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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

11,046Searchable applications

142Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,591 approved or refused records

143Refused applications

8,448 approved · 143 refused · 311 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2007/501/PCD
Erect dwellnghouse (re-application - amended access)
Semblister Bixter ZE2 9NG
Received 6 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/499/PCR
Erect new dwellinghouse (reserved matters application)
Site 2 Cullister Sandwick ZE2 9HH
Received 6 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/498/PCD
Renew permission for the continued use of the existing gravel quarry
Aith ZE2 9NB
Received 5 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/495/PCD
Install double grid and two self closing pedestrial gates
North Roe & Lochend Hall Burn Of Houlland North Roe ZE2 9RY
Received 4 Dec 2007
Unknown2004/495/PCO
Erect three dwellinghouses (in outline)
Seagaet Sandwick ZE2 9HP
Received 22 Dec 2004
Unknown2007/494/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Swinster Sandwick ZE2 9HH
Received 4 Dec 2007
Unknown2004/494/PCD
Install shrouded yagi antenna at 25m and a westic type 7680 antenna at 14m onto existing mast
Collafirth Radio Station Northmavine ZE2 9RX
Received 22 Dec 2004
Unknown2007/493/PCD
Attach 0.6m diameter dish and antenna onto existing mast
Collafirth Radio Station Collafirth Hill Northmavine ZE2 9RX
Received 4 Dec 2007
Unknown2004/492/PCD
Reinstate/refurbish derelict cottage for use as a dwellinghouse
Houss Bridge End Burra ZE2 9LE
Received 22 Dec 2004
Unknown2007/491/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Scholland Virkie ZE3 9JL
Received 4 Dec 2007
Unknown2007/490/PCD
Erection of additional dwellinghouse (flat type number 1) (block 8)
Quoys Sound Lerwick ZE1 0SP
Received 28 Nov 2007
Unknown2007/489/LBC
Replacement non-illuminated lettering on panels and one non-illuminated board sign
Clydesdale Bank 106 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0EX
Received 28 Nov 2007
Unknown2007/488/PNA
Erect agricultural storage building
Rydings Dunrossness ZE2 9JG
Received 28 Nov 2007
Unknown2004/488/PCD
Erect lounge extension on west elevation
Creagern Clate Whalsay ZE2 9AG
Received 21 Dec 2004
Unknown2009/266/PCD
To extend dwellinghouse
1 Twageos Road Lerwick ZE1 0BB
Received 9 Sept 2009
Unknown2008/266/PCD
To refurbish outbuildings
8 Charlotte Street Lerwick ZE1 0JL
Received 30 Jul 2008
Unknown2007/266/PCD
Erect new dwellinghouse and create access
Wasterdale Hamnavoe Burra ZE2 9LB
Received 26 Jun 2007
Unknown2006/266/PCD
Erect porch and decking
Vatnagord Lower Sound Lerwick ZE1 0RL
Received 10 Jul 2006
Unknown2005/266/PCD
Convert existing integral garage into self-contained accommodation, extend house to provide a sun porch and erect new garage
Springbank Brae ZE2 9QJ
Received 2 Aug 2005
Unknown2004/266/PCD
Extend existing runway 09/27 by 250m (East) including reclamation of 4.2ha of land from sea, and 90m (West) including reclamation of 0.2ha of land from sea and re-profiling of Wilsness Hill to provide infill material
Sumburgh Airport Sumburgh Virkie ZE3 9JP
Received 29 Jun 2004
Unknown2007/299/PCD
Erect garage
Nessview Burravoe Brae ZE2 9QJ
Received 17 Jul 2007
Unknown2006/299/PCD
Erect garden shed
4 Kirkland Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0SL
Received 11 Aug 2006
Unknown2005/299/PNA
Erect general purpose agricultural building
Upper Pund East Burrafirth Bixter ZE2 9NE
Received 30 Aug 2005
Unknown2004/299/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Adjacent to Lamnaberg Wester Quarff Quarff ZE2 9EZ
Received 21 Jul 2004

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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

Guides to planning records

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Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
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Published 13 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026

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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