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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
11,060Searchable applications
142Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 8,599 approved or refused records
144Refused applications

8,455 approved · 144 refused · 311 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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. Unknown2005/247/FMB

    Install 11kv spur to Lea Park

    Weisdale ZE2 9LW

    Received 20 Jul 2005
  2. Unknown2003/247/PCD

    Installation of 35,00 litre septic tank, including associated pipework and chambers and extending existing road

    Hamnavoe Burra ZE2 9LF

    Received 19 Jun 2003
  3. Unknown2005/215/PNA

    Erect general purpose agricultural building

    Freefield Browland Bridge of Walls ZE2 9NR

    Received 7 Jun 2005
  4. Unknown2003/215/VCON

    Vary planning consent 2001/287/PCD to construct ramp steps to improve disabled access to existing visitor centre

    Old Scatness Scatness Virkie ZE3 9JW

    Received 20 May 2003
  5. Unknown2002/215/PCD

    To retain satellite dish

    West Shore Cottage Ladysmith Road Scalloway ZE1 0XD

    Received 7 Jun 2002
  6. Unknown2009/214/PCD

    To change flat roofed dormers to pitched roofed dormers

    8 Sunnyside Mid Yell Yell ZE2 9BS

    Received 21 Jul 2009
  7. Unknown2007/214/CLP

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development - to erect extension at rear

    42 Breiwick Road Lerwick ZE1 0AT

    Received 22 May 2007
  8. Unknown2006/214/PCD

    Erect one and-a-half storey dwellinghouse and site a residential caravan for a temporary period

    Mid Yell Yell ZE2 9BJ

    Received 29 May 2006
  9. Unknown2004/214/PCD

    Erect dwellinghouse

    Adjacent to Claver Cottage Longhill Maywick Dunrossness ZE2 9JF

    Received 18 May 2004
  10. Unknown2003/214/PNA

    Erect agricultural building to house sheep

    Tresta Fetlar ZE2 9DJ

    Received 20 May 2003
  11. Unknown2010/211/PCD

    To construct additional car park area for the use of Shetland College

    Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0PX

    Received 8 Jun 2010
  12. Unknown2009/211/PCD

    Erect extension to provide kitchen and laundry room

    6 Clairmont Place Lerwick ZE1 0BR

    Received 17 Jul 2009
  13. Unknown2008/211/PCD

    To retain residential chalet

    Chalet Lower Langaskule Twatt Bixter ZE2 9LX

    Received 11 Jun 2008
  14. Unknown2007/211/PCD

    Develop temporary car parking area at front of Brevik House, to be used during Gilbert Bain Hospital construction works.

    Brevik House South Road Lerwick ZE1 0TG

    Received 21 May 2007
  15. Unknown2005/211/PNA

    Erect general purpose agricultural building

    Fairview Ireland Bigton ZE2 9JA

    Received 3 Jun 2005
  16. Unknown2004/211/PCR

    Erect dwellinghouse (Approval of reserved matters)

    Wick Gulberwick ZE2 9TX

    Received 18 May 2004
  17. Unknown2003/211/PCD

    Install 30,000 litre septic tank, including associated chambers, pipework and access track

    Aywick East Yell ZE2 9AX

    Received 20 May 2003
  18. Unknown2002/211/PNA

    erect a general purpose agricultural building

    Thordale Mid Walls Walls ZE2 9PE

    Received 6 Jun 2002
  19. Unknown2008/208/PCD

    To convert loft and install 4 velux windows

    32 Sundhamar Quoys Lerwick ZE1 0SP

    Received 10 Jun 2008
  20. Unknown2007/208/PCD

    Erect sun lounge extension on west gable

    Shoormal Brae Shetland ZE2 9QJ

    Received 17 May 2007
  21. Unknown2004/208/PCD

    Erect extension to existing porch

    3 Staneyhill Lerwick ZE1 0QW

    Received 14 May 2004
  22. Unknown2003/208/PCD

    Install 40,000 litre septic tank, including associated chambers, pipework and access track

    Greenbank Cullivoe Yell ZE2 9DD

    Received 20 May 2003
  23. Unknown2009/207/PCD

    To erect child day care facility including access, parking and enclosed play area

    Land adjacent and to west of Baltasound School Baltasound Unst ZE2 9DY

    Received 13 Jul 2009
  24. Unknown2006/207/PCD

    Erect boundary fence

    Gladheim 4 Heathery Park Gulberwick ZE2 9JX

    Received 26 May 2006

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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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