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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

10,495Searchable applications

136Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,268 approved or refused records

137Refused applications

8,131 approved · 137 refused · 286 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2007/316/PCD
Erect extension (north elevation)
Dagaz Dunrossness ZE2 9JG
Received 25 Jul 2007
Unknown2005/316/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Ulsta Yell ZE2 9BD
Received 26 Sept 2005
Unknown2005/315/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse and construct septic tank and soakaway
Scarfataing Trondra ZE1 0XL
Received 26 Sept 2005
Unknown2007/336/PCD
Extend dwellinghouse and erect detatched garage
Old Haa Houss Burra ZE2 9LE
Received 15 Aug 2007
Unknown2007/335/PCO
To erect dwellinghouse and new septic tank (in outline)
Quoys Catfirth Nesting ZE2 9PP
Received 14 Aug 2007
Unknown2005/314/PCD
Demolish single storey extension and erect 1.5 storey extension (north elevation)
Sunnybrae Skaw Whalsay ZE2 9AW
Received 26 Sept 2005
Unknown2008/313/PCD
To replace porch
11 Braefield Lerwick ZE1 0SS
Received 16 Sept 2008
Unknown2010/310/PCD
To erect new porch on south elevation of existing dwellinghouse
Parkview Hamnavoe Burra ZE2 9LA
Received 12 Aug 2010
Unknown2008/309/PCD
Erect porch and rear extension to existing property
7 Craigpark Road Scalloway ZE1 0TT
Received 11 Sept 2008
Unknown2010/306/PCD
To demolish existing porch and erect extension to contain vestry, disabled toilet and entrance hall
Church Of Scotland Skerries ZE2 9AR
Received 11 Aug 2010
Unknown2005/306/PCD
Demolish porch and erect extension (south elevation)
Cready Knowe Brough Whalsay ZE2 9AL
Received 7 Sept 2005
Unknown2010/305/PCD
To erect sun room extension to existing dwellinghouse
Mowbray Walls ZE2 9PF
Received 11 Aug 2010
Unknown2008/304/PCD
To convert existing garage into granny flat
Slantigarth Lower Sound Lerwick ZE1 0RN
Received 11 Sept 2008
Unknown2004/304/PCD
Reroof house with terracotta decra tiles
37 Dalsetter Wynd Dunrossness Shetland ZE2 9JJ
Received 27 Jul 2004
Unknown2006/303/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse with septic tank and soakaway
Lunnaness Vidlin ZE2 9QF
Received 11 Aug 2006
Unknown2005/298/PCD
Erect two storey dwellinghouse with attached garage and workshop
Adies Place Scalloway ZE1 0TJ
Received 29 Aug 2005
Unknown2008/295/PCD
To erect conservatory
Havra Sundibanks East Voe Scalloway ZE1 0US
Received 26 Aug 2008
Unknown2009/294/PCD
Erect extension to existing house
The Croft Billister Nesting ZE2 9PR
Received 7 Oct 2009
Unknown2006/294/PCR
Erect new dwellinghouse with attached garage (reserved matters)
Site 1 North Heights Quarff ZE2 9EY
Received 28 Jul 2006
Unknown2006/300/PCD
Erect conservatory on south elevation
Baila House Baila Lerwick ZE1 0SU
Received 11 Aug 2006
Unknown2009/291/PCD
Convert existing dwellinghouse in two flats
Jahara North Ness Lerwick ZE1 0LZ
Received 6 Oct 2009
Unknown2008/291/PCD
To extend dwellinghouse
12 Bruce Crescent Lerwick ZE1 0PB
Received 26 Aug 2008
Unknown2006/291/PCD
Extend dwellinghouse and erect garage
Arcadia Stromfirth Weisdale ZE2 9LH
Received 28 Jul 2006
Unknown2005/291/PCD
Replace shop front (windows and door) and adjacent window, with upvc frames and double glazing
11 Mounthooly Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0BJ
Received 23 Aug 2005

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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.

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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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