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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

11,053Searchable applications

142Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,594 approved or refused records

144Refused applications

8,450 approved · 144 refused · 311 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2007/252/PCO
To erect fire station (in outline)
Land to the northwest of Fair Isle School Fair Isle ZE2 9JU
Received 11 Jun 2007
Unknown2006/252/PCD
Erect 6kw wind turbine on a 9 metre mast
Fetlar Community Centre Fetlar ZE2 9DJ
Received 22 Jun 2006
Unknown2005/252/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Brig Weisdale ZE2 9LW
Received 22 Jul 2005
Unknown2004/252/PCD
Extend dwellinghouse (north elevation)
37 South Road Lerwick ZE1 0RD
Received 21 Jun 2004
Unknown2003/252/PCD
Demolish existing garage and build new garage
Hill Cottage Leebotten Sandwick ZE2 9HP
Received 26 Jun 2003
Decided2010/250/PCD
Install a stone plinth for a commemoration plaque
Victoria Pier Esplanade Lerwick ZE1 0AN
Received 6 Jul 2010
Unknown2008/250/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Swinister Sandwick ZE2 9HH
Received 14 Jul 2008
Unknown2007/250/PCD
To extend wood store
Bailister Tingwall ZE2 9SH
Received 11 Jun 2007
Unknown2005/250/PCD
Construct new radio station, comprising of two - six metre high, lattice towers and one - 7.5 x 4 metre equipment cabin. Adjacent to existing radio station
Da Heights O' Hamnabreck Foula ZE2 9PN
Received 21 Jul 2005
Unknown2003/250/PCD
Erect a 60cm satellite dish
7A Pitt Lane Lerwick ZE1 0DW
Received 23 Jun 2003
Unknown2002/250/PCD
Change use of former telephone exchange to garage/store
The Pitstop Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HB
Received 4 Jul 2002
Unknown2009/249/PCD
To erect garage
Orcadia Upper Strand Gott Tingwall ZE2 9SG
Received 24 Aug 2009
Unknown2008/249/PCD
Erect private domestic garage
Narvanna Sandwick ZE2 9HW
Received 10 Jul 2008
Unknown2007/249/LBC
Replace 2 windows
98 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0EX
Received 11 Jun 2007
Unknown2006/249/PCR
Erect single storey timber clad dwellinghouse
Site 3 Ocraquoy Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HA
Received 19 Jun 2006
Unknown2004/220/PCD
Erect shellfish farm shore base, with associated jetty, sea water intake pipe and septic tank with sea outfall
Clousta Bixter ZE2 9LX
Received 25 May 2004
Unknown2010/219/PCD
Erect two detached houses (amended location)
East of Bayview North Roe ZE2 9XG
Received 9 Jun 2010
Unknown2008/219/PCD
To erect general purpose agricultural shed
Scatsta Farm Scatsta ZE2 9QP
Received 18 Jun 2008
Unknown2007/219/PCD
Creating a compound for mobile concrete batching plant
Adjacent to Sewerage Treatment Works Rovahead Lerwick ZE1 0PY
Received 22 May 2007
Unknown2006/219/PCD
Alter existing house access road to connect with new access onto public road.
Avra Waater Wester Quarff Quarff ZE2 9EZ
Received 5 Jun 2006
Unknown2003/219/PNA
Erect agricultural shed
Leeans Sand ZE2 9NQ
Received 28 May 2003
Unknown2010/218/PNA
To erect agricultural shed
Site Brough Burra ZE2 9LB
Received 9 Jun 2010
Unknown2009/218/PCD
Replace windows
39 King Harald Street Lerwick ZE1 0EQ
Received 27 Jul 2009
Unknown2008/218/PNA
To erect general purpose agricultural building
Scatsta Farm Scatsta Mossbank ZE2 9QP
Received 17 Jun 2008

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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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