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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
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 dates10,487Searchable applications
136Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 8,264 approved or refused records
137Refused applications
8,127 approved · 137 refused · 286 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
- Decided2026/035/PPF
Change of use of part of dwellinghouse to form a guest house (8 letting bedrooms) with associated shared facilities.
Drumquin Brae Shetland ZE2 9QJ
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Unknown2026/036/PN
Prior Notification to erect lean-to sheep housing to an existing shed - 7.6m x 13.7m with 4m max height sloping down to 2.66m
Columbus C Sellivoe Bridge Of Walls Shetland ZE2 9NR
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/037/PPF
To construct two storey extension to existing dwelling house
Tananger Gott Tingwall Shetland ZE2 9SE
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/038/PPF
Existing 4 bedroom dwelling: To demolish single storey rooms to the west and detached shed; Construct new extensions to west, south & north elevations to become 5 bedroom dwelling. Incorporates new air source heat pump and septic tank.
Spiggie House Dunrossness Shetland ZE2 9JE
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decided2025/067/DCON
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 03 (Archaeology) of planning application 2025/067PPF.
Plot BERRY ROAD Scalloway Shetland
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/039/PPF
To construct sauna, upgrade existing access road and parking area and form new section of footpath.
St Olaf Sellafirth Yell Shetland ZE2 9DG
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Unknown2026/041/PN
Prior Notification for Demolition of buildings.
Utterabrake Brake Burra Shetland ZE2 9LB
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/043/PPF
Proposed demolition of Mavine cottage and erection of new-build replacement 3-bedroom house on site.
Mavine Cottage Lower Sound Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RL
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/044/PPF
Install 3 No External ASHP Units and Roof Mounted SPV Renewables to South and East Elevations Scalloway Youth & Community Centre
Scalloway Youth Centre Trust Main Street Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0TR
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Unknown2026/045/PN
Prior Notification Forestry General Purpose Shed and adjoining greenhouse 10.4M x 11.4M (total)
Michaelswood Aith Bixter ZE2 9NB
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/004/WL
To build two breakwaters with fenders and walkway to berth and secure sail-assisted fishing vessel.
Lunnister Sullom Shetland
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided2024/303/DCON3
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 06 (Heritage Strategy) of planning application 2024/303/PPF.
600M West Of The Western Extent Of Lerwick BNG HU 44730 42646
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided2024/303/DCON4
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 08 (Peat Management Plan) of planning application 2024/303/PPF.
600M West Of The Western Extent Of Lerwick BNG HU 44730 42646
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided2024/303/DCON5
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 09 (CEMP) of planning application 2024/303/PPF.
600M West Of The Western Extent Of Lerwick BNG HU 44730 42646
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided2024/303/DCON6
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 12 (Construction during Bird Breeding Season) of planning application 2024/303/PPF.
600M West Of The Western Extent Of Lerwick BNG HU 44730 42646
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/046/PPF
Single storey extension to existing dwellinghouse and new timber deck
Blimister Bridge End Burra Shetland ZE2 9LE
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Unknown2026/047/PN
Prior Notification for General Purpose Agricultural Nissan Hut 18M x 8M
Gremister Yell ZE2 9BL
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided2022/303/NMV
Non-Material Variation to vary permission 2022/303/PPF:- Hall flat roof changed to pitched. Garage eaves raised,house eaves lowered
Plot Heogan Bressay Shetland
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Unknown2026/048/PN
Proposed change of existing hardwood windows with like for like Upvc windows
10 CHROMATE LANE Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AL
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/049/PPF
To site 3 No. static mobile homes with associated services and drainage and site parking.
Utterabrake Brake Burra Shetland ZE2 9LB
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided2018/269/NMV
Non Material Variation to vary permission 2018/269/PPF:- Change from individual septic tank and treatment systems to a communal septic tank and treatment system. Change for underground surface water storage system to surface swale devices.
Catfirth, South Nesting, Shetland ZE2 9PP
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided2022/164/NMV
Non Material Variation to vary permission 2022/164/NMV:- Change from partial soakaway discharging to the Millburn toa communal septic tank and treatment system.
Catfirth, South Nesting, Shetland ZE2 9PP
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided2023/157/NMV
Non Material Variation to vary permission 2023/157/PPF:- Change from individual septic tank and treatment systems to a communal septci tank and treatment system. Chagne from underground surface water storage system to surface water swale devices.
1 Air Station Road Catfirth South Nesting Shetland
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided2025/278/DCON
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 03 (Biodiversity) of planning application 2025/278/PPF.
9 Air Station Road Catfirth South Nesting Shetland
Received 4 Mar 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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