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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

10,932Searchable applications

140Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,509 approved or refused records

143Refused applications

8,366 approved · 143 refused · 310 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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

Unknown2010/323/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Site 1 Nesbister Whiteness ZE2 9LJ
Received 20 Aug 2010
Unknown2006/323/HSC
Storage and distribution of hazardous substances for automotive, commercial and domestic purposes
GB Oils Ltd. Fuel Storage Depot North Ness Lerwick ZE1 0LZ
Received 31 Aug 2006
Unknown2005/323/NID
To demolish existing and erect 2 semi-detached dwellinghouses
7 & 9 Meadowfield Road Scalloway ZE1 0UB
Received 30 Sept 2005
Unknown2003/323/PCO
Erect dwellinghouse (In outline)
Solbrekke Sandwick ZE2 9HP
Received 15 Aug 2003
Unknown2002/323/PNA
Erect general purpose agricultural building
Avena Sandwick ZE2 9HW
Received 26 Aug 2002
Decided2010/322/PCO
Proposal in principle for the erection of 17 dwellings
Sites Busta Brae ZE2 9QN
Received 19 Aug 2010
Unknown2009/322/ADV
To erect 2 signs
TL Dallas & Co 64 Burgh Road Lerwick ZE1 0HU
Received 27 Oct 2009
Unknown2007/322/LBC
Replace existing windows with like-for-like and replace main door with matching door.
St Magnus Church Hamnavoe Yell ZE2 9BA
Received 3 Aug 2007
Unknown2006/322/PCD
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class 9) to House of Multiple Occupancy for nine residents (Class 7)
Rockvilla 88 St Olaf Street Lerwick ZE1 0ES
Received 29 Aug 2006
Unknown2004/322/PCD
Site portable building to use for storage
East Voe Marina Scalloway ZE1 0US
Received 3 Aug 2004
Unknown2003/322/PCD
Extension to district heating scheme (Quoys, Ackrigarth and Longland)
Sound Lerwick ZE1 0SP
Received 14 Aug 2003
Unknown2009/321/PCD
Installation of 1 x panel antenna and 1 x VSAT Dish on existing tower with associated feeder ganrty for digital switchover
Collafirth Hill Radio Site Collafirth North Roe ZE2 9RX
Received 26 Oct 2009
Unknown2007/321/LBC
Alterations to shop front including disabled access improvements, repainting, replacing obscure glass panels with clear glazing and install air conditioning and 2 rear condenser units
147-151 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0EX
Received 2 Aug 2007
Unknown2006/321/PCD
Site two steel containers
Ladysmith Sellafirth Yell ZE2 9DG
Received 29 Aug 2006
Unknown2005/321/PCD
Tol erect 5m flagpole in garden ground
West Ayre Muckle Roe Shetland ZE2 9QW
Received 27 Sept 2005
Unknown2004/321/LBC
Replace existing entrance door, (west elevation), remove existing window and block up (east elevation) and reconfigure existing internal panelling
The Old Haa New Street Scalloway ZE1 0TQ
Received 3 Aug 2004
Unknown2002/321/PCD
Retain storage container and site new additional container
Collafirth pier Collafirth North Roe ZE2 9RX
Received 23 Aug 2002
Decided2010/315/PCD
To erect detached dwellinghouse
Plot 1 Walls ZE2 9PF
Received 16 Aug 2010
Unknown2007/315/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Site 1 South Brae Quarff ZE2 9EY
Received 25 Jul 2007
Unknown2006/315/PCD
Erect shed and renew outline consent for new dwellinghouse
land adjacent to Grindahoul Brae ZE2 9XS
Received 22 Aug 2006
Unknown2003/315/PCD
erect dwellinghouse
Grunnasound Bridge End Burra ZE2 9LD
Received 7 Aug 2003
Unknown2002/315/LBC
Install two art glass windows into internal secondary glazing, West (front) elevation
Shetland Islands Council Town Hall Hillhead Lerwick ZE1 0HB
Received 19 Aug 2002
Unknown2010/314/PCD
Install an air source heat pump
7 Hillside Park Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 16 Aug 2010
Unknown2010/336/PCD
Erect 15kw wind turbine (hub height 15m, blade height 20m) to serve dwellinghouse
Knowes Twatt Bixter ZE2 9LX
Received 2 Sept 2010

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Researching a proposal in Shetland Islands

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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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