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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

10,492Searchable applications

136Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,265 approved or refused records

137Refused applications

8,128 approved · 137 refused · 286 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Pending Consideration2026/144/PPF
Erect new church, create parking and enlarge access
Plot Flanderstown Cunningsburgh Shetland
Received 7 Jul 2026
Decided2023/294/DCON5
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 14 (Top Soil, Waste Materials) of Planning Application 2023/294/PPF.
Plot LOWER VOE Voe Shetland
Received 9 Jul 2026
Decided2026/146/PPF
To install 3 No. external ASHP units to the north-west elevation of Port Arthur House
Port Arthur House Port Arthur Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0UN
Received 14 Jul 2026
Decided2026/147/PPF
Erection of single storey dwellinghouse with attached workshop and ASHP, formation of vehicular access, erection of 1m post and wire boundary fence and associated landscaping and drainage works.
Vrackie Vidlin Shetland
Received 15 Jul 2026
Decided2024/006/DCON3
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition: 6 (Decommissioning) of planning application 2024/006/PPF
Luggies Knowe Hill Of Gremista, Reference HU 46191 45162.
Received 15 Jul 2026
Decided2026/148/PPF
Erection of a shunt reactor, 2.4-metre-high fence with vehicular access gates; erect 2 no. CCTV columns and 1 no. lighting column; install 1 no. oil interceptor and sump.
Plot Adjacent Port Business Park Lerwick Shetland
Received 17 Jul 2026
Pending Consideration2026/149/LBC
Convert Brough Lodge to Small Hotel. Restore and upgrade fabric, structure, install services, carry out repairs and make alterations to main building, gardens and selected outbuildings
Brough Lodge Fetlar Shetland
Received 17 Jul 2026
Decided2026/150/PPF
Erection of a single storey read extension, decking and soakaway.
Da Fustra Westing Unst Shetland ZE2 9DW
Received 20 Jul 2026
Decided2026/151/PPF
Change use of Brough Lodge and outbuildings from domestic to hotel, upgrade access track and parking area. Restore and upgrade fabric, install services including new septic tank.
Brough Lodge Fetlar Shetland
Received 20 Jul 2026
Pending Consideration2026/152/PPF
Erection of 23 self-contained modular accommodation units and associated support infrastructure (Temporary 5 year period)
Former Raf Site Games Court Haroldswick Unst Shetland ZE2 9TJ
Received 21 Jul 2026
Pending Consideration2026/153/PPF
Erection of 9 self-contained modular accommodation units and associated support infrastructure (Temporary 5 year period).
Former Raf Site Haroldswick Unst Shetland ZE2 9TJ
Received 21 Jul 2026
Pending Consideration2026/154/PPF
To demolish existing two storey hotel bedroom wing and build new 3 storey bedroom wing in its place with SUDs and landscaping
Lerwick Hotel 15 South Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RB
Received 21 Jul 2026
Pending Consideration2026/009/WL
To continue deployment of an existing tidal array & associated works.
Bluemull Sound, Cullivoe
Received 22 Jul 2026
Pending Consideration2024/220/DCON
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 04 (SW Agreement) of planning application 2024/220/PPF.
Stove Kirk Inchrye Stove Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9FX
Received 21 Jul 2026
Decided2026/082/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 02 (Photographic Survey) & Condition 03 (Pew Details) of planning application 2026/082/LBC.
Church Of Scotland Fair Isle Shetland ZE2 9JU
Received 16 Jul 2026
Decided2023/294/NMV
Non Material Variation to vary permission 2023/294/PPF - Move location of house
Plot Lower Voe Voe Shetland
Received 17 Jul 2026
Decided2025/256/DCON
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 04 (Surface Water Drainage) of planning application 2025/256/PPF.
Annfield Sand Garderhouse Shetland ZE2 9NQ
Received 23 Jul 2026
Decided2023/084/DCON16
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 33 (Ice Throw) of planning application 2023/084/VCON
Mossy Hill Wind Farm. The Site Centre Is Approximately 2.4km From The Outskirts Of Lerwick And 4.2km From Lerwick Harbour.
Received 23 Jul 2026
Decided2023/142/DCON9
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 6 (Archaelogical work) of Planning Application 2023/142/PPF.
North Haven Pier Fair Isle Shetland ZE2 9JU
Received 23 Jul 2026
Unknown2026/156/PN
Prior Notification - Peatland Restoration
Apportionments Between Burn Of Selivoe To West And Sand Field Hill To The East HU303486
Received 21 Jul 2026
Decided2026/010/MVCON
Section 42 application to vary condition no. 2 of Planning Permission 2024/006/MAR to extend the time period for the temporary storage of a concrete feed barge at an existing fallow salmon farm for an additional 12 months
Pobie Sukka Ronas Voe
Received 23 Jul 2026
Decided2023/112/DCON
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 04 (Scottish Water) of planning application 2023/112/PPF.
14 South Lochside Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RA
Received 28 Jul 2026
Decided2025/132/DCON
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 04 (Waste Materials) of planning application 2023/084/PPF.
Scarfataing 12B Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AN
Received 28 Jul 2026
Decided2026/157/PPF
Installation of two compact external CCTV security cameras to South elevation facing east and west.
16 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AN
Received 30 Jul 2026

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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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