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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

10,839Searchable applications

140Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,461 approved or refused records

143Refused applications

8,318 approved · 143 refused · 307 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2007/406/PCD
To install 1430m path, made from recycled plastic board
Hermaness National Nature Reserve Unst Shetland
Received 1 Oct 2007
Unknown2005/406/PCD
Raise flat roof on porch to pitch
Annaslea Upper Baila Lerwick ZE1 0SF
Received 14 Dec 2005
Unknown2003/406/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Southtown Aith ZE2 9NB
Received 12 Nov 2003
Unknown2007/405/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Semblister Bixter ZE2 9NG
Received 26 Sept 2007
Unknown2005/405/PCD
Change use from Class 9 (Houses) to Class 7, to provide a house in multiple occupation
10 St Magnus Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0JT
Received 13 Dec 2005
Unknown2004/405/PNA
Erect agricultural building
Haroldswick Unst ZE2 9EF
Received 11 Oct 2004
Unknown2003/405/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Ladies Mire Busta Road Brae ZE2 9TZ
Received 12 Nov 2003
Unknown2010/404/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use of a Class 1 Store opening hours to between 0700hrs and 2300 hrs daily
Tesco Stores Limited South Road Lerwick ZE1 0RD
Received 3 Nov 2010
Unknown2007/404/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Semblister Bixter ZE2 9NG
Received 26 Sept 2007
Unknown2004/404/PCR
To erect dwellinghouse
Plot 2 Nesbister Whiteness ZE2 9LJ
Received 6 Oct 2004
Unknown2004/403/ADV
Erect new ATM collar
Lloyds TSB Victoria Buildings Esplanade Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LL
Received 6 Oct 2004
Unknown2003/403/PCD
Erect conservatory
Sixty North Burravoe Brae ZE2 9QJ
Received 11 Nov 2003
Unknown2004/402/PCD
Erect extension (east elevation), erect garage and create access
Quarry Marrister Whalsay ZE2 9AE
Received 6 Oct 2004
Unknown2010/401/FMB
To deviate existing 33,000 volt overhead line
Hoofields Lerwick ZE1 0NU
Received 3 Nov 2010
Unknown2008/401/SS
Request for an EIA Screening Option in relation to Shell's high voltage direct current link between shetland and the Scottish mainland
Received 22 Dec 2008
Unknown2007/401/PCD
To erect 50m high mast with equipment to record wind data for 3 years
Waste Management Facility Greenhead Lerwick ZE1 0PU
Received 26 Sept 2007
Unknown2004/401/PCD
Coastal protection works (Mossbank sewage scheme)
Rear of 28 Hamarsgarth Mossbank ZE2 9TH
Received 6 Oct 2004
Unknown2003/401/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
North Wart Reawick ZE2 9NJ
Received 11 Nov 2003
Unknown2002/401/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse and wind generator
The Looders Hillhead Quarff ZE2 9EY
Received 5 Nov 2002
Unknown2004/396/ADV
Erect seven advert signs
Tingwall Garage Veensgarth Tingwall ZE2 9SB
Received 29 Sept 2004
Unknown2003/396/PCD
Demolish existing outbuilding and erect garage
Langbiggin Bixter ZE2 9NA
Received 6 Nov 2003
Unknown2010/395/PCD
Re-routing of onshore Import pipeline and revised route for proposed effluent water disposal to serve gas processing plant
Sullom Voe Oil Terminal Mossbank ZE2 9TU
Received 25 Oct 2010
Unknown2008/395/PCD
To erect one and a half storey extension and install attic trusses on existing dwellinghouse
Taingview Hoswick Sandwick ZE2 9HL
Received 15 Dec 2008
Unknown2007/395/PCD
To extend dwellinghouse
45 St Olaf Street Lerwick ZE1 0EN
Received 20 Sept 2007

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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.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

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Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
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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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