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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

10,717Searchable applications

139Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,387 approved or refused records

143Refused applications

8,244 approved · 143 refused · 306 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Jan 2002 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

Unknown2006/142/PCD
Erect single storey dwellinghouse
Hillside Voe ZE2 9PT
Received 12 Apr 2006
Unknown2005/152/PCD
Erect new dwellinghouse
Marrister Whalsay ZE2 9AE
Received 28 Apr 2005
Unknown2007/140/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Land south of Kirk Vassa Skellister South Nesting ZE2 9PP
Received 10 Apr 2007
Unknown2008/129/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Vassa Skellister South Nesting ZE2 9PP
Received 2 Apr 2008
Unknown2003/126/PCD
Demolish existing dwellinghouse and erect new dwellinghouse
Gusselton Dunrossness ZE2 9JQ
Received 1 Apr 2003
Unknown2004/125/PCD
Erect two dwellinghouses and garage
Aithsetter Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HG
Received 1 Apr 2004
Unknown2007/112/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse
Phase 3 Plot 12 Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9FD
Received 27 Mar 2007
Unknown2004/112/PCD
Create new agricultural access
Aith Shetland ZE2 9ND
Received 30 Mar 2004
Unknown2003/124/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse (renewal of lapsed permission 97/419)
Plot 5 Skellister Nesting ZE2 9PP
Received 28 Mar 2003
Unknown2009/106/PCD
To extend existing dwellinghouse
Kiloran Melby Sandness ZE2 9PL
Received 17 Apr 2009
Unknown2006/104/PCD
Extend existing dwellinghouse (north elevation) and develop first floor
Fjork Fladdabister Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HA
Received 21 Mar 2006
Unknown2009/94/PCD
To extend dwellinghouse
1 High Street Lerwick ZE1 0EW
Received 10 Apr 2009
Unknown2007/94/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
10 Veensgarth Tingwall ZE2 9SB
Received 14 Mar 2007
Unknown2004/94/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (approval of reserved matters)
Plot 2 Hillside, Phase 2 Gulberwick ZE2 9FE
Received 15 Mar 2004
Unknown2007/109/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse, access road and associated works
Houlland Sandwick ZE2 9HW
Received 26 Mar 2007
Unknown2008/90/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Plot 2 Greenhoulls Brae ZE2 9QG
Received 6 Mar 2008
Unknown2007/88/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Plot 5, Private Housing Scheme Quoys Sound Lerwick ZE1 0WH
Received 12 Mar 2007
Unknown2003/81/PCD
vary condition No. 6 of planning consent ref: 2002/249/PCR - to change colour of roof tiles from brown to terracotta
Plot 2 Fladdabister Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HA
Received 4 Mar 2003
Unknown2007/76/PCD
Demolish existing and erect new dwellinghouse
Ivybank Westshore Scalloway ZE1 0XJ
Received 5 Mar 2007
Unknown2005/76/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Phase 2 Plot 7 Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9FG
Received 7 Mar 2005
Unknown2007/72/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (approval of reserved matters)
Plot 3 Phase 3 Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9FD
Received 22 Feb 2007
Unknown2009/79/PCD
Erect garage
Adj To Quarff Hall New Dwelling Easter Quarff Quarff ZE2 9EY
Received 6 Apr 2009
Unknown2007/79/PCD
To erect garage
Houlland Burravoe Yell ZE2 9BA
Received 5 Mar 2007
Unknown2003/384/PCD
Extend dwellinghouse
3 Punds West Baila Lerwick ZE1 0SG
Received 23 Oct 2003

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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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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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