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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8,128 approved · 137 refused · 286 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Consideration2026/203/PPF
Construction of new access junction on Ladies Drive to serve Mossy Hill Wind Farm and substation.
Mossy Hill Wind Farm Site Ladies Drive LERWICK
Received 24 Sept 2026
Pending Consideration2026/204/PPF
Construction of a temporary bellmouth junction off the B9076 for a period of 2 years
Land To The North Of B9076. E:443091 N:1173410 Firth Mossbank
Received 24 Sept 2026
Pending Consideration2026/205/PN
Prior Notification - Peatland Restoration
Lumbister Yell Nature Reserve HU 4934 9357 Yell Shetland
Received 29 Sept 2026
Pending Consideration2026/208/PPP
Planning Permission in Principle for the erection of 2no. dwellinghouses.
Plots Nesbister Whiteness Shetland
Received 29 Sept 2026
Decided2026/209/TCA
Mature Sycamore Tree Removal
4 Gardie Court Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0GG
Received 29 Sept 2026
Pending Consideration2024/234/NMV1
Non Material Variation to vary permission 2024/234/PPF - Change of Cladding to rear extension, colour changed, Front Porch Door widened, with changes to glazing and colour, all windows to be painted RAL 1013 Oyster White
Brevik Cottages Burgh Road Lerwick Shetland
Received 7 Oct 2026
Pending Consideration2025/166/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 03 (Otter Survey) of planning application 2025/166/PPF.
Vidlin Shore Base, Vidlin Shetland
Received 9 Oct 2026
Pending Consideration2024/006/DCON4
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition: 9 (CEMP) of planning application 2024/006/PPF
Luggies Knowe Hill Of Gremista, Reference HU 46191 45162.
Received 9 Oct 2026
Pending Consideration2025/024/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 4 of planning permission 2025/024/PPF.
Plot 1 Wadbister Girlsta Shetland
Received 12 Oct 2026
Pending Consideration2025/024/DCON2
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 5 of planning permission 2025/024/PPF.
Plot 1 Wadbister Girlsta Shetland
Received 12 Oct 2026
Decided2025/269/DCON
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 02 (Letter of contract)& 03 (Material disposal) of planning application 2025/269/CAC.
7, 7a, 9, 9a, 22, 22a, 24, 24A Pitt Lane, Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0YP
Received 12 Oct 2026
Pending Consideration2021/005/DCON6
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition 25 (Fencing) of Planning Application Ref 2021/005/PPF
Land At Lamba Ness, Unst, Shetland
Received 12 Oct 2026
Pending Consideration2025/149/DCON1
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 4 (External Finishing Materials) for application 2025/149/DCON1.
Reidunn Mail Cunningsburgh Shetland ZE2 9HF
Received 12 Oct 2026
Pending Consideration2025/149/DCON2
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 6 (Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme) for application 2025/149/PPF.
Reidunn Mail Cunningsburgh Shetland ZE2 9HF
Received 12 Oct 2026
Unknown2004/376/PCD
Extend dwellinghouse
Da Tap Houss Ladysmith Road Scalloway ZE1 0XD
Received 10 Sept 2004
Unknown2006/374/PCD
Erect amenity building for campsite
Campsite Easter Skeld Skeld ZE2 9NL
Received 19 Oct 2006
Unknown2003/369/PCD
Erect aero-generator on north elevation of dwellinghouse
Slantigarth Lower Sound Lerwick ZE1 0RJ
Received 6 Oct 2003
Unknown2003/368/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Cott Weisdale ZE2 9LN
Received 6 Oct 2003
Unknown2004/367/PCO
Erect dwellinghouse (in outline)
Site 2 Laxfirth Tingwall ZE2 9SG
Received 6 Sept 2004
Unknown2008/366/CAC
To demolish disused cottage
Kiln Cottage Main Street Scalloway ZE1 0TR
Received 19 Nov 2008
Unknown2010/365/PCD
To demolish existing porch and replace with new extension to accommodate porch and living room
Greenside Baltasound Unst ZE2 9DT
Received 27 Sept 2010
Unknown2010/364/PCD
To extend existing dwellinghouse
Laurenlea Gutcher Yell ZE2 9DF
Received 27 Sept 2010
Unknown2008/364/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Swinister Sandwick ZE2 9HH
Received 19 Nov 2008
Unknown2006/358/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse with integral garage (amendment to 2006/283/PCD)
Site 2 Adjacent To Breidields Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HF
Received 2 Oct 2006

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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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