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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

11,045Searchable applications

142Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,590 approved or refused records

143Refused applications

8,447 approved · 143 refused · 311 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Oct 2001 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2002/383/PCD
Erect 1.2 metre satellite dish
M E S Toll Clock Shopping Centre 26 North Road Lerwick ZE1 0DE
Received 17 Oct 2002
Unknown2008/382/PCD
To erect 6kw wind turbine on 12.25m high mast
Bixter Public Hall Bixter ZE2 9NN
Received 4 Dec 2008
Unknown2007/528/LBC
Install 22cm diameter microwave antenna
Quendale House Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0AN
Received 28 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/527/PCD
To install CCTV camera, power supply box and radio transmission unit
153 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0EX
Received 28 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/525/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Mailland Baltasound Unst ZE2 9DX
Received 28 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/523/PCD
Extend existing dwellinghouse
Sjoglimt Papil Burra ZE2 9LD
Received 28 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/522/PCD
Renovate existing property, erect extension at rear and replace existing septic tank
Virkie Cottages Virkie ZE3 9JS
Received 24 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/521/PCD
To erect a garden wall (retrospective)
Flugalea Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HB
Received 19 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/519/PCD
Create new external dorr for first floor flat from existing staircase
114 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0HX
Received 18 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/517/PCD
Erect extension and convery existing garage
10 Sands Of Sound Lerwick ZE1 0SZ
Received 18 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/516/PCD
Change of use to non-domestic storage
The Stables Veensgarth Tingwall ZE2 9SB
Received 18 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/515/PCD
Extend storage yard by 700 meters square, and erect timber fence
Tulloch Developments Ltd Gremista Industrial Estate Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0PX
Received 18 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/514/PCD
To convert office to form four, two bedroomed flats
Staneyhill Hostel Ladies Drive Lerwick ZE1 0HH
Received 18 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/513/PCD
Replace existing shed with new shed (retrospective application)
Bodista Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HG
Received 17 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/512/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse and garage (reserved matters)
Aithsetter Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HG
Received 17 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/511/PCD
Create access
Aithsetter Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HG
Received 13 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/510/PNA
Erect general purpose agricultural shed
Northouse Gonfirth Voe ZE2 9PY
Received 13 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/509/PCD
Install one 'sector' anetnna on existing mast
Arqiva Transmitting Station Ward Hill Fair Isle ZE2 9JU
Received 13 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/508/PCD
Reinstate croft activities, remove dereclict crofthouse, erect new dwellinghouse on existing footprint and upgrade access
Middale Dale of Walls ZE2 9PE
Received 13 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/507/PCO
Erect dwellinghouse (in outline)
land south of Ansville Aith ZE2 9NE
Received 13 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/506/PNA
Erect general purpose agricultural shed
Sneugie Voe ZE2 9PX
Received 13 Dec 2007
Unknown2004/504/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Uphouse Aith ZE2 9ND
Received 5 Jan 2005
Unknown2007/503/PCD
Extend existing private-domestic garage
Skerva Hamnavoe Burra ZE2 9JY
Received 6 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/502/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Semblister Bixter ZE2 9NG
Received 6 Dec 2007

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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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