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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

10,783Searchable applications

140Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,429 approved or refused records

143Refused applications

8,286 approved · 143 refused · 307 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2009/76/PCD
To demolish existing house and outbuildings
Harbour View Gremista Industrial Estate Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0PX
Received 25 Mar 2009
Unknown2007/53/PCD
Construct landing platform and walkway
Foreshore adjacent to Noss Sound Bressay ZE2 9ES
Received 8 Feb 2007
Unknown2011/51/PCD
Engineering operation and erection of building comprising the construction, land raising and jetty development with the siting of steel portal building for storage and product transfer and new road access
East Voe Scalloway ZE1 0US
Received 23 Feb 2011
Unknown2008/40/PCD
Construct compound and install a maximum of three LPG storage tanks (max capacity 21 tonnes)
Lerwick Fish Traders Gremista Industrial Estate Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0PX
Received 29 Jan 2008
Unknown2005/10/PCD
Develop lemonade/springwater processing factory
Heglabister Head Of Weisdale Voe Weisdale ZE2 9LN
Received 14 Jan 2005
Unknown2006/5/PCD
Contruct five car par parking spaces and rock armour embankment
Hardstanding Area Hamnavoe Burra ZE2 9LA
Received 10 Jan 2006
Unknown2010/459/PCD
Erection of 2 no dwelling houses
Braewick Eshaness ZE2 9RS
Received 10 Jan 2011
Unknown2010/437/PCD
Erect business premises comprising workshop, storage, offices and shop
Port Business Park Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0TW
Received 8 Dec 2010
Decided2010/394/PCD
To refurbish and convert former net store building into workshop and caf� and extend and re-roof building to accommodate kitchen, toilets and an office
Net Store Symbister Whalsay ZE2 9AA
Received 25 Oct 2010
Decided2010/382/LBC
To refurbish and convert former net store building into a workshop and caf� and extend and re-roof building to accommodate kitchen, toilets and an office
Net Store Symbister Whalsay ZE2 9AA
Received 20 Oct 2010
Unknown2008/380/PCD
To demolish existing and erect new dwellinghouse
11 Gressy Loan Lerwick ZE1 0YB
Received 4 Dec 2008
Unknown2008/379/PCD
To extend existing dwellinghouse (north east elevation)
Old Schoolhouse Skellister Nesting ZE2 9PP
Received 4 Dec 2008
Unknown2009/378/PCD
To demolish existing rear lean-to extension and erect new lean-to extension
27 Gilbertson Road Lerwick ZE1 0HN
Received 21 Dec 2009
Unknown2009/375/PCD
Extensions to existing house
Almadon 10 Heathery Park Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 17 Dec 2009
Unknown2008/376/PCD
To erect 2 storey rear extension
1 Upper Baila Lerwick ZE1 0SF
Received 26 Nov 2008
Unknown2008/372/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Breiwick Gott Tingwall ZE2 9SF
Received 21 Nov 2008
Unknown2008/350/PCD
To change use of main hall to offices
St Olaf's Hall Hillhead Lerwick ZE1 0BF
Received 28 Oct 2008
Unknown2008/327/PCD
To extend dwellinghouse by providing wing extensions to north, east and west elevations and a glazed extension to south elefvation and to provide new access, parking and turning area
11 Gressy Loan Lerwick ZE1 0YB
Received 13 Oct 2008
Unknown2009/320/LBC
Conversion and adaption of extension to the rear of St Olafs Hall to create residential accommodation
St Olaf's Hall Church Road Lerwick ZE1 0BF
Received 23 Oct 2009
Unknown2009/319/PCD
change of use and conversion of redundant community building to residentail accommoodation comprising 3 apartments, existing extension to the rear of St Olafs Hall
St Olaf's Hall Church Road Lerwick ZE1 0BF
Received 23 Oct 2009
Unknown2009/317/PCD
demolition of existing external store and erection of new single storey extension linked to school
Tingwall Primary School Gott Tingwall ZE2 9SE
Received 21 Oct 2009
Unknown2010/303/PCD
To extend existing dwellinghouse
4 West Baila Lerwick ZE1 0SG
Received 10 Aug 2010
Unknown2008/283/PCD
To erect chapel, garage/bedsit and 2 no. hermitages (in detail) and 4 no hermitages (in outline) for future development
Wirawil Fetlar ZE2 9DJ
Received 14 Aug 2008
Unknown2010/275/PCD
To erect new dwellinghouse and attached garage
Blimister Burra ZE2 9LE
Received 23 Jul 2010

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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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