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8,136 approved · 137 refused · 286 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2006/102/PCD
Extend existing dwellinghouse (south-west elevation)
Burnside Brough Whalsay ZE2 9AL
Received 21 Mar 2006
Unknown2007/99/NID
Change use of old Lerwick Fire Station to offices
Former Fire Station North Road Grantfield Lerwick ZE1 0NT
Received 15 Mar 2007
Decided2005/91/LBC
Remove existing fire escape door and external metal stair case at rear, and replace door with opening window, also replace one window at rear
Quendale House Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0AN
Received 14 Mar 2005
Unknown2008/87/PCD
To demolish former fire station and erect single storey office building
Former Fire Station North Road Grantfield Lerwick ZE1 0NT
Received 27 Feb 2008
Unknown2005/57/PCD
Change use from office (class 2) to dwellinghouse (class 9)
11 Market Street Lerwick ZE1 0JP
Received 21 Feb 2005
Unknown2007/279/PCO
Erect dwellinghouse (in outline) and erect three polytunnels and a glasshouse (in detail)
Fairview Tingwall ZE2 9SH
Received 3 Jul 2007
Unknown2010/265/PCD
Erect temporary pumphouse building for new sea water intake
North Atlantic Fisheries College Port Arthur Scalloway ZE1 0UN
Received 19 Jul 2010
Unknown2006/183/NID
Construct new cemetery
South Whiteness ZE2 9LL
Received 15 May 2006
Decided2011/177/PCO
Permission in Principle for two houses sites with new access and 2 x septic tanks and soakaways
Adjacent to Vindhler Aithsetter Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HG
Received 17 Jun 2011
Decided2011/149/PCD
Erect office building
Uyeasound Pier Uyeasound Unst ZE2 9DL
Received 24 May 2011
Unknown2006/137/PCD
Install 1000m seawater intake and wastewater outfall pipeline (amendment to planning ref: 2005/415/PCD)
Sellaness Sullom ZE2 9TU
Received 10 Apr 2006
Unknown2007/104/PCD
Remove 140 tonnes of beach shingle
Beach Voe of Dale Dale of Walls Walls Shetland ZE2 9PE
Received 21 Mar 2007
Unknown2005/415/PCD
Erect fishmeal factory, construct seawater intake, waste water outfall and pumping station, demolish accommodation buildings, erect replacement storage building and crew accommodation building
Sella Ness Industrial Site Mossbank ZE2 9QR
Received 22 Dec 2005
Unknown2006/381/NID
Extend cemetery and relocate car park
Lund Westing Unst ZE2 9DZ
Received 24 Oct 2006
Unknown2003/444/PCD
Extend dwellinghouse by demolishing existing and erecting new porch
16 Mounthooly Place Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0BL
Received 31 Dec 2003
Unknown2004/426/PCD
Raise roof and add first floor to existing single storey dwellinghouse
4A Bells Road Lerwick ZE1 0QB
Received 21 Oct 2004
Unknown2006/418/PCD
Demolish existing dwellinghouse and erect new dwellinghouse, septic tank and soakaway and upgrade existing access track
Hoop Tangwick Eshaness ZE2 9RS
Received 21 Nov 2006
Unknown2005/418/PCD
Demolish existing dwellighouse, erect new dwellinghouse, access track and septic tank soakaway (re-application, amended application site)
Bannamin Burra ZE2 9LD
Received 28 Dec 2005
Unknown2004/436/PCO
Develop 15 serviced house sites with associated road (in outline)
Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 28 Oct 2004
Unknown2005/349/PCD
Extend existing dwellinghouse (east elevation)
Muckle Bousta Sandness ZE2 9PL
Received 18 Oct 2005
Unknown2005/340/PCO
Erect twelve dwellinghouses (in outline)
Land to the south of Nederdale housing scheme Nederdale Lerwick ZE1 0SA
Received 12 Oct 2005
Unknown2010/337/PCD
Erect new dwellinghouse, shed and single garage
Tresta Bixter ZE2 9LT
Received 2 Sept 2010
Unknown2005/332/PCD
Demolish existing dwellinghouse and erect dwellinghouse and construct soakaway
Bannamin Bridge End Burra ZE2 9LD
Received 5 Oct 2005
Unknown2004/320/PCD
Demolish existing and erect new porch
Harlsdale Symbister Whalsay ZE2 9AA
Received 2 Aug 2004

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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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