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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

10,915Searchable applications

140Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,501 approved or refused records

143Refused applications

8,358 approved · 143 refused · 310 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Oct 2001 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Unknown2008/352/PCO
To erect dwellinghouse (in outline)
Dalesbrek Dunrossness ZE2 9JJ
Received 31 Oct 2008
Unknown2007/352/PCD
To create new cycle track
Urafirth Hillswick ZE2 9RH
Received 29 Aug 2007
Unknown2004/352/PCD
Erect anemometer mast (temporary to 31 March 2005)
Da Heights Foula ZE2 9PN
Received 26 Aug 2004
Unknown2003/352/PCD
Form vehicle access
Scatsta BT Exchange Sullom ZE2 9RD
Received 23 Sept 2003
Unknown2009/351/PCD
Erect 6kW turbine on 15 metre mast
Cluness Cottage Burravoe Yell ZE2 9AY
Received 30 Nov 2009
Unknown2008/351/PCD
To erect boat shed
Virda East Voe Scalloway ZE1 0US
Received 29 Oct 2008
Unknown2007/351/PCO
Erect dwellinghouse
Longhill Bigton ZE2 9JF
Received 21 Aug 2007
Unknown2005/351/PCD
Demolish existing garden shed and replace with new shed
Kazan 2 Hayfield Court Lerwick ZE1 0AN
Received 18 Oct 2005
Unknown2004/351/PCD
Erect anemometer mast (temporary to 31 March 2005)
North of Baxter Chapel Foula ZE2 9PN
Received 26 Aug 2004
Unknown2009/342/PCD
To erect a single 15kw wind turbine
Parkhead Clousta Bixter ZE2 9LX
Received 17 Nov 2009
Unknown2008/342/PNA
To erect agricultural building for storage of machinery and farm equipment
Kirkhouse Twatt Bixter ZE2 9LX
Received 22 Oct 2008
Unknown2010/340/PCD
Erect 20kw wind turbine (hub height 20m, blade height 26m) to serve dwellinghouse, local fire station and agricultural buildings
Kirkhouse Twatt Bixter ZE2 9LX
Received 2 Sept 2010
Unknown2009/340/PCD
To provide allotments for local community
Brough Burravoe Yell ZE2 9AY
Received 16 Nov 2009
Unknown2008/340/PCD
To construct caravan and camp site
Westerhouse Sellafirth Yell ZE2 9DG
Received 17 Oct 2008
Unknown2002/340/PCD
Extend dwellinghouse
3 Baila Croft Lerwick ZE1 0EY
Received 10 Sept 2002
Unknown2010/339/PNA
Erect polytunnel
Cruegreen Ollaberry ZE2 9RT
Received 2 Sept 2010
Unknown2009/339/PCD
To extend existing dwellinghouse
Wynroyd Scousburgh Dunrossness ZE2 9JE
Received 16 Nov 2009
Unknown2006/339/PCD
Erect 6kw wind turbine to serve Sandness Public Hall
Sandness Public Hall Sandness ZE2 9PL
Received 12 Sept 2006
Unknown2004/339/PCD
Erect garden summerhouse
Shalders Stoneybrake Levenwick ZE2 9HX
Received 16 Aug 2004
Unknown2003/339/PCD
Erect a storey and a half extension
Mousaness South Whiteness ZE2 9LL
Received 12 Sept 2003
Unknown2002/339/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
South Town Muckle Roe ZE2 9QJ
Received 9 Sept 2002
Unknown2010/338/PCD
Erect 5kw domestic wind turbine on 18m mono-pole mast
Greenmeadow Vidlin ZE2 9QB
Received 2 Sept 2010
Unknown2009/338/PCD
To erect boundary fence (retrospective)
3 Roebrek Brae ZE2 9QY
Received 16 Nov 2009
Unknown2008/338/PCD
To extend and widen existing mast to 27.1m in height, 10.5m in width, 6 legged rectangular lattice mast, erect equipment cabin, meter cabinet, ancillary equipment and 4 transmission dishes
Radio Station Scousburgh Dunrossness ZE2 9JE
Received 15 Oct 2008

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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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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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