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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

10,329Searchable applications

137Recorded as pending

99%Approval rate · 8,175 approved or refused records

122Refused applications

8,053 approved · 122 refused · 268 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Decided2023/071/PPF
The erection of a rear extension with both internal and external alterations and the installation of an air source heat pump (ASHP)
18 Clach Na Strom Whiteness Shetland ZE2 9LG
Received 30 Mar 2023
Decided2023/007/MSS
To regularise the siting of 12 x 100m-circumference cages and a 10m-diameter c-cap feed barge used for salmon production in a modified location at an existing consented fish farm (retrospective)
Winna Ness, Uyeasound, Unst, Shetland
Received 31 Mar 2023
Decided2023/073/PPF
2-storey rear extension on north elevation and porch on south elevation
21 Cheyne Crescent Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0NS
Received 3 Apr 2023
Decided2019/012/DCON
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by condition no. 2 (Environmental Management Plan) of planning permission 2019/012/MAR
Wick Of Gruting, Fetlar, Shetland
Received 31 Mar 2023
Decided2023/074/VCON
Application to Vary Condition 4 (to extend the latest date by which restoration works at the quarry shall be completed by to 30 June 2034 and allow for phased submission of plans for restoration of the quarry and its phased reinstatement) & Condition 10 (to permit material to be imported from off-site construction projects for use in approved phases and details of restoration for the quarry) of Planning Permission Ref 2013/222/PPF
Staney Hill Quarry Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0QW
Received 3 Apr 2023
Decided2023/075/PA
Prior Approval for Demolition of buildings in relation to Prior Notification 2022/211/PN
Old Anderson High School SIte Twageos Road Lerwick Shetland
Received 4 Apr 2023
Decided2023/076/ADV
Signage x 12; mixture of solid wood frame, with plywood inserts, laminated vinyl applied to glazing and aluminium composite with vinyl
Ellesmere Buildings Esplanade Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LL
Received 4 Apr 2023
Decided2022/329/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition 4 (Written Scheme of Investigation)
Church Of Scotland Papa Stour Shetland ZE2 9PW
Received 28 Mar 2023
Decided2018/335/DCON46
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition 40 (Noise - Exposure Contour Mapping)
Central Mainland Shetland
Received 7 Apr 2023
Decided2023/078/PPF
Extension to existing dwelling house to accommodate domestic garage
Braknastol Ellangowan Gulberwick Shetland ZE2 9JX
Received 10 Apr 2023
Decided2023/079/LBC
Demolition of Linkshouse, Mid Yell
Linkshouse Mid Yell Yell Shetland
Received 11 Apr 2023
Decided2023/008/MAR
To extend an existing mussel farm (planning permission ref: 2013/030/MAR) by siting an additional 2 x 240m twin-headline longlines to the west of the existing longlines (retrospective)
Lang Sound Burra Shetland
Received 7 Apr 2023
Decided2022/284/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition 4 (top soil, spoil or waste materials)
Colroy New Road Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0TS
Received 10 Apr 2023
Unknown2023/080/PN
Prior Notification for Demolition of buildings.
Linkhouse Mid Yell Shetland
Received 11 Apr 2023
Decided2023/082/ADV
Removal of old signage and installation of new RBS signage
81 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AD
Received 12 Apr 2023
Decided2023/083/LBC
Removal of old signage and installation of new RBS signage
81 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AD
Received 12 Apr 2023
Decided2023/084/VCON
Change to the wording of condition No.32 "aggregate sources" to bring the condition into line with other pre-commencement planning conditions on permission reference:2018/186/PPF (The construction and operation of Mossy Hill Wind Farm with a maximum generating capacity of up to 50MW, comprising 12 wind turbine generators (WTGs) with maximum tip heights of 145m with associated infrastructure).
Mossy Hill Wind Farm. The Site Centre Is Approximately 2.4km From The Outskirts Of Lerwick And 4.2km From Lerwick Harbour.
Received 13 Apr 2023
Decided2023/085/PPF
Demolish existing single-storey stone infill gable wall & flue to garden room; erect replacement timber clad gable wall with glazed external door & screen fitted to allow access to garden area.
Seafield House Seafield Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RN
Received 13 Apr 2023
Decided2023/086/LBC
Demolish existing single-storey stone infill gable wall & flue to garden room; erect replacement timber clad gable wall with glazedexternal door & screen fitted to allow access to garden area.
Seafield House Seafield Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RN
Received 14 Apr 2023
Decided2023/087/PPF
Erect balcony and install sliding doors
Kulnamara Port Arthur Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0UN
Received 17 Apr 2023
Decided2023/088/PPP
Erect dwelling house and create four additional parking spaces (planning permission in principle)
Plot 2 West Of 'Craigmor' Upper Baila Lerwick Shetland
Received 21 Apr 2023
Decided2023/089/PPF
To demolish existing lean-to extension and outbuildings, and erect a new extension to existing dwellinghouse
Hogaland Ollaberry Shetland ZE2 9RT
Received 21 Apr 2023
Decided2023/090/PPF
Change of use of scattle land to form parking provision for Da Auld Methodist Kirk
Da Auld Methodist Kirk Bridge End Burra Shetland ZE2 9LD
Received 24 Apr 2023
Decided2023/091/PPF
Creation of temporary stockpiles of material suitable for future reinstatement of the adjacent Staney Hill Quarry on completion of quarrying works. Suitable material to be imported from construction projects within the isles as it becomes available.
Staney Hill Quarry Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0QW
Received 24 Apr 2023

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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.

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