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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

10,743Searchable applications

140Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,402 approved or refused records

143Refused applications

8,259 approved · 143 refused · 306 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Jan 2002 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2010/129/PCD
Erect a dwellinghouse with access
Site adjacent to Vesquoy Huxter Whalsay ZE2 9AH
Received 8 Apr 2010
Decided2011/146/PCD
Residential extension and alterations
53 Fogralea Lerwick ZE1 0SE
Received 19 May 2011
Unknown2011/104/PCD
Erect extension to existing dwellinghouse
2 Lingapund Brae ZE2 9SN
Received 15 Apr 2011
Unknown2010/100/PCD
Erect new dwellinghouse (renewal of application ref: 2005/50/PCD)
1 West Hillcrest Upper Sound Lerwick ZE1 0SU
Received 25 Mar 2010
Unknown2010/99/PCD
Infill existing door opening on south west elevation and lower existing window opening on north west elevation and install new external door
8 Law Lane Lerwick ZE1 0DX
Received 17 Mar 2010
Unknown2010/98/LBC
Infill existing door opening on southwest elevation and lower existing window opening on north west elevation and install new external door
8 Law Lane Lerwick ZE1 0DX
Received 17 Mar 2010
Unknown2010/124/PCO
Erect dwellinghouse (in principle)
Rear of 4 Burgh Road Lerwick ZE1 0LB
Received 8 Apr 2010
Unknown2010/87/PCD
To extend existing public hall
Burravoe Public Hall Burravoe Yell ZE2 9AY
Received 10 Mar 2010
Unknown2010/86/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Site behind Hall North Gardentown Whalsay ZE2 9AD
Received 8 Mar 2010
Unknown2010/85/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse with access
Site behind Hall Symbister Whalsay ZE2 9AD
Received 8 Mar 2010
Unknown2010/84/ADV
To install fascia signs advertising t & N Joinery
Blackhill Mills Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0DG
Received 8 Mar 2010
Unknown2009/82/PCD
To extend dwellinghouse
Klingragetts Hillswick ZE2 9RW
Received 6 Apr 2009
Decided2011/79/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Velzie Fetlar ZE2 9DJ
Received 28 Mar 2011
Unknown2010/64/PCD
To extend existing dwellinghouse
Nampara Cullivoe Yell ZE2 9DD
Received 23 Feb 2010
Unknown2010/47/PCD
Erect detached dwellinghouse
The Quarry Wester Quarff Quarff ZE2 9EZ
Received 9 Feb 2010
Unknown2010/43/PCD
To extend existing dwellinghouse
Louisville Easter Skeld Skeld ZE2 9NL
Received 3 Feb 2010
Unknown2009/43/PCO
Erect dwellinghouse (in outline)
adjacent to Belvidere Belvidere West Yell Yell ZE2 9BG
Received 18 Feb 2009
Unknown2011/31/PCD
Two storey extension to dwellinghouse, creation of new vehicular access and engineering operations to install new septic tank and soakaway and surface water drains
Kitchen Croft Coppister Yell ZE2 9BE
Received 14 Feb 2011
Decided2011/58/PCD
Erect 1.5 storey detached dwellinghouse with new septic tank and soakaway, Suds and new access to road
Ham Bressay ZE2 9ER
Received 1 Mar 2011
Unknown2009/23/ADV
To erect new signage, including externaly illuminated signage
Lerwick Building Centre Ltd Gremista Industrial Estate Lerwick ZE1 0PX
Received 4 Feb 2009
Unknown2009/22/PCD
to erect entrance extension
Lerwick Building Centre Ltd Gremista Industrial Estate Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0PX
Received 4 Feb 2009
Unknown2010/17/PCD
Change of use of building from Class 1 (Retail) to Class 5 (General Industry) at Lower Blackhill Industrial Estate, Lerwick
Lower Blackhill Industrial Estate Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0DG
Received 19 Jan 2010
Unknown2011/14/PCD
Two storey extension and upper floor balcony
Holmlea North Park Symbister Whalsay ZE2 9AE
Received 8 Feb 2011
Unknown2009/11/PCR
To erect a dwellinghouse
Adjacent To Vestinore B Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HF
Received 20 Jan 2009

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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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