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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

11,080Searchable applications

142Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,614 approved or refused records

145Refused applications

8,469 approved · 145 refused · 312 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2009/150/PCD
To install dome camera and associated equipment
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc Victoria Buildings Esplanade Lerwick ZE1 0LL
Received 26 May 2009
Unknown2008/150/PNA
To erect general purpose agricultural building
Leabrek Brunatwatt Walls ZE2 9PH
Received 16 Apr 2008
Unknown2006/150/PCD
Erect 6kw wind turbine on 9 metre mast, rotor blade 5.5 metres in diarmeter
East Yell Community Hall East Yell Yell ZE2 9AX
Received 21 Apr 2006
Unknown2003/150/PCD
Extension to house comprising entrance porch, toilet and conservatory
Pund Dale Voe ZE2 9PT
Received 14 Apr 2003
Unknown2008/149/PCD
To demolish derelict building and erect dwellinghouse
Marrister Whalsay ZE2 9AE
Received 16 Apr 2008
Unknown2007/149/PCO
Erect three dwellinghouses (in outline)
Cullister Sandwick ZE2 9HH
Received 18 Apr 2007
Unknown2005/149/PCD
Install decking and erect sun-lounge extension (south elevation)
Meadowbank Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HW
Received 25 Apr 2005
Unknown2003/149/PCD
Develop roof space to provide office, storage and associated area
Toll Clock Shopping Centre North Road Lerwick ZE1 0DE
Received 14 Apr 2003
Unknown2002/149/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Plot 8 Pegasus Place Lerwick ZE1 0NZ
Received 26 Apr 2002
Unknown2009/148/PCD
To extend dwellinghouse
North House Whiteness ZE2 9LL
Received 26 May 2009
Unknown2008/148/PNA
To erect general purpose agricultural building
Giggleswick Burravoe Yell ZE2 9AY
Received 16 Apr 2008
Unknown2007/148/PCD
Erect two and-a-half storey extension
Mairsyard Holmsgarth Lerwick ZE1 0PS
Received 18 Apr 2007
Unknown2006/148/PNA
Erect general purpose agricultural building
Westerwick Westerskeld ZE2 9NL
Received 21 Apr 2006
Unknown2005/148/PCD
Erect sun-porch on west elevation
Auldearn House Sandwick Shetland ZE2 9HP
Received 25 Apr 2005
Unknown2004/148/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse and garage
Blydoit Croft East Voe Scalloway ZE1 0US
Received 9 Apr 2004
Unknown2002/148/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Plot 6 Pegasus Place Lerwick ZE1 0NZ
Received 26 Apr 2002
Decided2011/145/PCD
Residential alterations and extension
Westcliffe Catfirth Nesting ZE2 9PP
Received 19 May 2011
Unknown2004/152/LBC
Dismantle existing wall and garden store, and re-build wall
Sandlodge Sandwick ZE2 9HP
Received 9 Apr 2004
Unknown2002/152/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse
Croft of Out Town Wethersta Brae ZE2 9QS
Received 30 Apr 2002
Decided2011/151/PCD
Erect wind turbine on 15 metre mast with cable connection
Swinister Ollaberry ZE2 9RX
Received 24 May 2011
Unknown2010/151/PCD
Provide access road and services for housing development
Levenwick ZE2 9HX
Received 19 Apr 2010
Unknown2009/151/PCD
To erect 5no 850 kW (approx) wind turbines (hub height 44 metres, blade height 70 metres) access track, sub station building, temporary construction compound and underground cabling
Garth Gutcher Yell ZE2 9DF
Received 27 May 2009
Unknown2008/151/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse and integral garage
Adjacent To Parkfoot Ringesta Dunrossness ZE2 9JD
Received 16 Apr 2008
Unknown2007/151/PCD
Erect extension and garage
Ness Of Sound Farm Lower Sound Lerwick ZE1 0RN
Received 18 Apr 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.

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
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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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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