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
10,203Searchable applications
135Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 8,090 approved or refused records
119Refused applications

7,971 approved · 119 refused · 266 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2021/361/CLUP

    The proposal is to board dogs in a dedicated room plus access to all other rooms at our house and use secured garden for exercise purposes.

    21 Dalsetter Wynd Dunrossness Shetland ZE2 9JJ

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  2. Decided2021/362/PPF

    Erect polycrub

    Vatnabrek East Collister Sandness Shetland ZE2 9PL

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  3. Decided2021/363/PPF

    Installation of three air-source heat pumps to the south wall of the boating club building

    12A Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AN

    Received 7 Dec 2021
  4. Decided2021/364/PPF

    All access track to be created by resurfacing first 98m section of existing track with compacted stone and create new 1.5m wide path to the RSPB reserve boundary and the existing all access path.

    Funzie Reserve Fetlar Shetland

    Received 8 Dec 2021
  5. Decided2021/366/PPF

    Erect dwellinghouse with air source heat pump

    Site Adjacent To 'Ocean View' Breiwick Gott Shetland ZE2 9SF

    Received 9 Dec 2021
  6. Decided2021/367/PPF

    Proposed extension & alterations to existing dwelling

    Bjorg Brunt Hammarsland Girlsta Shetland ZE2 9SQ

    Received 10 Dec 2021
  7. Decided2021/368/PPF

    Erect wind turbine on 9m tower with associated works

    Land Adjacent To The Cake Fridge Tearoom Roadside East Burrafirth Shetland ZE2 9NE

    Received 10 Dec 2021
  8. Decided2021/369/PPF

    Sea viewpoint boat seating shelters at the Slett's coastal path

    Slett's Coastal Path Lerwick Shetland

    Received 10 Dec 2021
  9. Unknown2021/370/PN

    Replace access way and track

    Gardens Of Skeld Skeld Shetland ZE2 9NL

    Received 14 Dec 2021
  10. Decided2021/371/PPF

    Extension of semi detached property from gable wall, creating a new kitchen/dining/living room area and utility room

    2 Swarthoull Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0SN

    Received 14 Dec 2021
  11. Decided2018/269/DCON1

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Drainage Details) and 4 (Culvert Pipe Sizes) of Planning Application 2018/269/PPF

    Catfirth, South Nesting, Shetland ZE2 9PP

    Received 14 Dec 2021
  12. Decided2018/269/DCON2

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Working Hours) of Planning Application 2018/269/PPF

    Catfirth, South Nesting, Shetland ZE2 9PP

    Received 14 Dec 2021
  13. Decided2021/329/SCR

    Screening Opinion - Grutness Harbour Improvement Works

    Grutness Pier Virkie Shetland ZE3 9JN

    Received 15 Dec 2021
  14. Decided2021/372/PPF

    To replace the existing balloon shed with a modern equivalent

    Met Office Observatory Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RR

    Received 15 Dec 2021
  15. Unknown2021/330/PN

    Erect Agricultural Building

    Fairview Levaneap Vidlin Shetland ZE2 9QB

    Received 16 Dec 2021
  16. Decided2021/373/PPF

    To remove existing rounded base slates from the front roof of 71-75, to remove chamfered mineral tiles from the back roof of 71-75 and to replace all with natural slate. To remove existing rooflights and replace with new.

    Shetland Times Bookshop 71 - 79 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AJ

    Received 16 Dec 2021
  17. Decided2021/374/LBC

    To remove existing rounded base slates from the front roof of 71-75, to remove chamfered mineral tiles from the back roof of 71-75 and to replace all with natural slate. To remove existing rooflights and replace with new.

    Shetland Times Bookshop 71 - 79 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AJ

    Received 16 Dec 2021
  18. Decided2021/375/PPP

    Erect dwelling house with linked garage and associated parking and turning areas (Planning Permission in Principle)

    Site Adjacent Bankfield Lower Sound Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RN

    Received 16 Dec 2021
  19. Decided2021/376/PPF

    Erect a polycrub 10.635m x 4.2m behind the principle elevation of the new dwellinghouse

    Plot North Califf Gott Tingwall Shetland

    Received 17 Dec 2021
  20. Decided2021/377/PPF

    Proposed retention of SSE cable track haul roads for agricultural use including new access link road

    Kergord Brig Weisdale Shetland

    Received 17 Dec 2021
  21. Decided2021/332/PPF

    Erect garden shed (retrospective)

    17 Arheim Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0WY

    Received 17 Dec 2021
  22. Decided2021/378/PPF

    Erect detached domestic garage

    New House Roesound Reawick Shetland ZE2 9NJ

    Received 20 Dec 2021
  23. Decided2021/379/PPF

    Erect dwellinghouse with garage and home studio including access drive, parking and air source heatpump

    Plot Adjacent Ronan Cottage Bigton Shetland

    Received 20 Dec 2021
  24. Decided2021/380/PPF

    Erect pair of small sculptures. The lifespan of the work is a minimum of five years.

    32 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AB

    Received 20 Dec 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