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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
10,025Searchable applications
134Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 7,976 approved or refused records
116Refused applications

7,860 approved · 116 refused · 264 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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. Decided2020/166/S37SIM

    New Two Span Spur of 11kV Overhead Line to New Housing Site at Houlland,

    Houlland Sandwick Shetland

    Received 26 Aug 2020
  2. Decided2020/167/LBC

    Alterations to skew lead covering detail.

    14 Greenfield Place Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AQ

    Received 28 Aug 2020
  3. Decided2020/168/PPF

    Erect dwellinghouse with access track

    Huxter Whalsay Shetland ZE2 9AH

    Received 31 Aug 2020
  4. Decided2020/169/PPF

    Proposed extension to existing dwelling house

    Ronan Cottage Bigton Shetland ZE2 9JA

    Received 31 Aug 2020
  5. Decided2020/171/LBC

    Provide opening sashes to existing windows on east and west elevations

    St Olaf's Hall Church Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0FD

    Received 31 Aug 2020
  6. Decided2020/172/ADV

    Erect Sign Board

    133 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0DL

    Received 26 Aug 2020
  7. Decided2019/323/DCON1

    Application to discharge Condition 5 (surface water drainage details) of Planning Application 2019/323/PPF

    Burnside Cottage Levenwick Shetland ZE2 9HX

    Received 31 Aug 2020
  8. Decided2018/344/DCON1

    Application to discharge condition 6 (Otter Survey) of Planning Application 2018/344/PPF

    Utnabrake Upper Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0UQ

    Received 1 Sept 2020
  9. Decided2020/173/PN

    Erect general purpose agricultural shed

    Sneugie Voe Shetland ZE2 9PX

    Received 1 Sept 2020
  10. Decided2019/364/DCON1

    Application to discharge condition 3 (Soakaway and French drain details) of Planning Application 2019/364/PPF

    Gardie Tumblin Bixter Shetland ZE2 9LS

    Received 2 Sept 2020
  11. Decided2020/174/PPF

    Change of use from agricultural land to domestic curtillage, erect domestic garage/storage building and create new access onto the public road

    Lang Ayre Urafirth Hillswick Shetland ZE2 9RH

    Received 7 Sept 2020
  12. Decided2020/175/PPF

    Conversion / change of use of existing farm steading into dwelling. Existing C - Listed structure is partially derelict. Proposals include partial restoration, new roof and modernisation.

    Ervhouse Huxter Weisdale Shetland ZE2 9LQ

    Received 8 Sept 2020
  13. Decided2020/176/LBC

    Proposals include reconstruct the original cart shed, including new roof, insulate walls and install internal fixtures, services and partitions to create a new dwelling house

    Ervhouse Huxter Weisdale Shetland ZE2 9LQ

    Received 8 Sept 2020
  14. Decided2020/177/PPF

    Proposed telecommunications site including 100sqm compound and 20m high lattice tower

    Isbister Roadside Huxter Whalsay Shetland Islands ZE2 9BQ

    Received 8 Sept 2020
  15. Decided2020/178/PPF

    Retrospective Planning Permission for Change of use of non-domestic land to domestic land and the creation of an engineered embankment out-with domestic site in association with the change of use

    Hillside East Voe Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0US

    Received 8 Sept 2020
  16. Decided2018/344/DCON2

    Written Scheme of Investigation for conditions 4 and 5 of Planning Application 2018/344/PPF

    Utnabrake Upper Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0UQ

    Received 8 Sept 2020
  17. Decided2020/179/PPF

    Proposed landraising using excavated topsoil and peat materials for agricultural land improvement purposes

    Cullivoe Business Park Cullivoe Yell Shetland

    Received 10 Sept 2020
  18. Decided2020/180/PPF

    Erect domestic garage

    Breck Twatt Bixter Shetland ZE2 9LX

    Received 10 Sept 2020
  19. Decided2018/016/DCON1

    Discharge condition 3 of Planning Application 2018/016/PPF (spoil or waste materials)

    26 Russell Crescent Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0QS

    Received 10 Sept 2020
  20. Decided2020/181/PN

    General purpose agricultural shed

    Fairy Knowe Ireland Bigton Shetland ZE2 9JA

    Received 8 Sept 2020
  21. Decided2020/182/PPF

    Change of use of land from agricultural to garden ground and erect extension to dwellinghouse

    Rakaia Willtrow Dunrossness Shetland ZE2 9JG

    Received 15 Sept 2020
  22. Decided2020/183/PPF

    Erect dwellinghouse with air source heat pump access track and garden shed

    Plot Westing Unst Shetland

    Received 15 Sept 2020
  23. Decided2020/185/PPF

    Convert existing byre into dwelling, restore existing building with insulation, services, new roof and construct new extension.

    Fairview Scatness Virkie Shetland ZE3 9JW

    Received 15 Sept 2020
  24. Decided2020/186/PPF

    Installation of a 10,000 litre fuel tank at Aith Pier to contain fuel for the RNLI Lifeboat. The overall dimensions of the fuel tank shall be 4.05m x 2.12m x 2.70m high.

    Aith Pier Aith Shetland ZE2 9NB

    Received 16 Sept 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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