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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

11,156Searchable applications

142Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,649 approved or refused records

145Refused applications

8,504 approved · 145 refused · 315 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Oct 2001 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2011/121/PCD
Retrospective application for new septic tank and soakaway and modifications to sustainable drainage system
Leagarth Estates Fetlar ZE2 9DJ
Received 28 Apr 2011
Unknown2010/121/PCD
To extend existing dwellinghouse
Greentoon Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HF
Received 1 Apr 2010
Unknown2009/121/PCD
To erect nissen hut for agricultural purposes
Northouse North Ustaness Whiteness ZE2 9LL
Received 28 Apr 2009
Unknown2007/121/PCD
Remove existing ruins and erect new dwellinghouse and garage
North Tararet North Nesting ZE2 9QD
Received 29 Mar 2007
Unknown2006/121/PCD
Erect private domestic garage and permeter garden wall and fence
Reesburn Cottage Rees Quarff ZE2 9EY
Received 4 Apr 2006
Unknown2005/121/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse and access road
Seagaet Sandwick ZE2 9HP
Received 6 Apr 2005
Unknown2004/121/PCD
Extend dwellinghouse
Vestroena Sandwick ZE2 9HW
Received 31 Mar 2004
Unknown2003/121/PCD
Extend dwellinghouse
Springbank Houl Road Scalloway ZE1 0UA
Received 28 Mar 2003
Unknown2002/121/PCD
erect waste water treatment plant for fish process waste (enlarged facility from existing)
Rova Head Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0PT
Received 11 Apr 2002
Unknown2011/120/PCD
Erect antenna and associated works
Collafirth Hill Radio Site Collafirth North Roe ZE2 9RX
Received 28 Apr 2011
Unknown2010/120/PCD
Erect double garage adjacent to existing dwellinghouse
South Couster Easter Quarff Quarff ZE2 9EY
Received 1 Apr 2010
Unknown2010/119/ADV
Erection of replacement external signage with similar signs in the same positions
Bank Of Scotland 117 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0DL
Received 1 Apr 2010
Unknown2009/119/PCD
Erect 2 cycle shelters
North Ness Buisness Park Plot 4 North Ness Lerwick ZE1 0LZ
Received 28 Apr 2009
Unknown2007/119/PCD
Extend dwellinghouse
Letino Brae Shetland ZE2 9QG
Received 29 Mar 2007
Unknown2006/119/PCD
Extend quarry by 0.455ha for storage of quarry aggregates and materials (retrospective application)
Sullom Mine Quarry Northmavine ZE2 9RD
Received 3 Apr 2006
Unknown2005/119/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
East-The-Voe Aith ZE2 9NE
Received 6 Apr 2005
Unknown2002/119/PCD
Erect a private domestic garage
Trafford House Gardie Yell ZE2 9BX
Received 8 Apr 2002
Unknown2010/118/LBC
Erection of replacement external signage with similar sign in the same positions
Bank Of Scotland 117 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0DL
Received 1 Apr 2010
Unknown2009/118/PNA
To convert derelict building into agricultural shed
Leraback Foula ZE2 9PN
Received 28 Apr 2009
Unknown2008/118/PCD
To extend existing dwellinghouse
3 Kirkland Upper Sound Lerwick ZE1 0SL
Received 25 Mar 2008
Unknown2006/118/PCO
Erect four dwellinghouses (in outline) (re-application)
Nesbister Whiteness ZE2 9LJ
Received 3 Apr 2006
Unknown2005/118/PCD
Erect extension (east elevation)
South Voe Gletness Nesting ZE2 9PS
Received 6 Apr 2005
Unknown2003/118/PCO
Erect dwellinghouse (in outline)
South Garth Asta Scalloway ZE2 9SF
Received 27 Mar 2003
Unknown2002/118/PCD
Erect domestic wind turbine
South By Roans Assater Hillswick ZE2 9RL
Received 8 Apr 2002

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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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