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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

10,868Searchable applications

140Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,473 approved or refused records

143Refused applications

8,330 approved · 143 refused · 307 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2004/364/LBC
Erect signage (south elevation)
Alliance & Leicester 66 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0DL
Received 6 Sept 2004
Unknown2003/364/PCD
Erect two-storey extension
Taingbrae Cullister Sandwick ZE2 9HH
Received 2 Oct 2003
Unknown2002/364/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Muckleure Walls ZE2 9PD
Received 26 Sept 2002
Unknown2010/362/PCD
Erect thermal storage tank
Lerwick Power Station Gremista Road Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0PS
Received 24 Sept 2010
Unknown2009/362/LBC
Take down and re-construction of perimeter wall, with addition of beach stone copes
West Hall Lower Sound Lerwick ZE1 0RN
Received 7 Dec 2009
Unknown2008/362/PCD
To remove existing antenna masts and install two new replacement masts (18m high), adjacent to existing location
Sumburgh Head Lighthouse Sumburgh Virkie ZE3 9JN
Received 18 Nov 2008
Unknown2007/362/PCD
Realign public road, works to level house sites 1 and 2 and install services, foul drainage and access to sites 1, 2 and 3
Suilven Whiteness ZE2 9LJ
Received 30 Aug 2007
Unknown2010/348/FMB
To construct 11,000 volt overhead electricity line
Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 14 Sept 2010
Unknown2009/348/PCD
Erect timber fence and clothes drying area
Land adjacent to 34 Ladies Drive Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0HH
Received 23 Nov 2009
Unknown2008/348/ADV
To erect 4 signboards
Co-Op Holmsgarth Road Lerwick ZE1 0PW
Received 27 Oct 2008
Unknown2007/348/PCD
Install ground bore heat pump and associated equipment
Belmont House Belmont Unst ZE2 9DW
Received 21 Aug 2007
Unknown2006/348/ADV
Erection of 3 signs
Support Training Ltd 11 Market Street Lerwick ZE1 0JP
Received 18 Sept 2006
Unknown2005/348/PCD
Demolish derelict crofthouse, erect dwellinghouse and construct septic tank and soakaway
Moorbanks Breiwick Tingwall ZE2 9SF
Received 18 Oct 2005
Unknown2004/348/PNA
Erect lean-to extension to existing general purpose agricultural building
Eastgate East Burrafirth ZE2 9NE
Received 23 Aug 2004
Unknown2010/347/PCO
Erect dwellinghouse with septic tank and soakaway (Planning Permission in principle)
Site south west of Thistledale Brake Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HG
Received 13 Sept 2010
Unknown2008/347/PCD
To erect flue
Reoka Ellangowan Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 27 Oct 2008
Unknown2007/347/PCO
To erect dwellinghouse (in outline) (renewal)
Wasterhus Upper Sound Lerwick ZE1 0SU
Received 21 Aug 2007
Unknown2006/347/SS
To extend quarry
Sullom Mine Quarry Sullom ZE2 9RD
Received 18 Sept 2006
Unknown2004/347/PCD
Erect conservatory
41 Staneyhill Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0QW
Received 23 Aug 2004
Unknown2003/347/PCD
Erect garden shed
16 Rayburn Road Mossbank ZE2 9RA
Received 23 Sept 2003
Unknown2002/347/FMB
Erect one additional pole
Findlins Farm Hillswick Shetland ZE2 9RW
Received 16 Sept 2002
Unknown2009/346/PCD
To replace existing diesel tank with 2 bunded plastic tanks
Petrol Pums adjacent to Salmon Factory Bruray Out Skerries ZE2 9AS
Received 20 Nov 2009
Unknown2008/346/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Houss Burra ZE2 9LE
Received 27 Oct 2008
Unknown2007/346/PNA
To erect steel framed general purpose agricultural shed
Innerlea Hillswick ZE2 9RW
Received 21 Aug 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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