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8,137 approved · 137 refused · 286 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

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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

Unknown2005/403/PCD
Erect six dwellinghouses (three semi detached blocks)
Guddataing Atlaness Hamnavoe Burra ZE2 9XW
Received 9 Dec 2005
Unknown2003/394/PCR
erect dwellinghouse, site 3, phase 2, construct access road and drainage works and associated footpaths
Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 4 Nov 2003
Unknown2006/388/PCO
Erect 3 dwellinghouses (in outline)
Wiltrow South Voe Dunrossness ZE2 9JG
Received 24 Oct 2006
Unknown2006/387/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Wiltrow South Voe Dunrossness ZE2 9JG
Received 24 Oct 2006
Unknown2006/383/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Whitefield Symbister Whalsay ZE2 9AQ
Received 24 Oct 2006
Unknown2007/382/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse (amended site plan)
East Voe Scalloway ZE1 0US
Received 11 Sept 2007
Pending Consideration2007/381/PCO
To erect dwellinghouse (outline)
Fladdabister Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HA
Received 11 Sept 2007
Unknown2004/378/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse (re-application - amended access)
Cott Weisdale ZE2 9LN
Received 13 Sept 2004
Unknown2007/375/PCD
Erect a dwellinghouse
Between Stucca Junction F& Northmavine Parish Church adjacent to A970 Hillswick ZE2 9XP
Received 5 Sept 2007
Unknown2006/375/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse, with septic tank and soakaway
Aithsetter Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HD
Received 24 Oct 2006
Unknown2005/68/PCD
Erect new dwellinghouse
Adjacent To Li Hus Upper Sound Lerwick ZE1 0SU
Received 22 Feb 2005
Unknown2004/65/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (approval of reserved matters)
Phase 2 Plot 6 Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 8 Mar 2004
Unknown2005/62/PCD
Reposition septic tank and re-route sea outfall to connect with existing outfall (amended application)
Roadside Hillswick ZE2 9RH
Received 22 Feb 2005
Unknown2008/50/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Plot 1 Greenhoulls Brae ZE2 9QG
Received 6 Feb 2008
Unknown2006/35/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Plot 2 Central Park Gulberwick ZE2 9GE
Received 30 Jan 2006
Unknown2007/58/PCR
To erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Phase 3 Plot 14 Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9FD
Received 14 Feb 2007
Unknown2007/23/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Phase 3 Plot 1 Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9FD
Received 15 Jan 2007
Unknown2005/23/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Phase 2 Plot 14 Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 25 Jan 2005
Unknown2004/22/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse
Plot 8, Phase 2 Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 22 Jan 2004
Unknown2008/20/PCD
Install septic tank to serve proposed dwellinghouse
adjacent to Melview Heogan Road Bressay ZE2 9EL
Received 14 Jan 2008
Unknown2008/18/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse and create amended access road to serve plots 1-8,
North Park Plot 8 Heathery Park Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 14 Jan 2008
Unknown2008/17/PCR
Erect 2 no. dwellings
North Park Plot 6 Heathery Park Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 14 Jan 2008
Unknown2008/16/PCR
Erect 2 no. dwellings
North Park Plot 5 Heathery Park Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 14 Jan 2008
Unknown2008/15/PCR
Erect 2 no. dwellings
North Park Plot 4 Heathery Park Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 14 Jan 2008

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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.

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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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