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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

10,501Searchable applications

136Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,273 approved or refused records

137Refused applications

8,136 approved · 137 refused · 286 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2009/258/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
West Hall Cottage, Lower Sound Lerwick ZE1 0RN
Received 31 Aug 2009
Unknown2009/257/LBC
Erect dwellinghouse
Westhall Cottage, Lower Sound Lerwick ZE1 0RN
Received 31 Aug 2009
Unknown2005/264/PCD
Extend hall and re-route burn
Walls Public Hall Walls ZE2 9PF
Received 1 Aug 2005
Unknown2005/253/PCD
Change use of Baptist Church to provide six - one bedroomed flats
Baptist Church Hillhead Lerwick ZE1 0BF
Received 22 Jul 2005
Unknown2009/252/LBC
Replace existing roof covering from felt to dark grey polymer and pointing repairs
Shetland Islands Tourism Tourist Information Centre 107 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0LU
Received 24 Aug 2009
Unknown2004/250/LBC
Demolish existing gateway, re-align wall and build new gate piers (with timber gates), form gravel parking area and hard standing area and erect garage
West Hall Ness Of Sound Lerwick ZE1 0RN
Received 21 Jun 2004
Unknown2007/245/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Upper Quoys Upper Sound Lerwick ZE1 0SP
Received 11 Jun 2007
Unknown2009/243/PCD
Refurbish and alter the roof structure
Fair Isle Public Hall Adjacent To Primary School Fair Isle ZE2 9JU
Received 18 Aug 2009
Unknown2010/233/PCD
To demolish existing byre and bathroom, extend existing dwellinghouse and install new septic tank
Gunnister Uyeasound Unst ZE2 9DW
Received 21 Jun 2010
Unknown2009/227/PCD
Erect 6 semi-detached houses
Greenbank Road Cullivoe Yell ZE2 9BZ
Received 30 Jul 2009
Unknown2007/209/PCD
To erect one and-a-half storey dwellinghouse
Near Foraness Sand Bixter ZE2 9NQ
Received 21 May 2007
Decided2010/213/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (approval of matters specified in conditions)
Cumlewick Sandwick ZE2 9HH
Received 8 Jun 2010
Unknown2009/213/PCD
Erect 38 Dwellinghouses with associated district heating building and boreholes
Site adjacent to Herrislea House Hotel Veensgarth Tingwall ZE2 9SB
Received 20 Jul 2009
Unknown2010/212/PCO
Erect dwellinghouse (planning permissionin principle)
adjacent to Quoys Phase III Sound Lerwick ZE1 0WH
Received 8 Jun 2010
Unknown2010/203/PCD
Extend existing dwellinghouse to the west; and build new house (single storey) to the east
Sundibanks East Voe Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0US
Received 26 May 2010
Unknown2004/200/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Quilpunds Aith Bixter ZE2 9NB
Received 7 May 2004
Unknown2010/181/LBC
Replace 8 steel window lintels and various stonework and plaster repair works
Anderson High School Lovers Loan Lerwick ZE1 0JH
Received 11 May 2010
Unknown2007/170/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Hunterfield Heogan Bressay Shetland ZE2 9EW
Received 26 Apr 2007
Unknown2008/157/PCD
To create air drying facility and cutting room for sheep meat
Staney Hill Industrial Estate Lerwick ZE1 0NA
Received 24 Apr 2008
Unknown2008/155/PCO
To erect dwellinghouse (in outline)
Plot 2 Quoys Sundhamar Road Sound Lerwick ZE1 0SP
Received 23 Apr 2008
Unknown2009/149/PCD
To extend existing dwellinghouse
New House Cullivoe Yell ZE2 9DD
Received 26 May 2009
Decided2011/141/LBC
Repair 4 No. Lancet Windows including replacing existing cast iron glazing bars in timber
Anderson High School Lovers Loan Lerwick ZE1 0JH
Received 13 May 2011
Unknown2004/122/PCD
Fit new rooflights, install replacement windows and add dressed lead flashings to parapets and remove chimney from rear extension
80 King Harald Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0ER
Received 31 Mar 2004
Decided2011/112/PCO
Permission in principle for the erection of a detached dwellinghouse with new road access and connection to the public sewer
Adjacent to Strand Houll Gott Tingwall ZE2 9SF
Received 26 Apr 2011

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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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