 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Building Local plan Pre-application advice Pre-application advice Conservation areas Conservation Areas

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesdevelopment.management@shetland.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiries01595744293 Council source

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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

Decided2019/188/DCON5
Discharge of Condition 6 -Detailed Plans- Application 2019/188/PPF
A970 East Of Sand Water At Northing: 1154902 Easting: 442088
Received 29 Jun 2020
Decided2019/079/DCON8
Discharge of Conditions 6 Otter Survey and Condition 7 Otter Protection Plan - 2019/079/PPF
B9075 Sandwater Road, Mainland, Shetland
Received 29 Jun 2020
Decided2019/079/DCON9
Discharge of Condition 5 (Otter License) - 2019/079/PPF
B9075 Sandwater Road, Mainland, Shetland
Received 29 Jun 2020
Decided2019/188/DCON6
Discharge of Condition 14 -Archaeological Written Scheme Of Investigation - Application 2019/188/PPF
A970 East Of Sand Water At Northing: 1154902 Easting: 442088
Received 1 Jul 2020
Decided2019/188/DCON8
Discharge of Condition 7 -Bird Protection Plan- Application 2019/188/PPF
A970 East Of Sand Water At Northing: 1154902 Easting: 442088
Received 2 Jul 2020
Decided2019/188/DCON7
Discharge of Condition 16 - Traffic Management Plan- Application 2019/188/PPF
A970 East Of Sand Water At Northing: 1154902 Easting: 442088
Received 2 Jul 2020
Decided2018/335/DCON21
Application to discharge Condition 26 (Access Strategy and Traffic Management Plan) of Planning Application 2018/335/ECUCON
Central Mainland Shetland
Received 2 Jul 2020
Decided2018/153/DCON3
Application to discharge part 1 of Condition 11 Terms of Appointment and Scope for a Planning Monitoring Officer (PMO) Application 2018/153/VCON
Beaw Field Burravoe Yell Shetland ZE2 9BA
Received 7 Jul 2020
Decided2018/335/DCON22
Application to discharge condition 21 - Shetland Windfarm Environmental Advisory Group of Planning Permission 2018/335/ECUCON
Central Mainland Shetland
Received 8 Jul 2020
Decided2020/119/PPF
Erect 1.5 storey extension to existing dwelling house
Linnvale 2 Blydoit Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0UG
Received 14 Jul 2020
Decided2018/335/DCON23
Application to discharge Condition 37 - Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems of Planning Permission 2018/335/ECUCON
Central Mainland Shetland
Received 23 Jul 2020
Decided2020/120/PPF
Erect Polygrub
Lindburn Wormadale Whiteness Shetland ZE2 9LJ
Received 15 Jul 2020
Decided2020/121/PPF
Erect dwelling house with decking and air source heat pump
Adjacent North Taing Cott Weisdale Shetland ZE2 9LN
Received 15 Jul 2020
Decided2018/335/DCON24
Application to discharge Condition 15 - Design and Operation of Wind Turbines - of 2018/335/ECUCON
Central Mainland Shetland
Received 30 Jun 2020
Decided2020/122/PPF
Demolish existing conservatory and erect single storey extension to existing dwellinghouse
Benholm 6A Burgh Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LB
Received 16 Jul 2020
Decided2020/123/PPF
Erect single-storey dwelling house with associated access
Plot Bigton Shetland
Received 16 Jul 2020
Decided2018/335/DCON25
Application to discharge Condition 33 - Aviation Safety - of 2018/335/ECUCON
Central Mainland Shetland
Received 1 Jul 2020
Decided2020/124/PPF
Demolition of existing dilapidated barn; erection of extension to provide study / workshop & conservatory plus erection of back porch.
Glenlea A Burravoe Yell Shetland ZE2 9AY
Received 16 Jul 2020
Decided2019/079/DCON10
Discharge of Condition 12 Surface Water Disposal Plan - 2019/079/PPF
B9075 Sandwater Road, Mainland, Shetland
Received 16 Jul 2020
Decided2020/125/PPF
To construct 124 New Houses/ Flats, Spine Road including Infrastructure and Green Corridor Amenity Space
North Staneyhill Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0PR
Received 17 Jul 2020
Decided2020/126/PN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Norbister Bridge-End Burra Shetland ZE2 9LE
Received 20 Jul 2020
Decided2019/188/DCON9
Discharge of Condition 10 - Peat Management Plan- Application 2019/188/PPF
A970 East Of Sand Water At Northing: 1154902 Easting: 442088
Received 21 Jul 2020
Decided2019/141/DCON2
Application to discharge condition 3 Details of Hours of Working - for Planning Application 2019/141/PPF
Sites North Of Stura Gott Tingwall Shetland ZE2 9FJ
Received 20 Jul 2020
Decided2019/141/DCON3
Application to discharge condition 4 - Measures to be taken to ensure that mud/spoil from vehicles leaving the site is not deposited on the highway- for Planning Application 2019/141/PPF
Sites North Of Stura Gott Tingwall Shetland ZE2 9FJ
Received 20 Jul 2020

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Researching a proposal in Shetland Islands

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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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