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8,128 approved · 137 refused · 286 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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.

Conservation areas3 mapped area records

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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

Unknown2007/505/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
site to rear of Checkout Main Street Scalloway ZE1 0TR
Received 10 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/492/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse and two studios
Adjacent to Church of Scotland Bridge End Burra ZE2 9LD
Received 4 Dec 2007
Unknown2006/451/PCD
Timber-clad external walls and install two new windows
Shetland Heatwise Staneyhill Offices Staneyhill Lerwick ZE1 0QW
Received 11 Dec 2006
Unknown2005/51/PCD
Replace existing windows, construct new access into existing flat via external stairs and replace one window with a door
114 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0HX
Received 15 Feb 2005
Unknown2008/48/PCD
Convert two existing first-floor single person flats into office accommodation
Hjaltland Housing Association Harbour Street Lerwick ZE1 0LR
Received 6 Feb 2008
Unknown2009/46/PCD
To extend existing dwellinghouse
Sandlewood Wester Quarff Quarff ZE2 9EZ
Received 24 Feb 2009
Unknown2010/35/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
13 Veensgarth Veensgarth Tingwall ZE2 9SB
Received 29 Jan 2010
Unknown2006/59/PCO
Erect 14 dwellinghouses, associated access and parking areas (in outline)
Aith ZE2 9NB
Received 20 Feb 2006
Decided2011/16/LBC
Installation of WC and shower room with drainage pipework via porch to existing tanks
West Hall Lower Sound Lerwick ZE1 0RN
Received 8 Feb 2011
Unknown2007/13/PCD
To change use from shop to restaurant/gallery
Former Shop Haroldswick Unst ZE2 9ED
Received 15 Jan 2007
Unknown2004/41/PCD
Extend and re-roof dwellinghouse
Da Knowe West Yell Yell ZE2 9BG
Received 17 Feb 2004
Unknown2007/7/PCD
Erect public toilets
Walls ZE2 9PF
Received 15 Jan 2007
Unknown2007/12/PCR
To erect dwellinghouse and garage (reserved matters)
Setter Hamnavoe Burra ZE2 9LB
Received 15 Jan 2007
Unknown2008/184/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Moreview North Sandwick Yell ZE2 9DF
Received 20 May 2008
Unknown2008/138/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse, septic tank and soakaway
Girlsta ZE2 9SQ
Received 7 Apr 2008
Unknown2004/137/LBC
Replace 7 No existing rooflights with Velux GVA conservation rooflights
Lunna Kirk Lunna Vidlin ZE2 9QF
Received 5 Apr 2004
Unknown2008/217/PCD
To alter and extend building and change use to residential care home
Montfield Hospital Burgh Road Lerwick ZE1 0LA
Received 11 Jun 2008
Unknown2010/456/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Site north east of Gilsbrake Vidlin ZE2 9QB
Received 10 Jan 2011
Unknown2010/453/PCD
Erect new garage and convert existing basement garage to separate apartment
Coo-Grind Hamnavoe Burra ZE2 9LA
Received 6 Jan 2011
Unknown2010/445/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Site 4 Runnie Easter Quarff Quarff ZE2 9EY
Received 14 Dec 2010
Unknown2010/444/PCO
Erect 4 no. dwellinghouses and septic tanks (Planning permission in principle)
Freester Nesting ZE2 9PP
Received 14 Dec 2010
Unknown2010/443/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Whirlie Sandwick ZE2 9HN
Received 14 Dec 2010
Decided2010/433/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse, garage, stables and install septic tank with soakaway
Vatchley Dunrossness Shetland ZE2 9JQ
Received 30 Nov 2010
Unknown2010/429/PCD
Erect 2 no. dwellings for chalet use
South Voxter Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HF
Received 25 Nov 2010

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Researching a proposal in Shetland Islands

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.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

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Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
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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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