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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

10,484Searchable applications

136Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,262 approved or refused records

137Refused applications

8,125 approved · 137 refused · 286 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided2025/318/PPF
Erection of office outbuilding
11 Hill Lane Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0HA
Received 19 Dec 2025
Unknown2026/001/PN
General purpose agricultural building - 18m x 12m
Brunthill Walls Shetland
Received 5 Jan 2026
Decided2026/001/MAR
Modification of an existing salmon farm by removing existing black-coloured feed pipes and replacing with white-coloured feed pipes
Easter Score Holm Scalloway Shetland
Received 22 Dec 2025
Decided2026/002/MAR
Propose to change the existing feed pipes from black plastic to white plastic, retaining the size, configuration and location.
Billy Baa, Entrance To Sandsound Voe & Weisdale Voe
Received 22 Dec 2025
Decided2026/002/PPP
Planning Permission in Principle for the erection of 2no. dwellinghouses
Plot Cott Weisdale Shetland
Received 7 Jan 2026
Decided2026/003/PPF
Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and erection of single storey dwellinghouse, formation of vehicular access and associated landscaping and drainage works
Kalli Brig Weisdale Shetland ZE2 9LQ
Received 8 Jan 2026
Unknown2026/004/PN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential). 10m x 6m
1 Schoolhouse Robins Brae Dunrossness Shetland ZE2 9JQ
Received 9 Jan 2026
Decided2026/005/PPF
Erect steel framed portal storage building
Land Adjacent To Slipway, Ronas Voe Northmavine Shetland
Received 9 Jan 2026
Unknown2026/006/PN
New general purpose agricultural shed - 30m x 12m
Greenhoulls Brae Shetland
Received 9 Jan 2026
Decided2025/259/DCON
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 04 (Biodiversity) of planning application 2025/259/PPF.
Lower Field Adjacent To Ollaberry Bay Ollaberry Shetland ZE2 9RT
Received 13 Jan 2026
Decided2025/259/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 07 (Flood Risk Managment) of planning application 2025/259/PPF.
Lower Field Adjacent To Ollaberry Bay Ollaberry Shetland ZE2 9RT
Received 13 Jan 2026
Unknown2026/007/SCO
Green Ammonia development
Tagdale Gremista Lerwick
Received 14 Jan 2026
Decided2024/264/DCON
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 04 (External Cladding) of planning application 2024/264/PPF.
Land At Garth Farm Mossbank Shetland ZE2 9QR
Received 15 Jan 2026
Unknown2026/008/PN
Replacement of 4 windows with uPVC windows
8 Hangcliff Lane Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0EB
Received 15 Jan 2026
Unknown2026/009/CCCON
Creation of new croft
Breck Cullivoe Yell
Received 15 Jan 2026
Unknown2026/010/PAN
Proposal of Application Notice - Extension of existing Quarry
Scord Quarry East Voe Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0UR
Received 16 Jan 2026
Decided2024/144/DCON14
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 11 - (Otter Survey) of planning application 2024/144/PPF.
The B9082 Cullivoe Road Between Gutcher And Stonganess In Cullivoe.
Received 15 Jan 2026
Decided2026/011/PPF
Erection of new winch house.
North Haven Fair Isle Shetland ZE2 9JU
Received 16 Jan 2026
Unknown2026/012/PN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential) 15m x 8m
East Of Evrigarth Symbister Whalsay
Received 19 Jan 2026
Decided2025/265/DCON
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 04 (Surface water drainage) of planning application 2025/265/PPF.
Static Caravan Cunningsburgh Shetland ZE2 9HF
Received 16 Jan 2026
Decided2025/029/PA
Prior Approval for Farm-related Building Works - demolish existing building and erect new agricultural building.
Brindister Farm Brindister Gulberwick Shetland ZE2 9EX
Received 19 Jan 2026
Decided2024/303/DCON
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 04 (Archaeological Clerk of Works) of planning application 2024/303/PPF.
600M West Of The Western Extent Of Lerwick BNG HU 44730 42646
Received 20 Jan 2026
Decided2024/303/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 05 (WSI for phased prog. and method of archaeological works) of planning application 2024/303/PPF.
600M West Of The Western Extent Of Lerwick BNG HU 44730 42646
Received 20 Jan 2026
Decided2024/303/DCON2
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 07 (Ecological Clerk of Works) of planning application 2024/303/PPF.
600M West Of The Western Extent Of Lerwick BNG HU 44730 42646
Received 20 Jan 2026

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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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