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8,128 approved · 137 refused · 286 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2004/429/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
North Of Roadside Sodom Symbister Whalsay ZE2 9AQ
Received 26 Oct 2004
Unknown2004/428/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse with detatched garage and extend existing public sewer to the site
Adjacent To Green Acres Laxfirth Tingwall ZE2 9SG
Received 26 Oct 2004
Unknown2006/427/PCD
Erect one and-a-half storey timber clad dwellinghouse
Adjacent to Lea Brough Whalsay ZE2 9AL
Received 28 Nov 2006
Unknown2004/425/PCD
Change use from Office (Class 2) to Dwellinghouse and Studio Flat (Class 9), remove existing roof structure and reconstruct to existing height and finish, insert two Conservation rooflights, replace all windows, insert two new external doors and provide new cast iron rainwater goods
2-4 Pitt Lane Lerwick ZE1 0YP
Received 21 Oct 2004
Unknown2007/423/PCD
To heighten stone wall to part of south boundary
Adjacent To Solbrekke Sandwick ZE2 9HP
Received 19 Oct 2007
Unknown2007/422/PCD
Proposal to erect a four bedroomed detached house with integral garage
Brough Burra ZE2 9LB
Received 19 Oct 2007
Unknown2003/418/PCD
Erect garage extension
11 Cauldhame Trondra Shetland ZE1 0XL
Received 1 Dec 2003
Unknown2005/412/PCD
Erect general purpose agricultural shed, access to hardstanding area
Newton Collafirth North Roe ZE2 9RX
Received 20 Dec 2005
Unknown2010/435/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse with intergral garage
Gremister Herra Yell ZE2 9BL
Received 6 Dec 2010
Unknown2006/405/PCD
Erect garage
Adjacent To Solbrekke Site Sandwick ZE2 9HP
Received 7 Nov 2006
Unknown2010/403/PCD
Erect new dwellinghouse, garage and shed with temporary storage container
South Punds Levenwick ZE2 9HX
Received 3 Nov 2010
Unknown2007/403/PCD
To demolish existing front extension and replace to accommodate disabled W.C., level access and erect new external ramps and steps
Scalloway Gospel Hall Gibblestone Road Scalloway ZE1 0TX
Received 26 Sept 2007
Unknown2006/401/PCD
Rebuild ruin, demolish existing out-building and erect 2 storey extension (south elevation) to create a textile museum
Voe House Walls ZE2 9PB
Received 7 Nov 2006
Unknown2007/400/PCD
To erect storage shed for camper van and classic cars
East Voe Scalloway ZE1 0US
Received 26 Sept 2007
Unknown2006/409/PCD
Erect porch on front of dwelling
Inkleholme Swinister Sandwick ZE2 9HH
Received 8 Nov 2006
Unknown2007/398/PCD
To re-roof and alter dwellinghouse, remove chimney stacks and porch
Kinora Ireland Bigton ZE2 9JA
Received 26 Sept 2007
Unknown2007/397/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse and install septic tank and infiltration system
Breckon Cullivoe Yell ZE2 9DD
Received 19 Sept 2007
Unknown2006/394/PCD
Erect greenhouse
Aerisdale Cauldhame Trondra ZE1 0XL
Received 6 Nov 2006
Unknown2003/393/PCD
relocation of retail sales area from first floor to ground floor
Grantfield Garage North Road Lerwick ZE1 0NT
Received 4 Nov 2003
Unknown2003/392/ADV
Erect new sign over door (north elevation) and forecourt sign on north boundary
JRJ Shetland Port Business Park Lerwick ZE1 0SP
Received 30 Oct 2003
Unknown2006/402/LBC
Rebuild ruin, demolish existing out-building and erect 2 storey extension (south elevation) to create a textile museum
Voe House Walls ZE2 9PB
Received 7 Nov 2006
Unknown2006/390/PCD
Erect one-and-a-half storey dwellinghouse
Sandwick Whalsay ZE2 9AG
Received 30 Oct 2006
Unknown2003/389/PCD
Extend workshop
JRJ Shetland Port Business Park Lerwick ZE1 0SP
Received 30 Oct 2003
Unknown2007/387/PCD
Change use of existing agricultural building to processing building and erect new processing buildng, install septic tank and infiltration system
Bod Ayre Products Ltd Hamnavoe Lunnaness Vidlin ZE2 9QF
Received 11 Sept 2007

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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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