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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

10,714Searchable applications

139Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,386 approved or refused records

143Refused applications

8,243 approved · 143 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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

Unknown2004/354/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Phase 2 Plot 10 Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9FE
Received 30 Aug 2004
Unknown2007/342/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
North east of Hillswick Hall Hillswick ZE2 9RW
Received 15 Aug 2007
Unknown2005/342/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters) - (amended design)
Phase 2 Plot 7 Hillside Gulberwick Shetland ZE2 9FG
Received 17 Oct 2005
Unknown2004/338/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Cott Weisdale ZE2 9LN
Received 16 Aug 2004
Unknown2004/337/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Phase 2 Plot 13 Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 16 Aug 2004
Unknown2004/335/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse
Phase 2 Plot 1 Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 10 Aug 2004
Unknown2003/328/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Da Runn Maywick Bigton ZE2 9JF
Received 29 Aug 2003
Unknown2004/326/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Plot 9 Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 3 Aug 2004
Unknown2007/341/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Adjacent To Melview Heogan Road Bressay ZE2 9EL
Received 1 Aug 2007
Unknown2007/311/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
South East Of Nordia Blydoit East Voe Scalloway ZE1 0UG
Received 25 Jul 2007
Unknown2009/308/PCD
Change use of land for access improvements to existing dwellinghouse
Leradaal Vidlin ZE2 9QB
Received 15 Oct 2009
Unknown2009/306/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse
Plot 4 Cullister Sandwick ZE2 9HH
Received 14 Oct 2009
Unknown2003/306/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Southvoe Dunrossness ZE2 9JG
Received 1 Aug 2003
Unknown2009/305/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Brind Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HF
Received 14 Oct 2009
Unknown2006/302/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse
Site 11 Phase 3, Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9FD
Received 11 Aug 2006
Unknown2009/287/PCD
Proposal to erect full length timber deck to the eastern elevation, with insertion of door and deletion of screen to the garden
Phase 3 Plot 13 Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 30 Sept 2009
Unknown2006/274/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (Reserved matters)
Plot 3 Central Park Gulberwick ZE2 9GE
Received 13 Jul 2006
Unknown2006/273/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Plot 1 Central Park Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 13 Jul 2006
Unknown2006/280/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse with septic tank and soakaway
Houlland Burravoe Yell ZE2 9BA
Received 24 Jul 2006
Unknown2004/269/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse and garage
Roadside Hillswick ZE2 9RN
Received 30 Jun 2004
Unknown2007/277/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Adjacent To Da Hoga Park Sandwick ZE2 9HP
Received 20 Jun 2007
Unknown2005/277/PCR
Erect single storey, timber clad dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Plot 4 Central Park Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 16 Aug 2005
Unknown2005/261/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Bayview The Hoga Voe ZE2 9PX
Received 1 Aug 2005
Unknown2009/254/PCD
Site septic tank in new position outwith original house site boundary, re-define hardstanding area boundary for car parking and shed access (retrospective application)
Vassa Nesting ZE2 9PP
Received 24 Aug 2009

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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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