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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

10,240Searchable applications

136Recorded as pending

99%Approval rate · 8,110 approved or refused records

119Refused applications

7,991 approved · 119 refused · 267 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Nov 2002 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided2022/262/PPF
To install a 44kVA electric vehicle charge point in the car park at Burn Beach which will serve two parking spaces
Car Park, Burn Beach, Scalloway, ZE1 0US
Received 5 Oct 2022
Decided2022/263/PPF
Proposal to extend the runway at the north end by 86m
Foula Landing Strip Foula Shetland ZE2 9PN
Received 6 Oct 2022
Decided2022/264/PPF
Site a 6m x 2.4m portable steel building for storage
Aald SKULE Old School Aith Shetland ZE2 9NB
Received 11 Oct 2022
Decided2022/022/MAR
Modification of an existing finfish farm by changing production equipment to eight 120m-circumference cages, increasing grid size, increase moorings area, reposition existing feedbarge and deploying a pole mounted top net system to be used for the on-growing of salmon
Setterness South Yell Sound Shetland
Received 11 Oct 2022
Decided2022/023/MAR
Modification of an existing finfish farm by increase moorings area and deploying a pole mounted top net system.
Setterness North Yell Sound Shetland
Received 10 Oct 2022
Unknown2022/265/PN
General purpose agricultural shed
Westhouse Croft Westtown Skaw Whalsay Shetland
Received 7 Oct 2022
Decided2022/024/MAR
To deploy two 90 metre circumference cages for the purpose of freshwater storage and associated piping (retrospective)
Girlsta Wadbister Voe Shetland
Received 13 Oct 2022
Decided2022/109/DCON1
Discharge condition 8 (surface water calculations) of planning application ref 2022/109/DCON1
Plot 7 East Voe Scalloway Shetland
Received 12 Oct 2022
Decided2022/266/PPF
The creation of two wader scrapes; one smaller and a second larger scrape in agricultural land, water control pipe will be installed on each scrape to allow for water to be held or released from the sites.
North West Of The Loch Of Spiggie
Received 14 Oct 2022
Decided2022/267/PPF
To demolish existing garage and out buildings to make way for extension to dwelling house; Renew existing house roof and windows; To form new parking area, landscape existing curtilage into terraces; install new Air Source Heat Pump, septic tank and filter bed.
Grind Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HY
Received 14 Oct 2022
Decided2022/268/PPF
Extension to existing living room which is to be constructed over a section of existing balcony which is to be removed.
Evergreen Fogralea Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0SE
Received 17 Oct 2022
Decided2022/270/SCR
Request for a Screening Opinion for Proposed Lerwick Greener Grid Park Stabilisation and Battery Energy Storage Facility
Land At Lower Blackhill Industrial Estate Gremista Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0TW
Received 17 Oct 2022
Decided2022/272/VCON
Application to Vary Condition 03 Traffic Management Plan 2022/179/PPF
135 - 143 Sandveien Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RX
Received 25 Oct 2022
Decided2022/273/PPF
Alterations to front entrance, new ramp, replacement flues, infill of clerestory, infill and adjustment to external louvres.
Scalloway Swimming Pool New Road Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0TN
Received 25 Oct 2022
Decided2022/274/PPF
Erect dwelling house with air source heat pump
House Plot Swinister Sandwick Shetland
Received 26 Oct 2022
Decided2022/276/PPF
Proposed Installation of Photovoltaic (PV) Panels and reharl exterior
Church Of Scotland Papa Stour Shetland ZE2 9PW
Received 31 Oct 2022
Unknown2022/025/MAR
To temporarily store 12 no. 7m x 7m cages at an existing fallow salmon farm (retrospective)
Punds Voe Scalloway Shetland
Received 28 Oct 2022
Decided2022/277/PPF
Undertake internal refurbishment and erect 2 small extensions
71 Sandveien Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RT
Received 31 Oct 2022
Decided2021/353/DCON5
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Conditions 5 (Road Network Mitigation), 7 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), 10 (hours of working), 11 (details of any contractors working area and set down areas) and 16 (waste materials) of application ref 2021/353/PPF
Plot Port Business Park Lerwick Shetland
Received 31 Oct 2022
Decided2022/278/PPF
Erect single storey dwelling house with air source heat pump, septic tank and soakaways
Pund Fair Isle Shetland ZE2 9JU
Received 31 Oct 2022
Decided2021/014/DCON1
Application for consent agreement or approval required by planning Condition 3 (proposed drainage details)
Plot 2 Norbister Burra Shetland
Received 27 Oct 2022
Decided2022/280/PPF
Erect dwelling house with attached garage and air source heat pump
Plot 6 Sundibanks East Voe Scalloway Shetland
Received 2 Nov 2022
Unknown2022/282/PN
General purpose agricultural shed.
Islesburgh Sullom Shetland ZE2 9RE
Received 3 Nov 2022
Decided2022/284/PPF
To install stainless steel flue, install roof light and replace 2no. windows.
Colroy New Road Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0TS
Received 3 Nov 2022

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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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