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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

11,133Searchable applications

142Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,637 approved or refused records

145Refused applications

8,492 approved · 145 refused · 315 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2011/138/SS
Scoping for 2 turbines
Ward of Virdaskule Bixter Aith ZE2 9NB
Received 11 May 2011
Unknown2010/138/PCD
To erect greenhouse
4 Swarthoull Upper Sound Lerwick ZE1 0SN
Received 16 Apr 2010
Unknown2009/138/PCD
Erect 12m mast with four antennas & Telecoms Cabin
Foula Radio Station Foula ZE2 9PN
Received 19 May 2009
Unknown2007/138/PCD
Improve access track and car park
Hermaness Unst ZE2 9EQ
Received 10 Apr 2007
Unknown2005/138/PCD
Demolish existing garage and erect new garage with attic trusses for future development
Hoevdi Weisdale Shetland ZE2 9LQ
Received 18 Apr 2005
Unknown2004/138/PCD
Construct access track to existing hydro turbine building
Gossameadow Foula ZE2 9PN
Received 5 Apr 2004
Unknown2010/137/PNA
To erect hay house building
Skelberry Dunrossness ZE2 9JH
Received 16 Apr 2010
Unknown2009/137/PNA
To extend agricultural building for livestock and general storage
Sunnyside Whiteness ZE2 9LJ
Received 19 May 2009
Unknown2007/137/PCO
Erect new dwellinghouse (in-outline)
Site Adjacent to Skagus Wadbister Girlsta ZE2 9SQ
Received 10 Apr 2007
Unknown2005/137/PCD
Refurbish and extend dwellinghouse
Stackafield Walls ZE2 9PD
Received 18 Apr 2005
Unknown2003/137/PCD
Erect private domestic garage
10 Soldian Court Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0QF
Received 8 Apr 2003
Unknown2010/136/PCD
Construct new pier and breakwater, erect ferry building, create storage, compounds and relocate septic tank
Pier Road Walls ZE2 9PG
Received 14 Apr 2010
Unknown2009/136/PCD
To install additional antenna on existing support pole
Fire Station Scalloway ZE1 0UQ
Received 19 May 2009
Unknown2008/136/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse and integral garage
Pund Garderhouse Sand Bixter ZE2 9NQ
Received 7 Apr 2008
Unknown2007/136/PCD
Erect a storage shed
Lunnaness Vidlin ZE2 9QF
Received 10 Apr 2007
Pending Consideration2011/125/PCD
Retrospective application for temporary consent to site a freezer unit to the rear of Scotprime Seafoods
Unit 4 Marina Business Park Gremista Road Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0TA
Received 28 Apr 2011
Decided2011/158/PCD
Erect dwelllinghouse with new septic tank and soakaway
Cauldhame Trondra ZE1 0XL
Received 1 Jun 2011
Unknown2010/158/PCD
Form new vehicle access and increase size of garden to form turning & parking areas
Nesbister Nesbister Whiteness ZE2 9LJ
Received 27 Apr 2010
Unknown2009/158/PCD
To construct booster station
Scottish Water HU503,909 Mid Yell Yell ZE2 9BJ
Received 28 May 2009
Unknown2007/158/PCR
Erect dwellinghouse (approval of reserved matters)
Smuggins Bridge End Burra ZE2 9LE
Received 20 Apr 2007
Unknown2005/158/PCD
Install 65cm satellite antennae
31 Harbour Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0JS
Received 3 May 2005
Unknown2004/158/LBC
Install security gate to North elevation
Boots Chemist 173 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0HX
Received 15 Apr 2004
Unknown2003/158/PCD
Retain chalet
San Roque Aithsetter Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HG
Received 17 Apr 2003
Unknown2010/147/ADV
Erect Signage
Sumburgh Airport Sumburgh Virkie ZE3 9JP
Received 16 Apr 2010

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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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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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