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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

10,754Searchable applications

140Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,410 approved or refused records

143Refused applications

8,267 approved · 143 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

Unknown2007/504/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Opposite Police Station Mid Yell Yell ZE2 9BN
Received 6 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/475/PCD
Erect porch
7 Andrewstown Brae Lerwick ZE1 0RF
Received 16 Nov 2007
Unknown2002/452/PCD
Erect a dwellinghouse
Rugg South Whiteness ZE2 9LL
Received 19 Dec 2002
Unknown2006/425/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters application)
Wadbister Girlsta ZE2 9SQ
Received 22 Nov 2006
Unknown2010/432/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse, septic tank and access track
Hamar Hillswick ZE2 9RG
Received 30 Nov 2010
Unknown2002/436/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Nesbister Whiteness ZE2 9LJ
Received 9 Dec 2002
Unknown2010/406/PCD
Erect new dwellinghouse
Scord East Voe Scalloway ZE1 0UR
Received 4 Nov 2010
Unknown2005/401/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse, form new access and construct septic tank and soakaway
Burrastow Walls ZE2 9PD
Received 7 Dec 2005
Unknown2004/387/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Gord Levenwick ZE2 9HX
Received 27 Sept 2004
Unknown2010/386/PCD
Erect new dwellinghouse and shed with access, septic tank and soakaway
Blimister Burra ZE2 9LE
Received 20 Oct 2010
Unknown2004/384/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Laxfirth Tingwall ZE2 9SG
Received 20 Sept 2004
Unknown2008/369/PCO
To erect 3 dwellinghouses (in outline)
adjacent to Zoar Wadbister Girlsta ZE2 9SQ
Received 20 Nov 2008
Unknown2010/367/PCD
Erect new dwellinghouse
South Punds Levenwick ZE2 9HX
Received 30 Sept 2010
Unknown2009/361/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Hillend Mid Yell Yell ZE2 9BJ
Received 7 Dec 2009
Unknown2004/353/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Staneybrake Levenwick ZE2 9HX
Received 30 Aug 2004
Unknown2007/349/PCD
Erect conservatory (south elevation)
Old Trafford Skellister Nesting ZE2 9PP
Received 21 Aug 2007
Unknown2009/347/PCD
Proposal to install septic tank with discharge pipe to sea outfall
Land to south west of West House Aith ZE2 9NE
Received 20 Nov 2009
Unknown2010/343/PAN
Proposal of application notice to build 40 houses
The Strand Gott Tingwall ZE2 9XT
Received 8 Sept 2010
Unknown2008/359/PCD
To extend west elevation of dwellinghouse
Hillend Mid Yell Yell ZE2 9BJ
Received 14 Nov 2008
Unknown2004/315/PCD
Replace existing septic tank and filter with new plastic septic tank and sea outfall
Innisfree South Whiteness ZE2 9LL
Received 2 Aug 2004
Unknown2006/218/PCD
Change of use storage building (class 6) to fish hatchery (class 4), extend existing broodstock building, re-clad fish hatchery building and broodstock building, demolish two steel water tanks, improve existing access (north), form car parking areas for 68 vehicles and erect 1.8m high chainlink fence around boundary of site., and construct septic tank and soakaway
Brooniestaing Sandwick ZE2 9HH
Received 31 May 2006
Unknown2004/216/PCD
Site office/portacabin and container
Millbrook Fisheries Girlsta ZE2 9SQ
Received 21 May 2004
Unknown2006/211/PCD
Change use of part ground floor and part first floor from Storage (Class 6) to Manufacturing/Production (Class 5), improve existing access, amend vehicle circulation to provide lorry turning area and re-orientate lorry loading bays, amend design details north and west elevations, amendments to permission reference 2003/027/PCD, Extension to Factory, Gremista, Lerwick
Lerwick Fish Traders Ltd Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0PX
Received 29 May 2006
Unknown2005/251/PCD
Erect agricultural building
Garth Farm Mossbank ZE2 9QR
Received 21 Jul 2005

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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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