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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

10,482Searchable applications

136Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,260 approved or refused records

137Refused applications

8,123 approved · 137 refused · 286 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Nov 2002 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided2025/299/TCA
To remove DEAD branches 60 feet long from a tree which is in a dangerous condition
Westshore Cottage WESTSHORE Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0XG
Received 1 Dec 2025
Decided2025/022/MAR
To develop a new mussel farm comprising of 6 x 300m twin-headline longlines
Spoose Holm Scalloway Islands Shetland
Received 2 Dec 2025
Decided2025/023/MAR
To develop a new mussel farm comprising of 6 x 220m twin-headline longlines
East Of Hildasay Scalloway Islands Shetland
Received 2 Dec 2025
Decided2025/300/PPP
To build a new 2 bedroom residential property with integral garage and separate shed for a workshop.
Site Swinister Sandwick Shetland
Received 2 Dec 2025
Unknown2025/301/ECUCON
PROPOSED NESHION ENERGY PARK - Gatecheck 1
Land To East Of Sullom Voe Oil Terminal Mossbank Shetland
Received 2 Dec 2025
Decided2023/275/DCON3
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 6 (MOD) and 12 (Aviation Lighting) of planning application 2023/275/PPF.
North Hoo Fields Gremista Lerwick
Received 3 Dec 2025
Decided2025/302/PPP
New dwellinghouse
Plot Hillcrest Lerwick Shetland
Received 4 Dec 2025
Decided2025/303/PPF
Garden storage shed 4.8m x 2.4m x 3.0m
The Old Church Hall Mid Yell Yell Shetland ZE2 9BT
Received 4 Dec 2025
Decided2024/006/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition: 12 (Ecological Clerk of Works) of planning application 2024/006/PPF
Luggies Knowe Hill Of Gremista, Reference HU 46191 45162.
Received 8 Dec 2025
Decided2025/306/PPF
Demolition of existing entrance porch; erection of new garage and vestibule; erection of new external balcony from dining room; conversion of former ground floor garage and store to granny flat.
4 Hillcrest Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0ST
Received 10 Dec 2025
Decided2025/001/MDCON01
To discharge condition no. 6 of Works Licence 2025/001/WL.
Mossbank,Yell, Shetland
Received 11 Dec 2025
Decided2023/275/DCON4
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 4 (surface drainage) and Condition 9 (Biodiversity) of planning application 2023/275/PPF.
North Hoo Fields Gremista Lerwick
Received 28 Nov 2025
Pending Consideration2025/307/PPF
To extend the existing workshop and office.
Nodri Ltd Staney Hill Industrial Estate Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0NA
Received 12 Dec 2025
Decided2025/308/PPF
Install 25 Temporary accommodation cabins, new septic tank system and temporary Electricity Supply Unit comprising 2 Generators, Battery pack and Slave tank.
Land West Of The Puffin Building Fair Isle Shetland
Received 16 Dec 2025
Pending Consideration2025/309/PPF
Replacement of the existing 2-storey training cabin and installation of an additional welfare unit and airing cage and external waiting shelter.
Scottish Fire And Rescue Service Training Centre Sumburgh Airport Virkie Shetland Islands ZE3 9JP
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided2025/311/PPF
Installation of replacement sludge holding tank.
Eela Water Treatment Works, Ollaberry, Shetland
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided2024/264/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 5 - Construction details for the throttle and overflow arrangements of planning application 2024/264/PPF
Land At Garth Farm Mossbank Shetland ZE2 9QR
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided2025/312/PPF
Demolish Existing 4 Bedroom House and garage. Construct new storey and half, 4-Bedroom house with separate garage and ASHP.
Sand House/Cottage Lower Hillside Gulberwick Shetland
Received 17 Dec 2025
Decided2025/314/PPF
Proposed external alterations and PV installation.
Malakoff Limited North Ness Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LZ
Received 18 Dec 2025
Decided2025/315/PPF
Replace failing septic tank with new treatment plant and partial soakaway.
Voxter Outdoor Centre Voxter Brae Shetland ZE2 9QP
Received 18 Dec 2025
Decided2025/316/PPF
To erect Pier Amenity Building with 14 solar panels on roof
Mid Yell Pier Mid Yell Shetland
Received 19 Dec 2025
Decided2024/264/DCON2
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 6 - (Biodiversity Implementation Scheme) of planning application 2024/264/PPF
Land At Garth Farm Mossbank Shetland ZE2 9QR
Received 19 Dec 2025
Decided2023/249/NMV
Non-Material Variation to vary planning permission 2024/130/PPF to process site-won excavated rock for reuse within the permanent works by using mobile rock crushing plant.
Shetland Islands Council Old Anderson High School TWAGEOS ROAD Lerwick Shetland
Received 17 Dec 2025
Decided2025/317/PPF
The erection of 2 no. wind turbines (each with a generating capacity of up to 4.8 MW), with a maximum hub height of 85 metres and a maximum blade tip height of 149.9 metres, and associated infrastructure.
Sullom Voe Terminal Callbackness Mossbank Shetland ZE2 9TU
Received 19 Dec 2025

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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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