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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

10,792Searchable applications

140Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,434 approved or refused records

143Refused applications

8,291 approved · 143 refused · 307 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided2010/454/PCD
To erect agricultural shed
Belmont Unst ZE2 9DW
Received 6 Jan 2011
Unknown2007/454/PCD
To install CCTV camera, power supply box and radio transmission unit
1 Charlotte Street Lerwick ZE1 0JL
Received 29 Oct 2007
Unknown2006/454/PNA
Erect general purpose agricultural building
Leogh Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HF
Received 14 Dec 2006
Unknown2002/454/LBC
Fix two road traffic signs to boundary wall and railing between property and public road
Islesburgh Community Centre King Harald Street Lerwick ZE1 0EQ
Received 19 Dec 2002
Unknown2007/453/PCD
To install CCTV camera, power supply box and radio transmission unit
Child Day Care Facility Fox Lane Lerwick ZE1 0EZ
Received 29 Oct 2007
Unknown2006/453/PCO
Erect 3 dwellinghouses (in outline)
Sands Of Sound Lerwick ZE1 0SZ
Received 14 Dec 2006
Unknown2004/453/PCD
Change use from Class 9 (Dwellinghouses) to Class 8 (Residential Institutions), Insert velux windows and provide covered link on south west elevation
Block 3 (Units 5&6) Phase 1 Quoys Sound Lerwick ZE1 0SP
Received 22 Nov 2004
Unknown2002/453/PCD
Relocate domestic oil tank and erect two metre high boundary fence
3 Tarland Upper Sound Lerwick ZE1 0SJ
Received 19 Dec 2002
Unknown2010/452/ADV
Erect three facia signs and a small internally illuminated coffee sign
25 Commercial Road Lerwick ZE1 0LX
Received 5 Jan 2011
Unknown2007/452/PCD
To install CCTV camera, power supply box and radio transmission unit
S & R Swansons 141 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0DL
Received 29 Oct 2007
Unknown2004/452/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Laxfirth Tingwall ZE2 9SG
Received 22 Nov 2004
Unknown2010/451/PCD
Demolish storage building and stone wall enclosure and the erect a warehouse extension
Hay & Co Buildbase Freefield Lerwick ZE1 0HJ
Received 22 Dec 2010
Unknown2007/451/LBC
To install CCTV camera, power supply box and radio transmission unit
113A Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0DL
Received 29 Oct 2007
Unknown2004/451/PCD
Construct new park equipment store, erect three metre high chain link fence along south boundary, west roadside boundary and behind goal at north end of pitch. Install new double width cattle grid and realign access to park from main road
Strom Park Whiteness ZE2 9LJ
Received 19 Nov 2004
Unknown2002/451/PCD
Construction of new control building to house carrier water tank, associated pumps and main control panel. Construction of new building to house chlorine contact tank and water tank
Water Treatment Plant Mid Yell Yell ZE2 9BJ
Received 19 Dec 2002
Unknown2007/450/PCD
To install CCTV camera, power supply box and radio transmission unit
113A Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0DL
Received 29 Oct 2007
Unknown2006/450/PCR
Erect new dwelling (reserved matters)
Greenmow Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HG
Received 11 Dec 2006
Unknown2002/450/PCD
Construction of clear water storage tank and construction of new building to house carrier water tank, associated pumps and main control panel
Water Treatment Plant Burravoe Yell ZE2 9BA
Received 19 Dec 2002
Unknown2007/449/LBC
To install CCTV camera, power supply box and radio transmission unit
Anderson & Co 60/62 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0BD
Received 29 Oct 2007
Unknown2006/449/NID
Install play area
Gulberwick Hall Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 11 Dec 2006
Unknown2002/449/PCD
Construction of new fire station
Fire Station Mid Yell Yell ZE2 9BJ
Received 19 Dec 2002
Unknown2010/448/PCD
Erect garden shed
2 North Heathery Park Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 22 Dec 2010
Unknown2007/448/PCD
To install CCTV camera, power supply box and radio transmission unit
Anderson & Co 60/62 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0JA
Received 29 Oct 2007
Unknown2006/448/NID
Install play area
Sound Primary School Upper Sound Lerwick ZE1 0LY
Received 11 Dec 2006

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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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