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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

10,732Searchable applications

140Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,396 approved or refused records

143Refused applications

8,253 approved · 143 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

Unknown2006/106/NID
Construct temporary access and contractors working area to facilitate construction of Bigton cemetary
Bigton Cemetery Ireland Bigton ZE2 9JA
Received 21 Mar 2006
Unknown2011/86/PCD
Erect single storey extension to north elevation
Sillerdykes Sandness Shetland ZE2 9PL
Received 28 Mar 2011
Decided2011/75/PCD
Extend existing cemetery and install new access road and car parking area
Bixter Cemetery Bixter ZE2 9NA
Received 16 Mar 2011
Unknown2010/73/PCD
Install surface water drainage soakaways to north (retrospective) and south of existing cemetery; Fetlar Kirk
Fetlar Kirk Fetlar ZE2 9DJ
Received 1 Mar 2010
Unknown2008/66/LBC
Rebuild existing boundary walls
Fetlar Kirk Fetlar ZE2 9DJ
Received 13 Feb 2008
Unknown2008/65/PCD
Rebuild walls of kirk and extend cemetery
Fetlar Kirk Fetlar ZE2 9DJ
Received 13 Feb 2008
Unknown2005/56/NID
Extend cemetery and upgrade car park
Adjacent To Dunrossness Parish Church Dunrossness ZE2 9JB
Received 21 Feb 2005
Unknown2006/39/NID
Extend cemetary & erect new boundary wall
Bigton Cemetery Bigton ZE2 9JA
Received 3 Feb 2006
Unknown2007/11/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Sandlodge Farm Sandwick ZE2 9HP
Received 15 Jan 2007
Unknown2008/5/PCD
Erect extension to front and rear
3 Kirtleside Sandwick ZE2 9HT
Received 9 Jan 2008
Unknown2005/273/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Hillside Bridge End Burra ZE2 9LE
Received 11 Aug 2005
Unknown2005/276/PCD
Erect ten, three-bedroomed dwellinghouses, access road and parking areas (in detail) and erect two dwellinghouses (in outline)
St Albern Sandwick ZE2 9HW
Received 11 Aug 2005
Unknown2006/177/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse (Amended design - application ref: 2003/171/PCD)
Sandwick Symbister Whalsay ZE2 9AG
Received 9 May 2006
Unknown2005/410/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Grunnasound Bridge End Burra ZE2 9LD
Received 20 Dec 2005
Unknown2006/308/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse and construct access (amendment to permission reference 2005/292/PCD
Hillside Road Sandwick ZE2 9HW
Received 18 Aug 2006
Unknown2006/267/PCD
Erect extension to sout-east elevation, erect sun-lounge to south-west elevation and extend existing garage to join dwellinghouse
Maranatha Exnaboe Virkie ZE3 9JS
Received 12 Jul 2006
Unknown2006/428/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Westing Unst ZE2 9DW
Received 28 Nov 2006
Unknown2004/79/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Sand ZE2 9NQ
Received 9 Mar 2004
Unknown2010/460/PCD
Site temporary office accommodation (Retrospective Application)
Adjacent to Seamans Mission Graven Mossbank ZE2 9QR
Received 10 Jan 2011
Unknown2010/449/PCD
Extend dwellinghouse
8 Kantersted Court Lerwick ZE1 0GF
Received 22 Dec 2010
Unknown2010/441/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
West of Linabretta Burravoe Yell ZE2 9AY
Received 14 Dec 2010
Unknown2010/405/PCD
To change use of office to residential accommodation
2 Fox Lane Lerwick ZE1 0EZ
Received 4 Nov 2010
Unknown2008/333/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
adjacent to Sommerdale Stromfirth Weisdale ZE2 9LH
Received 15 Oct 2008
Unknown2009/332/PCD
To erect garage
Zoar Girlsta ZE2 9SQ
Received 4 Nov 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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