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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

11,245Searchable applications

142Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,692 approved or refused records

146Refused applications

8,546 approved · 146 refused · 319 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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

Unknown2004/109/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Millhaugh Sandness ZE2 9PL
Received 23 Mar 2004
Unknown2003/109/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse -adjacent to Melville
Sandness ZE2 9PL
Received 21 Mar 2003
Unknown2002/109/PCD
Demolish existing porch and construct conservatory
Sotrigarth Leebotten Sandwick ZE2 9HP
Received 3 Apr 2002
Unknown2002/125/PCD
To erect first floor extension & porch
13 Mansefield Lerwick ZE1 0YA
Received 11 Apr 2002
Unknown2011/90/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse with new access, septic tank, soakaway and SuDS
Wirhus Tumblin Bixter Shetland ZE2 9LS
Received 4 Apr 2011
Unknown2010/90/PCD
Demolish existing porch, erect new porch and construct concrete ramp
Sunshine Cottage Wester Quarff Quarff ZE2 9EZ
Received 12 Mar 2010
Unknown2007/90/PCD
To demolish existing garage and erect 1.5 storey extension to dwellinghouse containing double garage with 2 bedrooms above
3 Clach-na-Strom Whiteness Shetland ZE2 9LG
Received 13 Mar 2007
Unknown2006/90/PCD
Construct balcony (1st floor) with steps to ground level, and convert existing garage to bedroom and storeroom.
4 West Baila Lerwick ZE1 0SG
Received 7 Mar 2006
Unknown2004/90/PCD
Install twin 70,000 litre septic tanks and construct access road
Saltness Whalsay ZE2 9AD
Received 15 Mar 2004
Unknown2003/90/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse (amended design)
Bellevue Gulberwick ZE2 9TX
Received 7 Mar 2003
Unknown2010/89/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Sites 1 Brakes Whiteness ZE2 9LJ
Received 11 Mar 2010
Unknown2009/89/PCD
To erect workshop and office
Unit 4A Blackhill Industrial Estate Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0PZ
Received 8 Apr 2009
Unknown2008/89/PCD
Installation of water treatment and associated works
near Biggins Papa Stour ZE2 9PW
Received 6 Mar 2008
Unknown2006/89/PCO
Erect two dwellinghouses (in outline)
Grind Croft Scatness Virkie ZE3 9JW
Received 7 Mar 2006
Unknown2005/89/PCD
Erect 8 metre high flag pole to display Shetland flag and national flag of visitors
Shetland Heat Energy And Power Ltd Marina Business Park, Gremista Lerwick ZE1 0TA
Received 14 Mar 2005
Unknown2010/88/PCD
Erection of airport terminal including air traffic control tower
Airwork Scatsta Scatsta Mossbank ZE2 9QP
Received 10 Mar 2010
Unknown2011/107/PCD
Erect shed (retrospective application)
37 Leslie Road Lerwick ZE1 0QQ
Received 26 Apr 2011
Unknown2008/97/PCR
To erect dwellinghouse (reserved matters)
Phase 3 Plot 13 Hillside Gulberwick ZE2 9JX
Received 12 Mar 2008
Unknown2007/97/PCD
To extend dwellinghouse
5 Anderson Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0HP
Received 15 Mar 2007
Unknown2006/97/PCD
Re-roof existing dwellinghouse
Thule Cottage Dunrossness ZE2 9JB
Received 14 Mar 2006
Unknown2005/97/PCD
Erect polytunnel
Roadside Cottage Cuppaster, Ulsta Yell ZE2 9BE
Received 21 Mar 2005
Unknown2004/97/PCD
Extend site boundary by 6 metres, to west and south of existing site
Fire Station Mid Yell Yell ZE2 9BJ
Received 16 Mar 2004
Unknown2004/73/PCD
Extend dwellinghouse
Lesmar Bixter ZE2 9NA
Received 9 Mar 2004
Unknown2003/73/LBC
To repair and restore Hay's Dock, including works to the finger pier and slipway and the repair and re-roofing of the Pier Warehouse
Shetland Museum And Archive Hay's Dock Freefield Lerwick ZE1 0NL
Received 21 Feb 2003

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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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