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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

10,963Searchable applications

142Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,528 approved or refused records

143Refused applications

8,385 approved · 143 refused · 310 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2009/233/PCD
Erect rear extension
9 Grindahoul Brae ZE2 9XS
Received 4 Aug 2009
Unknown2008/233/PCD
To erect 1.5 storey dwellinghouse
Swinister Sandwick ZE2 9HH
Received 23 Jun 2008
Unknown2005/233/PNA
Erect shed for agricultural storage
North Wart Bressay ZE2 9ER
Received 5 Jul 2005
Unknown2004/233/PNA
Erect general purpose agricultural shed
Staneydale Gruting ZE2 9NS
Received 1 Jun 2004
Unknown2003/233/PCD
Erect two residential units (Plots of land between 11 King Harald Street and Goudies Undertakers)
King Harald Street Lerwick ZE1 0DJ
Received 10 Jun 2003
Unknown2010/232/PCD
To erect polytunnel
Roadside Girlsta ZE2 9SQ
Received 21 Jun 2010
Unknown2009/232/PCD
To construct extenstion to external chillroom
Whalsay Fish Processors Ltd Symbister Ness Whalsay ZE2 9AA
Received 4 Aug 2009
Unknown2008/232/PCD
To alter store entrance, glaze fire escape doors and erect ATM pod, enclosed cage marshalling structure, refridgeration plant and trolley bay shelters
Tesco Stores Ltd South Road Lerwick ZE1 0RD
Received 23 Jun 2008
Unknown2007/232/PNA
Erect general purpose agricultural building
Grunnifirth Nesting ZE2 9PR
Received 4 Jun 2007
Unknown2005/232/PCD
Erect tool shed at back of garden
17A St Magnus Street Lerwick ZE1 0JT
Received 1 Jul 2005
Unknown2004/232/PCD
Erect temporary office and store
Scalloway Health Centre Scalloway ZE1 0UY
Received 1 Jun 2004
Unknown2003/232/PCD
Erect shed
Bayhall House Walls ZE2 9PF
Received 9 Jun 2003
Unknown2002/232/PCD
Erect a dwellinghouse and garage
Roadside Park Hamnavoe Burra ZE2 9LA
Received 21 Jun 2002
Unknown2010/231/PCD
Erect 5kw turbine on a 15m high mast
Bridge End Burra ZE2 9LE
Received 15 Jun 2010
Unknown2009/231/PCD
To construct garden shed
Skeo Knowe Aithsetter Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HG
Received 4 Aug 2009
Unknown2008/231/PCD
To erect single storey dwellinghouse with garage
Houlls Burra ZE2 9LE
Received 23 Jun 2008
Unknown2007/231/PNA
To erect general purpose agricultural building
Northerhouse Sullom ZE2 9RD
Received 4 Jun 2007
Unknown2003/223/PCD
Installation of 3no. Antennas and 2 no. 0.6m transmission links onto existing mast; installation of GPS antenna equipment cabin, 1no. Electrical metre cabinet and ancillary development
Telecommunications Mast Berry Farm Scalloway ZE1 0TT
Received 29 May 2003
Unknown2002/223/PCD
Erect 15 metre wind turbine North of old school centre
Firth Mossbank ZE2 9RB
Received 18 Jun 2002
Unknown2010/222/PCD
Form loading bay pod
Tesco Stores Limited South Road Lerwick ZE1 0RD
Received 10 Jun 2010
Unknown2009/222/PCD
Construction of service reservoir, site access and associated works
Tittynans Hill Sellafirth Yell ZE2 9DG
Received 29 Jul 2009
Unknown2008/222/PCO
To erect dwellinghouse (in outline)
Nesbister Whiteness ZE2 9LJ
Received 18 Jun 2008
Unknown2006/222/PCD
Demolish existing building, erect dwellinghouse and construct new access
Hillend Voe ZE2 9PT
Received 5 Jun 2006
Unknown2005/222/PCD
To erect two storey extension to dwellinghouse
50 Fogralea Lerwick ZE1 0SE
Received 17 Jun 2005

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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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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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