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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

10,344Searchable applications

137Recorded as pending

99%Approval rate · 8,179 approved or refused records

122Refused applications

8,057 approved · 122 refused · 270 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided2022/148/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition 4 (surface water drainage), Condition 5 (WSI), Condition 6 (hours of work) and Condition 7 (CEMP) of application ref 2022/148/PPF
Sullom Voe Terminal, Mossbank, Shetland, ZE2 9TY
Received 5 Jul 2023
Decided2022/149/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition 3 (ECoW), Condition 4 (CEMP), Condition 5 (WSI), Condition 6 (surface water drainage) and Condition 7 (hours of work) of application ref 2022/149/PPF
Sullom Voe Terminal, Mossbank, Shetland, ZE2 9TY
Received 5 Jul 2023
Decided2021/338/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition 4 (Tree planting) of application ref 2021/338/PPF
Old School Skellister South Nesting Shetland ZE2 9PP
Received 10 Jul 2023
Decided2021/005/DCON3
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Conditions19 (Operational Environmental Management Plan), Condition 20 (Operational Management Plan), Condition 24 (Architectural Details of Hangar A), Condition 26 (Lighting Strategy), Condition 27 (Interpretation (Heritage) Strategy), Condition 28 (Access Management Plan) of Planning Application Ref. 2021/005/PPF
Land At Lamba Ness, Unst, Shetland
Received 11 Jul 2023
Decided2023/051/DCON
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 4 (Biodiversity)
Plot 2 Bridge End Burra Shetland
Received 10 Jul 2023
Decided2023/178/PPF
Proposed one-and-a-half-storey extension to existing dwelling
Braelea Highmount Road Hamnavoe Burra Shetland ZE2 9JY
Received 17 Jul 2023
Unknown2023/181/PN
Erect general purpose agricultural shed
Mail Ayre South Voxter Cunningsburgh Shetland ZE2 9HF
Received 18 Jul 2023
Decided2023/183/PPP
Erect dwelling house (planning permission in principle)
East of Rocklea, South Whiteness, Shetland, ZE2 9LL
Received 21 Jul 2023
Decided2022/096/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Conditions 03 (Restoration Scheme) and 05 (Method Statement) of application ref 2022/096/PPF
Mossy Hill Land To The West Of A970 Between Lerwick & Scalloway Shetland
Received 21 Jul 2023
Decided2020/187/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition 2 (Restoration Scheme) and 4 (Method Statment) of application ref 2020/187/PPF
Hill Of Dale (Mossy Hill) Northing 1141819 Easting 443452
Received 21 Jul 2023
Decided2023/185/PPF
Change of use of small part of shop to form bedroom for living area.
41 Norstane Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0QG
Received 25 Jul 2023
Decided2023/186/PPF
Change of use of Ground floor residential to class 1A (Shops financial professional and other services) for a make up/ beauty studio.
House Of Hope 9 Mounthooly Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0BJ
Received 25 Jul 2023
Decided2023/013/MSS
Screening & scoping request to develop a new salmon farm comprising of nine 160m & one 120m-circumference cages, a feed barge and pole mounted top nets.
Billy Baa, North Scalloway, Shetland (between Sandsound Voe And Weisdale Voe)
Received 24 Jul 2023
Decided2023/187/PPF
Erect dwellinghouse with air source heat pump
Plot East Of 'Lotrans' Gott Tingwall Shetland
Received 25 Jul 2023
Decided2023/024/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition 5 (biodiversity plan) of application ref 2023/024/PPF
Plot Twatt Bixter Shetland
Received 25 Jul 2023
Decided2022/176/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition 7 (long section) of application ref 2022/176/PPF
Plot 3 South Whiteness Whiteness Shetland
Received 25 Jul 2023
Decided2023/188/ADV
Advertisement of the following types : Fascia SignWe have 5 no's Fascia Signs And 1nos Vinyl main shopfront with internally applied opaque film to 8 other windows.
100 - 104 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0EX
Received 25 Jul 2023
Decided2022/243/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition 4 (CEMP) of application ref 2022/243/PPF
T & N Joinery Ltd Market Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0JP
Received 26 Jul 2023
Unknown2023/189/PN
Peatland Restoration
Gremista Lerwick Shetland
Received 27 Jul 2023
Decided2023/191/PPF
Proposed extension to existing dwelling, erection of two outdoor terraces and conversion of garage into living accommodation with soakaway for new rainwater drainage.
Kowloon Norbister Burra Shetland ZE2 9LE
Received 31 Jul 2023
Decided2023/192/PPF
To replace office window frame with a new one and change external colouring of the window frame and surrounding wooden boards from brown to blue
56 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0BD
Received 2 Aug 2023
Decided2023/194/MIN
Extension of existing talc quarry.
Cross Geo Haroldswick Unst Shetland ZE2 9EF
Received 7 Aug 2023
Decided2022/220/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition 5 (Drainage) of application ref 2022/220/PPF
Church Of Scotland Tagon Voe Shetland ZE2 9PT
Received 4 Aug 2023
Decided2022/220/DCON2
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition 7 (Tree protection) of application ref 2022/220/PPF
Church Of Scotland Tagon Voe Shetland ZE2 9PT
Received 4 Aug 2023

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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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