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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
10,976Searchable applications
142Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 8,536 approved or refused records
143Refused applications

8,393 approved · 143 refused · 311 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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

  1. Unknown2006/287/PCD

    Erect two dwellinghouses

    Plot 15 Quoys Upper Sound Lerwick ZE1 0SP

    Received 25 Jul 2006
  2. Unknown2004/287/LBC

    Replace windows with double glazed units, renew lead flashings and replace roof covering on flat roofed area

    Rosegarth 4 Hillhead Lerwick ZE1 0EJ

    Received 8 Jul 2004
  3. Unknown2003/287/PCD

    Re-roof dwellinghouse

    21 Brentfield Place Sandwick ZE2 9HS

    Received 15 Jul 2003
  4. Unknown2002/287/PCD

    Erect private domestic garage

    Highgrove Mossbank ZE2 9RB

    Received 31 Jul 2002
  5. Unknown2010/286/PCD

    Proposal to erect a 6kw wind turbine on 9m freestanding tower

    South Lea Bixter ZE2 9NB

    Received 28 Jul 2010
  6. Unknown2009/286/PCD

    To extend existing garden ground and erect a boundary wall( Retrospective Application )

    Vennfelt Trondra ZE1 0XL

    Received 29 Sept 2009
  7. Unknown2008/286/PCD

    To replace front entrance porch and double garage

    Lonabrak Swarthoull Heylor Northmavine ZE2 9RH

    Received 19 Aug 2008
  8. Unknown2007/286/PCD

    Retain storage building (domestic)

    South Brough Cullivoe Yell ZE2 9DD

    Received 16 Jul 2007
  9. Unknown2006/286/NID

    Erect single storey extension to provide science class room (south elevation)

    Scalloway Junior High School New Road Scalloway ZE1 0TN

    Received 25 Jul 2006
  10. Unknown2004/286/PCD

    Replace windows and recover part of roof

    Rosegarth 4 Hillhead Lerwick ZE1 0EJ

    Received 8 Jul 2004
  11. Unknown2003/286/PCD

    Install district heating pipes

    Shetland Charitable Trust Mounthooly Street, Mounthooly Place Gardie Lane Lerwick

    Received 15 Jul 2003
  12. Unknown2010/285/PCD

    Erect a 6kw wind turbine on a 9m mast with a 5.5m diameter blades

    Lochend House Lochend North Roe ZE2 9RZ

    Received 28 Jul 2010
  13. Unknown2008/285/PCD

    To erect 8.5m high mast with antenna

    Pier West Burrafirth ZE2 9NT

    Received 15 Aug 2008
  14. Unknown2006/285/NID

    Construct car parking area to serve Shetland College

    Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0PX

    Received 25 Jul 2006
  15. Decided2004/285/NID

    Extend small craft facility car park

    Ulsta Ferry Terminal Ulsta Yell ZE2 9BD

    Received 7 Jul 2004
  16. Decided2009/284/HSC

    Hazardous substance consent to process hydro carbon gas and liquids

    Land at Sullom Voe Mossbank ZE2 9TU

    Received 28 Sept 2009
  17. Unknown2007/284/PCD

    Install 1.5m high metal chimney flue, replace three windows with double glazed look-a-likes and block up two windows on north elevation

    77 King Harald Street Lerwick ZE1 0ER

    Received 3 Jul 2007
  18. Unknown2006/284/PCD

    Roof repairs and re-pointing work

    30 Hillhead Lerwick ZE1 0EJ

    Received 25 Jul 2006
  19. Unknown2005/284/PCD

    Erect dwellinghouse (renewal of existing permission)

    The Quarry Wester Quarff ZE2 9EZ

    Received 22 Aug 2005
  20. Unknown2004/284/PCD

    Erect 3 storey office building

    Plot 6 North Ness Business Park Lerwick ZE1 0LZ

    Received 7 Jul 2004
  21. Unknown2003/284/PCD

    Reform roof to front of dwellinghouse

    North Wart Adjacent To East Ham Bressay ZE2 9ER

    Received 14 Jul 2003
  22. Unknown2002/284/PCD

    Extend agricultural building to provide a greenhouse

    Tremayne Bridge End Burra ZE2 9LD

    Received 31 Jul 2002
  23. Unknown2010/283/LBC

    Removal of ground and first floor windows and replacement with double glazed windows to match those removed

    Commercial Street 9 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0AN

    Received 26 Jul 2010
  24. Unknown2009/283/PCD

    Proposal to demolish and rebuild a semi-detached pair of dwellinghouses

    41-43 Cairnfield Road Lerwick ZE1 0QR

    Received 28 Sept 2009

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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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