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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

11,174Searchable applications

142Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,656 approved or refused records

145Refused applications

8,511 approved · 145 refused · 315 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2008/131/PNA
Erect agricultural storage/lambing shed
Vaarheim Out Skerries ZE2 9AS
Received 3 Apr 2008
Unknown2007/131/PCD
To erect 3 No. eight metre high permanent flagpoles and occasional use of temporary flagpoles
Shetland Museum & Archive Hay's Dock Freefield Road Lerwick ZE1 0NJ
Received 4 Apr 2007
Unknown2006/131/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Aithsetter Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HG
Received 5 Apr 2006
Unknown2005/131/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse and garage
South Ham Bressay ZE2 9ER
Received 13 Apr 2005
Unknown2003/131/PCD
Retain caravan
Clavil Bigton ZE2 9JF
Received 4 Apr 2003
Unknown2002/131/PCD
erect a mini satellite dish
6 Prospect House Law Lane Lerwick ZE1 0DX
Received 16 Apr 2002
Unknown2011/130/PNA
Erect Agricultural Store
Sung Mid Walls Walls ZE2 9PE
Received 6 May 2011
Unknown2008/130/PCD
To extend dwellinghouse
Gord Quendale Dunrossness ZE2 9JD
Received 2 Apr 2008
Unknown2005/130/PNA
Erect general purpose agricultural building
Lower Gardie Haroldswick Unst ZE2 9EQ
Received 12 Apr 2005
Unknown2004/130/PCO
Erect a dwellinghouse (in outline)
Site 2 Nesbister Whiteness ZE2 9LJ
Received 1 Apr 2004
Unknown2003/130/PCD
Extend dwellinghouse and recover porch roof
Braeside Baltasound Unst ZE2 9DY
Received 4 Apr 2003
Decided2011/129/PCD
Erect single storey dwellinghouse with new road access, SuDS and connection to public sewer
North Cunningsburgh Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HA
Received 6 May 2011
Unknown2006/129/PCD
Erect six dwellinghouses (three semi detached blocks)
Hillside Phase 3 Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 5 Apr 2006
Unknown2005/129/PCD
Construct a 19 metre high insulated hot water accumulator tank to store surplus heat overnight for morning peak demand
SHEAP Ltd Marina Business Park Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0TA
Received 12 Apr 2005
Unknown2002/128/PCD
erect conservatory and outside workshed
10 Bells Road Lerwick ZE1 0QB
Received 12 Apr 2002
Unknown2011/127/SS
Screening and Scoping Opinion
South of Aith Aith ZE2 9ND
Received 4 May 2011
Unknown2009/127/PCD
Construct six caravan sites
Gardiesfauld Uyeasound Unst ZE2 9DW
Received 6 May 2009
Unknown2008/127/PNA
Erect agricultural storage shed
Grantfield Easter Skeld Skeld ZE2 9NL
Received 27 Mar 2008
Unknown2006/127/PCD
Extend over-spill car park
Co-operative Store Holmsgarth Road Lerwick ZE1 0PW
Received 4 Apr 2006
Unknown2005/127/PNA
Erect general purpose agricultural shed
Murrister Bridge of Walls ZE2 9NP
Received 12 Apr 2005
Unknown2002/127/PCD
Erect two dwellinghouses
Site 1 & 2 Huxter Whalsay ZE2 9AH
Received 11 Apr 2002
Decided2011/126/PCD
1.5 storey side extension
Ellishadder Sandwick ZE2 9HP
Received 28 Apr 2011
Unknown2010/126/LBC
To install satellite dish to inside wall of garden
Haa Of Sand Sand ZE2 9NQ
Received 8 Apr 2010
Unknown2009/126/ADV
To erect advertisement and directional sign at the junction of Commercial Road and Mitchells Road, Lerwick
30 - 36 Commercial Road Lerwick ZE1 0LX
Received 6 May 2009

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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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