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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 dates10,380Searchable applications
136Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 8,197 approved or refused records
125Refused applications
8,072 approved · 125 refused · 275 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning and BuildingLocal plan Pre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation Areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesdevelopment.management@shetland.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries01595744293Council source
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.
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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
- Decided2024/050/PPF
New dwelling house with timber decking and ASHP
Plot Newpark Brough Whalsay ZE2 9AL
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/051/PPF
Change of use of land from agricultural to glamping site. Proposal seeks to erect 3no. glamping pods, with associated services + drainage, parking provision and site access.
Site At North Ustaness South Whiteness Shetland ZE2 9LL
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/052/ADV
Installation of 2 x individual Lectern style Information panels
Map Ref E: 453019 N: 1186643 Aywick Mid Yell Shetland
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/053/PPF
Demolish existing porch, erect new single storey porch
Roesound Muckle Roe Shetland ZE2 9QW
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/054/LBC
After a period of high winds the part of the North (rear) elevation vestry walls have collapsed. For safety reasons the north-east corner of the wall comprising the approximate 2 metre length of the remaining north wall and part of the east wall (6m approx.) is to be demolished. The sections of the vestry elevations to be demolished is highlighted on drawing number 005 - Proposed.
Voe Old Cemetery Voe Shetland
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/055/PPF
Extension to existing house and create parking and turning area from existing access
Braefield Cottage Stove Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HH
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Unknown2024/005/MPN
Application for prior notification under classes 21A, 21C and 21G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (as amended): To modify an existing fish farm by replacing 12 x 90m-circumference cages with 10 x 100m-circumference cages, to change top net system to pole-supported top nets and to change moorings
Cole Deep, Swarbacks Minn, Shetland
Received 27 Feb 2024 - Decided2021/005/DCON5
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition 22 (Visitor and Spectator Management Plan) of Planning Application Ref 2021/005/PPF
Land At Lamba Ness, Unst, Shetland
Received 27 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/056/PPF
Proposed new dwellinghouse with new access road, with the inclusion of a change of use from agricultural land into private garden (new domestic curtilage) within the site
Plot Hillhead Isbister Whalsay Shetland
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/057/PPF
Installation of external metal handrails and grab rails at front and rear entrance doors for disabled occupant
38 St Olaf Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0DA
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/058/PPF
Install bilateral external metal handrails at 2 sets of steps
26 King Harald Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0DJ
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/059/PPF
Install timber ramped access with concrete plat to side entrance door of property.
South Califf Gott Tingwall Shetland ZE2 9SF
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/060/PPF
New 4 bedroom house with air source heat pump
Banks Vidlin Shetland ZE2 9QB
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decided2014/175/DCON
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 3 (Time Limit)
Scatsta Airport Scatsta Brae Shetland ZE2 9QP
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/063/PPF
Construction of timber access ramp with concrete plat to rear entrance door of property
Hardanger Gonfirth Voe Shetland ZE2 9PX
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decided2023/194/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 12 (Otter Survey) of Planning Application 2023/194/MIN
Cross Geo Haroldswick Unst Shetland ZE2 9EF
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/065/PPF
Change of use of land from agricultural to glamping site. Proposal seeks to erect 3no. glamping pods + static caravan with associated services + drainage and site parking
South Gluss Gluss Ollaberry Shetland ZE2 9RU
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/066/PPF
Demolition of existing outbuildings, erection of 1.5 storey extension, erection of polycrub and associated works to parking and drainage upgrades.
South Gluss Gluss Ollaberry Shetland ZE2 9RU
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decided2020/111/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning conditions 5 (Window Spec) and condition 6 (Rooflight spec)
Leog House 2 Leog Lane Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AH
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decided2020/135/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning conditions 2 (Window Spec) and condition 3 (Rooflight spec)
Leog House 2 Leog Lane Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AH
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decided2023/194/DCON2
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 14 (Written Scheme of Investigation) of Planning Application 2023/194/MIN
Cross Geo Haroldswick Unst Shetland ZE2 9EF
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Unknown2024/067/PN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Uradale Farm East Voe Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0US
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided2023/232/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 10 (Biodiversity)
Mail Ayre South Voxter Cunningsburgh Shetland ZE2 9HF
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decided2023/011/MDCON
To discharge condition no. 3 of Planning Permission 2023/011/MAR
Slyde/ East Burrafirth, Aith Voe
Received 11 Mar 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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