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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

10,938Searchable applications

141Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,514 approved or refused records

143Refused applications

8,371 approved · 143 refused · 310 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2006/306/PCD
Erect extension (west elevation)
La Morlaye Sellivoe Bridge Of Walls ZE2 9NR
Received 14 Aug 2006
Unknown2004/306/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Adjacent To Saeter Symbister Whalsay ZE2 9AQ
Received 27 Jul 2004
Unknown2008/305/PCD
To construct new gas processing plant (replacement of existing)
BP Exploration Operation Co Ltd Sullom Voe Oil Terminal Mossbank ZE2 9TU
Received 11 Sept 2008
Unknown2007/305/LBC
Replace kitchen and bedroom windows
4B Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0AN
Received 17 Jul 2007
Unknown2006/305/PCD
Subdivide dwellinghouse to form independent residential unit in first floor garage
Cullister Sandwick ZE2 9HH
Received 14 Aug 2006
Unknown2003/305/PNA
To erect agricultural building
Skelberry Dunrossness ZE2 9JH
Received 1 Aug 2003
Unknown2002/305/PCO
Erect dwellinghouse (in outline)
South Beosetter Bressay ZE2 9EP
Received 13 Aug 2002
Unknown2009/304/PCD
To install gas bottle enclosure at gable of shop front
7 Harrison Square Lerwick ZE1 0LL
Received 14 Oct 2009
Unknown2007/304/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
East Voe Scalloway ZE1 0US
Received 17 Jul 2007
Unknown2006/304/PCD
Replace windows and door and change one window to a door
6 Hillhead Lerwick ZE1 0EJ
Received 14 Aug 2006
Unknown2005/304/PCD
Construct new septic tank adjacent to existing and connect outflow to public toilet surge tank
Gardiesfauld Youth Hostel Uyeasound Unst ZE2 9DW
Received 5 Sept 2005
Unknown2003/304/PCO
Erect two dwellinghouses (in outline)
Kjurkhul Easter Quarff Quarff ZE2 9EY
Received 1 Aug 2003
Unknown2002/304/PCD
Temporarily locate control cabin & generator and lay cable (Stingray Project)
100m North West of terminal Ulsta ferry terminal Ulsta Yell ZE2 9BD
Received 13 Aug 2002
Unknown2009/303/PNA
To erect agricultural shed
Agricultural Building at Skutanoust Papil Burra ZE2 9LD
Received 14 Oct 2009
Unknown2008/303/PCD
To erect 50m high anemometer mast
Lusetter Hill Lusetter Yell ZE2 9BT
Received 11 Sept 2008
Unknown2007/303/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse and garage
Adjacent To Flugalea Blett Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HF
Received 17 Jul 2007
Unknown2005/303/PCD
Erect polytunnel
COPE Ltd Port Business Park Lerwick ZE1 0PX
Received 30 Aug 2005
Unknown2004/303/PCD
Erect dwellimghouse
Uttrabrake Hamnavoe Burra Shetland ZE2 9LB
Received 27 Jul 2004
Unknown2003/303/PCD
To install a 1.2 m satellite dish to south gable
The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints Prince Alfred Street Lerwick ZE1 0EP
Received 30 Jul 2003
Unknown2002/303/PCO
Erect dwellinghouse (in outline), adjacent to War Memorial
Stove Walls ZE2 9PH
Received 13 Aug 2002
Decided2010/298/PCD
To use area for the storage and processing of aggregates and re-cycled materials (retrospective)
Sullom Mine Quarry Sullom ZE2 9RD
Received 5 Aug 2010
Unknown2009/298/FMB
To install 11,000 volt overhead line
Springbank Brae ZE2 9QJ
Received 9 Oct 2009
Unknown2007/298/PCD
Erect domestic shed
5 Cauldhame Trondra ZE1 0XL
Received 16 Jul 2007
Unknown2006/298/PCD
Install new septic tank with mound filter
Maidenfield Easter Skeld Skeld ZE2 9NL
Received 11 Aug 2006

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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

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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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