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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

10,788Searchable applications

140Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,430 approved or refused records

143Refused applications

8,287 approved · 143 refused · 307 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

Unknown2004/498/PCD
Erect boat shed
Holla Sandwick ZE2 9HW
Received 23 Dec 2004
Unknown2007/497/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse and garage, including relocation of access point
Alma Baltasound Unst ZE2 9DY
Received 5 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/496/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Waddle Walls ZE2 9PD
Received 4 Dec 2007
Unknown2004/496/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Adjacent To Marshvale Aith ZE2 9ND
Received 23 Dec 2004
Unknown2007/467/PCD
To erect detached dwellinghouse with integral garage
adjacent to Ness View Lower Sound Lerwick ZE1 0RL
Received 6 Nov 2007
Unknown2004/466/PCD
Construct two 10,000 litre underground septic tanks and associated access
Adjacent to A971 South of Swedish Houses Weisdale ZE2 9LQ
Received 30 Nov 2004
Unknown2006/463/PCO
To demolish existing crofthouse and erect new dwellinghouse (in outline)
Braefield Quoys Haroldswick Unst ZE2 9EQ
Received 22 Dec 2006
Decided2004/463/PCD
Erect temporary prefabricated fire unit
Bressay Pier - Terminal Carpark Bressay ZE2 9EL
Received 29 Nov 2004
Unknown2007/462/LBC
To install CCTV camera, power supply box and radio transmission unit
J G Rae 92 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0EX
Received 30 Oct 2007
Unknown2006/462/PCO
Develop two house sites (in outline)
Hillside Aithsetter Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HG
Received 22 Dec 2006
Unknown2002/462/PNA
erect general purpose agricultural shed
Burland Trondra ZE1 0XL
Received 30 Dec 2002
Unknown2007/461/PCD
To install CCTV camera, power supply box and radio transmission unit
J G Rae Ltd 92 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0EX
Received 30 Oct 2007
Unknown2002/456/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse and garage
Nesbister Whiteness ZE2 9LJ
Received 19 Dec 2002
Unknown2010/455/PCD
Erect a 5kw turbine on a 12m tower with trenched cable connection
The Croft Wester Skeld Skeld ZE2 9NL
Received 10 Jan 2011
Unknown2007/455/PCD
To install CCTV camera, power supply box and radio transmission unit
Bank Of Scotland 117 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0EB
Received 30 Oct 2007
Unknown2006/455/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Aithsetter Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HG
Received 19 Dec 2006
Unknown2004/455/PCD
Construct 8000 litre septic tank, associated access and sewage works
Lower Bixter Bixter ZE2 9NA
Received 22 Nov 2004
Unknown2002/455/PCD
Erect 2.4 metre diameter satellite dish (south elevation), Plot 2
North Ness Business Park Lerwick ZE1 0LZ
Received 19 Dec 2002
Unknown2007/472/PCO
Demolish existing dwelling and outbuildings and erect new dwellinghouse (in outline)
Papil Haroldswick Unst ZE2 9EF
Received 6 Nov 2007
Unknown2004/472/PCD
Erect a seventy two metre high mast with equipment to record wind data for a period of three years
Button Hills Delting ZE2 9QJ
Received 6 Dec 2004
Unknown2007/471/PCD
To erect single storey extension to dwellinghouse
Hillside Cottage Hillside Road Sandwick ZE2 9HW
Received 6 Nov 2007
Unknown2004/471/PCD
Erect a seventy two metre high mast with equipment to record wind data for a period of three years
South Mid Field Weisdale ZE2 9LN
Received 6 Dec 2004
Unknown2007/470/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Bridge End Burra ZE2 9LE
Received 6 Nov 2007
Unknown2004/470/PCD
Erect a one hundred and five metre high mast with equipment to record wind data for a period of three years
Grutifield Kergord ZE2 9NE
Received 6 Dec 2004

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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.

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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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