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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

10,886Searchable applications

140Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,484 approved or refused records

143Refused applications

8,341 approved · 143 refused · 309 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Jan 2002 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected

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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

Unknown2002/318/PCD
Demolish garage and extend dwellinghouse
Rehoboth Easter Quarff Quarff ZE2 9EZ
Received 21 Aug 2002
Decided2008/317/LBC
To replace two windows and repaint building
62-64 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0DL
Received 25 Sept 2008
Unknown2007/317/PCD
Erect sun porch
24 Bakland Lerwick ZE1 0SX
Received 25 Jul 2007
Unknown2006/317/NID
Erect extension to west elevation of school to provide learning support
Sandwick Junior High Sandwick ZE2 9HH
Received 22 Aug 2006
Unknown2005/317/PCD
To change use from workshop to dwellinghouse
The Work Shop Skyinbow Neigarth Vidlin ZE2 9QB
Received 26 Sept 2005
Unknown2004/317/LBC
Emergency repairs to steading, removal of derelict roof, propping of exterior walls and lintols and make wind and watertight
Ervhouse Huxter Weisdale ZE2 9LQ
Received 2 Aug 2004
Unknown2002/317/PNA
Erect general purpose agricultural building
Kergord Farm Kergord Weisdale ZE2 9LW
Received 19 Aug 2002
Unknown2010/316/PCD
Erect 10kw wind turbine on 15m tower
Longwell Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HG
Received 18 Aug 2010
Unknown2004/316/PNA
Erect agricultural shed
Northouse Papa Stour ZE2 9PW
Received 2 Aug 2004
Unknown2003/316/PCD
Change use from store to residential flat
Second Floor 99 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0BD
Received 8 Aug 2003
Unknown2002/316/LBC
Erect two external signs to Library and Learning Centre walls
Shetland Library Lower Hillhead Lerwick ZE1 0EL
Received 19 Aug 2002
Unknown2010/302/PCD
To erect porch
19 Bank Lane Lerwick ZE1 0DT
Received 10 Aug 2010
Unknown2008/302/PCD
To change use of residential garden area to commercial flower and plant centre
Lerwick
Received 7 Nov 2008
Unknown2007/302/PCD
To extend dwellinghouse (west elevation)
3 Challister Brough Whalsay ZE2 9AN
Received 17 Jul 2007
Unknown2005/302/ADV
Erect signboard on the access road to Belmont House
Belmont Unst ZE2 9DW
Received 30 Aug 2005
Unknown2004/302/PNA
Erect general purpose agricultural building
Silwick Skeld ZE2 9NL
Received 26 Jul 2004
Unknown2003/302/PCD
To erect replacement porch
21 Knab Road Lerwick ZE1 0AX
Received 29 Jul 2003
Unknown2002/302/PCD
Re-roof dwellinghouse
Rockdale East Longfield Dunrossness ZE2 9JH
Received 12 Aug 2002
Pending Consideration2003/313/SS
Erect two wind turbines up to 44 metres high (hub height) (Request for Screening Opinion)
Swaari Field and Ward of Scousburgh ZE2 9HX
Received 6 Aug 2003
Unknown2006/362/ADV
To erect replacement signs
The Royal Bank Of Scotland Plc Main Street Scalloway ZE1 0TR
Received 4 Oct 2006
Unknown2005/362/PCO
Remove condition No. 5 of planning permission 2005/181/PCO (requirement for upgrading of Hillside Road), erect dwellinghouse (in outline)
Hillside Road Sandwick ZE2 9HW
Received 26 Oct 2005
Unknown2004/362/PCD
Install 74 cm satellite dish
2 Anderson Place Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0JE
Received 3 Sept 2004
Unknown2003/362/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Tirvister Ollaberry ZE2 9RU
Received 30 Sept 2003
Unknown2002/362/PCD
Install 13,500 litre septic tank and associated pipework
Beach Road Haroldswick Unst ZE2 9ED
Received 25 Sept 2002

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Researching a proposal in Shetland Islands

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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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Guides to planning records

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Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
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Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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Published 13 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026

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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