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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

10,502Searchable applications

136Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,274 approved or refused records

137Refused applications

8,137 approved · 137 refused · 286 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2004/288/PCD
Erect 9 dwellinghouses
Ladies Mire Busta Road Brae ZE2 9TZ
Received 8 Jul 2004
Unknown2003/285/PCD
Erect garage building for MOT testing station
Site Adjacent To Jim's Garage Port Business Park Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0PX
Received 14 Jul 2003
Unknown2009/289/PCD
To extend existing dwellinghouse and erect new garage
Old Schoolhouse Dale Walls ZE2 9PE
Received 2 Oct 2009
Unknown2008/278/PCR
To erect dwellinghouse
Plot 4 Quoys Sound Lerwick ZE1 0SP
Received 12 Aug 2008
Unknown2007/278/PCD
To demolish existing dwellinghouse and erect a new one and-a-half storey dwellinghouse
Amberg Hillside Voe ZE2 9PT
Received 3 Jul 2007
Unknown2010/273/PCD
Construction of 2no storey and a half dwellinghouses
Plot 4 and 6 Pegasus Place Lerwick ZE1 0NZ
Received 20 Jul 2010
Unknown2008/54/PCD
To erect 4 camping cabins
Braewick Caf� & Caravan Park Eshaness ZE2 9RS
Received 6 Feb 2008
Unknown2005/50/PCD
Erect new dwellinghouse
1 West Hillcrest Upper Sound Lerwick ZE1 0SU
Received 14 Feb 2005
Unknown2007/49/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Adjacent To Brae Hotel Brae ZE2 9QJ
Received 5 Feb 2007
Unknown2005/46/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
South Newing South Nesting ZE2 9PP
Received 9 Feb 2005
Unknown2011/45/PCD
Single storey extensions to the north and west elevations
Djubadale Busta Brae ZE2 9QN
Received 18 Feb 2011
Unknown2005/42/PCD
Develop whisky distillery with visitor centre, warehouse and associated external works (re-application due to adjustment of location)
Catfirth South Nesting ZE2 9PP
Received 8 Feb 2005
Unknown2010/39/PCD
To extend existing public hall to create new bar area
Sullom & Gunnister Community Hall Sullom ZE2 9RD
Received 2 Feb 2010
Unknown2007/39/PCD
Erect nine dwellinghouses, (three semi-detached units and three houses). (Amendment to permission 2004/288/PCD to increase no. of houses from nine to thirteen)
Ladies Mire Brae ZE2 9QG
Received 25 Jan 2007
Unknown2008/19/PCD
Demolish existing garage and erect new dwellinghouse with integral garage
Bells Road Lerwick ZE1 0RB
Received 14 Jan 2008
Unknown2008/3/ADV
Erect two signs
Solarhus 3 North Ness Business Park Lerwick ZE1 0LZ
Received 4 Jan 2008
Unknown2010/2/PCO
To provide access road and main services installations (in detail-FFP) and 14 No House sites (in outline- PPP)
Camp Brae ZE2 9QJ
Received 5 Jan 2010
Unknown2009/12/PCD
To erect 9 residential units on Plots 9, 10, 12 and 13, Ladies Mire, Brae (2 no. 5 person semi-detached dwellinghouses on Plot 9; 1 no. 8 person detached dwellinghouse on Plot 10; 2 no. 3 person semi-detached dwellinghouses on Plot 12 and 4 no. 2 person flats on Plot 13)
Ladies Mire Busta Road Brae ZE2 9TZ
Received 20 Jan 2009
Unknown2004/478/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Upper Flugarth Laxo Vidlin ZE2 9QD
Received 13 Dec 2004
Unknown2006/426/PCD
Re-clad, re-roof and alter entrance
Brae Hotel Brae ZE2 9QJ
Received 22 Nov 2006
Unknown2003/404/PCD
Extend community hall to provide a multi-purpose room
Levenwick Public Hall Levenwick ZE2 9HX
Received 12 Nov 2003
Unknown2005/11/PCD
Erect dwellinghosue
Casho Quarff ZE2 9EY
Received 18 Jan 2005
Unknown2008/4/PCD
Erect extension on existing dwellinghouse (north elevation)
Toonmail Bigton ZE2 9JF
Received 4 Jan 2008
Decided2011/169/LBC
Re-build boundary wall
Gibblestone House Main Street Scalloway ZE1 0TR
Received 13 Jun 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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