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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
10,810Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 8,447 approved or refused records
143Refused applications

8,304 approved · 143 refused · 307 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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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

  1. Unknown2003/428/PCD

    Erect a domestic garage and conservatory

    4 Clach Na Strom Whiteness Shetland ZE2 9LG

    Received 9 Dec 2003
  2. Unknown2010/427/PCO

    Erect dwellinghouse ( in principle)

    North East of Westings Inn Wormadale Whiteness ZE2 9LJ

    Received 24 Nov 2010
  3. Unknown2007/427/PCD

    Install stainless steel flue

    Carraig Easter Quarff Quarff ZE2 9EY

    Received 19 Oct 2007
  4. Unknown2004/427/PCD

    Erect 26 tonne diesel storage tank for commercial use

    SBS Greenhead Base Lerwick ZE1 0PY

    Received 21 Oct 2004
  5. Unknown2003/427/PNA

    Erect agricultural building

    Stakwalls South Whiteness ZE2 9LL

    Received 9 Dec 2003
  6. Unknown2010/426/PCD

    Erect dwellinghouse and garage

    Sellafirth Yell ZE2 9DG

    Received 24 Nov 2010
  7. Unknown2007/426/ADV

    Erect illuminated signs

    Leask's Garage 11A Gremista Industral Estate Lerwick ZE1 0PS

    Received 19 Oct 2007
  8. Unknown2002/426/VCON

    To vary condition no. 27 of planning consent 95/117 to allow for the use of up to 10% of gross floor area (185m2) for the sale of non-food retail goods

    Safeways 33 South Road Lerwick ZE1 0RD

    Received 29 Nov 2002
  9. Unknown2010/425/PCD

    Form new section of public road

    Veensgarth Tingwall ZE2 9SB

    Received 24 Nov 2010
  10. Unknown2003/425/PCD

    Erect new dwellinghouse and garage

    Hoversta Uyeasound Unst Shetland ZE2 9DL

    Received 8 Dec 2003
  11. Unknown2002/425/PCD

    Change use of building to workshop/store

    Former Sandwick School Sandwick ZE2 9HH

    Received 28 Nov 2002
  12. Unknown2006/424/PCD

    Extend existing domestic garage (retrospective application)

    Bay Cottage Hamnavoe Burra ZE2 9LA

    Received 22 Nov 2006
  13. Unknown2003/424/PCD

    Erect public toilets and car parking

    Showfield Park Walls Shetland ZE2 9PF

    Received 4 Dec 2003
  14. Unknown2010/423/PCD

    Extend existing dwellinghouse

    Stoneybrake Cottage Levenwick ZE2 9HX

    Received 22 Nov 2010
  15. Unknown2006/423/PCD

    Change use of part of site from car body workshop to car sales

    Stronachs Body Repairs Port Business Park Lerwick ZE1 0PX

    Received 22 Nov 2006
  16. Unknown2004/423/PCD

    Extend entrance porch

    Burra Public Hall Hamnavoe Burra ZE2 9JY

    Received 21 Oct 2004
  17. Unknown2010/422/PCO

    To erect dwellinghouse (in outline)

    Wasterhus Upper Sound Lerwick ZE1 0SU

    Received 22 Nov 2010
  18. Unknown2006/422/ADV

    Replace signage on shop front with like for like new signs

    Scottish Hydro Electric 98 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0EX

    Received 21 Nov 2006
  19. Unknown2004/422/LBC

    Repair and restore historic dock yard and boat store (re-application with revised layout to the east dock)

    Shetland Museum And Archive Hay's Dock Freefield Lerwick ZE1 0NL

    Received 20 Oct 2004
  20. Unknown2002/422/PNA

    Erect general purpose agricultural shed

    Westing Unst ZE2 9DW

    Received 26 Nov 2002
  21. Unknown2007/421/PCD

    Site geological exhibit

    Stenness Eshaness ZE2 9RS

    Received 15 Oct 2007
  22. Unknown2006/421/PCD

    Install district heating pipes

    20 Law Lane Lerwick ZE1 0EA

    Received 21 Nov 2006
  23. Unknown2002/421/PCD

    Erect squash courts, provide new athletics track and additional car parking and alter entrance to leisure complex

    Clickimin Leisure Centre North Lochside Lerwick ZE1 0PJ

    Received 25 Nov 2002
  24. Unknown2010/420/PCD

    To extend existing dwellinghouse

    Caiystane Weisdale ZE2 9LQ

    Received 19 Nov 2010

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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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